Former law office of murdered attorney a 'total loss' after structure fire - nwitimes.com
HAMMOND — Hammond firefighters battled a massive structure fire Sunday morning at the former law office of of William "Bill" Enslen, a prominent Region attorney who was killed at his Hobart home earlier this year.
The Hammond Fire Department responded to a structure fire at 142 Rimbach St. around 2:30 a.m. after a Calumet City police officer noticed smoke, Hammond Fire Chief Jeff Smith said.
The fire rendered the building a "total loss," but no surrounding buildings were impacted, Smith said. No injuries or fatalities were reported. Smith said the cause of the fire is still "under investigation."
Firefighters had to be evacuated from the structure when the roof fell and the building started to "collapse in on itself," Smith said. Two aerial fire trucks and three engines were used to get the fire under control. As of 2:50 p.m., a demolition crew was on the scene helping Hammond firefighters reach smaller pockets of the fire, Smith said.
The fire occurred at the Enslen, Enslen & Matthews Law Office where Enslen, former Dyer town attorney, was a partner.
On June 24 Enslen was found dead in his Hobart home. In October, after a months-long investigation, Jason M. Vazquez, 38, was arrested in connection with Enslen's murder. Vazquez, of Hammond, was arrested on charges of felony murder, murder in the perpetration of a burglary and two counts of burglary.
Gallery: Recent arrests booked into Lake County Jail

Age: 48
Residence: Hammond
Booking Number(s): 2110017
Arrest Date: Nov. 24, 2021
Offense Description: CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - DEALING - MARIJUANA - FELONY; RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felonies

Age: 30
Residence: East Chicago
Booking Number(s): 2109995
Arrest Date: Nov. 24, 2021
Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - VEHICLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony

Age: 22
Residence: East Chicago
Booking Number(s): 2110023
Arrest Date: Nov. 24, 2021
Offense Description: RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felony

Age: 50
Residence: Crown Point
Booking Number(s): 2110019
Arrest Date: Nov. 24, 2021
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor

Age: 27
Residence: Hobart
Booking Number(s): 2110004
Arrest Date: Nov. 24, 2021
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor

Age: 37
Residence: Crown Point
Booking Number(s): 2110006
Arrest Date: Nov. 24, 2021
Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - FORCIBLY RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felony

Age: 30
Residence: Gary
Booking Number(s): 2110024
Arrest Date: Nov. 25, 2021
Offense Description: RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felony

Age: 39
Residence: Cedar Lake
Booking Number(s): 2110010
Arrest Date: Nov. 24, 2021
Offense Description: CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony

Age: 26
Residence: Gary
Booking Number(s): 2110007
Arrest Date: Nov. 24, 2021
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony

Age: 20
Residence: Hobart
Booking Number(s): 2110003
Arrest Date: Nov. 24, 2021
Offense Description: RESISTING - ESCAPE
Highest Offense Class: Felony

Age: 25
Residence: Merrillville
Booking Number(s): 2110022
Arrest Date: Nov. 24, 2021
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony

Age: 35
Residence: Indianapolis, IN
Booking Number(s): 2110008
Arrest Date: Nov. 24, 2021
Offense Description: THEFT - VEHICLE - MOTOR VEHICLE - THEFT
Highest Offense Class: Felony

Age: 33
Residence: Frankfort, IL
Booking Number(s): 2110005
Arrest Date: Nov. 24, 2021
Offense Description: CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony

Age: 36
Residence: Hobart
Booking Number(s): 2110018
Arrest Date: Nov. 24, 2021
Offense Description: HTV - OPERATING A VEHICLE AFTER DRIVING PRIVILEGES ARE SUSPENDED
Highest Offense Class: Felony

Age: 24
Residence: Markham, IL
Booking Number(s): 2110001
Arrest Date: Nov. 24, 2021
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor

Age: 29
Residence: Gary
Booking Number(s): 2110016
Arrest Date: Nov. 24, 2021
Offense Description: RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felony

Age: 21
Residence: Hammond
Booking Number(s): 2109998
Arrest Date: Nov. 24, 2021
Offense Description: FAMILY OFFENSE- INCEST
Highest Offense Class: Felony

Age: 30
Residence: East Chicago
Booking Number(s): 2110027
Arrest Date: Nov. 25, 2021
Offense Description: CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - POSSESSION - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felony

Age: 37
Residence: Jackson, TN
Booking Number(s): 2109988
Arrest Date: Nov. 23, 2021
Offense Description: DEALING - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony

Age: 34
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2109961
Arrest Date: Nov. 23, 2021
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony

Age: 27
Residence: Highland, IN
Booking Number(s): 2109994
Arrest Date: Nov. 24, 2021
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor

Age: 68
Residence: Dyer, IN
Booking Number(s): 2109989
Arrest Date: Nov. 23, 2021
Offense Description: CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - DEALING - SCHEDULE I, II, OR III
Highest Offense Class: Felony

Age: 51
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2109963
Arrest Date: Nov. 23, 2021
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony

Age: 28
Residence: Blue Island, IL
Booking Number(s): 2109969
Arrest Date: Nov. 23, 2021
Offense Description: RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felony

Age: 24
Residence: Merrillville
Booking Number(s): 2109974
Arrest Date: Nov. 23, 2021
Offense Description: FAMILY OFFENSE- INVASION OF PRIVACY
Highest Offense Class: Felony

Age: 33
Residence: Hobart
Booking Number(s): 2109968
Arrest Date: Nov. 23, 2021
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY POCKET-PICKING - LESS THAB $750; BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - STRANGULATION
Highest Offense Class: Felonies

Age: 28
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number(s): 2109977
Arrest Date: Nov. 23, 2021
Offense Description: RESISTING; BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/PERMANENT INJURY OR DISFIGUREMENT
Highest Offense Class: Felonies

Age: 26
Residence: Porter, IN
Booking Number(s): 2109962
Arrest Date: Nov. 23, 2021
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor

Age: 30
Residence: Crown Point
Booking Number(s): 2109991
Arrest Date: Nov. 24, 2021
Offense Description: Possession methamphetamine
Highest Offense Class: Felony

Age: 24
Residence: Gary
Booking Number(s): 2109973
Arrest Date: Nov. 23, 2021
Offense Description: FRAUD - INSTITUTION; HOMICIDE - MURDER (ATTEMPTED); RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - VEHICLE
Highest Offense Class: Felonies

Age: 22
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2109966
Arrest Date: Nov. 23, 2021
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - FIREARM; FRAUD - DECEPTION - IDENTITY
Highest Offense Class: Felonies

Age: 68
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2109964
Arrest Date: Nov. 23, 2021
Offense Description: Domestic battery
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor

Age: 42
Residence: Hammond
Booking Number(s): 2109976
Arrest Date: Nov. 23, 2021
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - FROM A MOTOR VEHICLE -
Highest Offense Class: Felony

Age: 30
Residence: Hammond
Booking Number(s): 2109980
Arrest Date: Nov. 23, 2021
Offense Description: Sex offender registration violation
Highest Offense Class: Felony

Age: 35
Residence: Lowell
Booking Number(s): 2109985
Arrest Date: Nov. 23, 2021
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony

Age: 20
Residence: Hammond
Booking Number(s): 2109984
Arrest Date: Nov. 23, 2021
Offense Description: Resisting
Highest Offense Class: Felony

Age: 43
Residence: Crown Point
Booking Number(s): 2109978
Arrest Date: Nov. 23, 2021
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony

Age: 30
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2109970
Arrest Date: Nov. 23, 2021
Offense Description: OWI w/passenger less than 18 years of age
Highest Offense Class: Felony

Age: 23
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2109965
Arrest Date: Nov. 23, 2021
Offense Description: Robbery
Highest Offense Class: Felony

Age: 75
Residence: Gary
Booking Number(s): 2109975
Arrest Date: Nov. 23, 2021
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony

Age: 26
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2109967
Arrest Date: Nov. 23, 2021
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SIMPLE - $750 TO $50,000
Highest Offense Class: Felony

Age: 38
Residence: Whiting
Booking Number(s): 2109990
Arrest Date: Nov. 24, 2021
Offense Description: OWI; Possession methamphetamine
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor; Felony

Age: 18
Residence: Gary
Booking Number(s): 2109983
Arrest Date: Nov. 23, 2021
Offense Description: Domestic battery
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor

Age: 28
Residence: Gary
Booking Number(s): 2109928
Arrest Date: Nov. 22, 2021
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SIMPLE - LESS THAN $750
Highest Offense Class: Felony

Age: 27
Residence: Valparaiso
Booking Number(s): 2109929
Arrest Date: Nov. 22, 2021
Offense Description: POSSESSION HYPODERMIC SYRINGE OR NEEDLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony

Age: 29
Residence: Lowell
Booking Number(s): 2109954
Arrest Date: Nov. 23, 2021
Offense Description: FAMILY OFFENSE- NEGLECT OF DEPENDANT/CHILD VIOLATIONS
Highest Offense Class: Felony

Age: 43
Residence: Gary
Booking Number(s): 21099
Arrest Date: Nov. 22, 2021
Offense Description: WEAPON - POSSESSION - FIREARM - BY A FELON; RESISTING - ESCAPE; RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felonies

Age: 26
Residence: Merrillville
Booking Number(s): 2109927
Arrest Date: Nov. 22, 2021
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony

Age: 40
Residence: Highland
Booking Number(s): 2109948
Arrest Date: Nov. 22, 2021
Offense Description: HOMICIDE - MURDER
Highest Offense Class: Felony

Age: 20
Residence: Merrillville
Booking Number(s): 2109938
Arrest Date: Nov. 22, 2021
Offense Description: RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felony

Age: 34
Residence: Indianapolis
Booking Number(s): 2109941
Arrest Date: Nov. 22, 2021
Offense Description: HTV - OPERATING A VEHICLE AFTER DRIVING PRIVILEGES ARE SUSPENDED
Highest Offense Class: Felony

Age: 36
Residence: Gary
Booking Number(s): 2109933
Arrest Date: Nov. 22, 2021
Offense Description: CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG; POSSESSION HYPODERMIC SYRINGE OR NEEDLE
Highest Offense Class: Felonies

Age: 27
Residence: Hobart
Booking Number(s): 2109955
Arrest Date: Nov. 23, 2021
Offense Description: FAMILY OFFENSE- NEGLECT OF DEPENDANT/CHILD VIOLATIONS
Highest Offense Class: Felony

Age: 28
Residence: Bourbonnais, IL
Booking Number(s): 2109935
Arrest Date: Nov. 22, 2021
Offense Description: 2109935
Highest Offense Class: Felony

Age: 23
Residence: Lowell
Booking Number(s): 2109947
Arrest Date: Nov. 22, 2021
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor

Age: 31
Residence: Valparaiso
Booking Number(s): 2109932
Arrest Date: Nov. 22, 2021
Offense Description: CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony

Age: 48
Residence: Michigan City
Booking Number(s): 2109934
Arrest Date: Nov. 22, 2021
Offense Description: CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony

Age: 56
Residence: Gary
Booking Number(s): 2109931
Arrest Date: Nov. 22, 2021
Offense Description: CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony

Age: 20
Residence: Merrillville
Booking Number(s): 2109937
Arrest Date: Nov. 22, 2021
Offense Description: RESISTING; ECWS - LEAVING THE SCENE OF AN ACCIDENT DEF. STOPS AT THE SCENE, BUT FAILS TO PROVIDE IDENTITY INFORMATION;
Highest Offense Class: Felonies

Age: 25
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2109946
Arrest Date: Nov. 22, 2021
Offense Description: RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felony

Age: 48
Residence: Hobart
Booking Number(s): 2109943
Arrest Date: Nov. 22, 2021
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony

Age: 19
Residence: Schererville
Booking Number(s): 2109936
Arrest Date: Nov. 22, 2021
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - STRANGULATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony

Age: 50
Residence: Merrillville
Booking Number(s): 2109944
Arrest Date: Nov. 22, 2021
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor

Age: 45
Residence: Lowell
Booking Number(s): 2109949
Arrest Date: Nov. 22, 2021
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE - PRESENCE OF CHILD LESS THAN 16 YEARS OLD
Highest Offense Class: Felony

Age: 26
Residence: Lowell
Booking Number(s): 2109924
Arrest Date: Nov. 22, 2021
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor

Age: 38
Residence: Schererville
Booking Number(s): 2109920
Arrest Date: Nov. 21, 2021
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE - PRESENCE OF CHILD LESS THAN 16 YEARS OLD
Highest Offense Class: Felony

Age: 24
Residence: Knox
Booking Number(s): 2109914
Arrest Date: Nov. 21, 2021
Offense Description: Possession hypodermic syringe or needle
Highest Offense Class: Felony

Age: 29
Residence: Gary
Booking Number(s): 2109919
Arrest Date: Nov. 21, 2021
Offense Description: Domestic battery
Highest Offense Class: Felony

Age: 27
Residence: Matteson, IL
Booking Number(s): 2109918
Arrest Date: Nov. 21, 2021
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor

Age: 56
Residence: Lowell
Booking Number(s): 2109916
Arrest Date: Nov. 21, 2021
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor

Age: 65
Residence: Hobart
Booking Number(s): 2109922
Arrest Date: Nov. 21, 2021
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor

Age: 29
Residence: East Chicago
Booking Number(s): 2109890
Arrest Date: Nov. 20, 2021
Offense Description: Intimidation
Highest Offense Class: Felony

Age: 29
Residence: Country Club Hills
Booking Number(s): 2109911
Arrest Date: Nov. 21, 2021
Offense Description: Resisting
Highest Offense Class: Felony

Age: 37
Residence: Portage
Booking Number(s): 2109887
Arrest Date: Nov. 20, 2021
Offense Description: OWI — endangerment, OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor

Age: 57
Residence: Palos Heights
Booking Number(s): 2109902
Arrest Date: Nov. 20, 2021
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor

Age: 23
Residence: Calumet City
Booking Number(s): 2109895
Arrest Date: Nov. 20, 2021
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor

Age: 28
Residence: Merrillville
Booking Number(s): 2109906
Arrest Date: Nov. 21, 2021
Offense Description: OWI — endangerment, OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor

Age: 30
Residence: Crown Point
Booking Number(s): 2109912
Arrest Date: Nov. 21, 2021
Offense Description: Domestic battery
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor

Age: 67
Residence: Winfield
Booking Number(s): 2109904
Arrest Date: Nov. 20, 2021
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor

Age: 32
Residence: Glenwood
Booking Number(s): 2109898
Arrest Date: Nov. 20, 2021
Offense Description: Domestic battery
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor

Age: 39
Residence: Gary
Booking Number(s): 2109907
Arrest Date: Nov. 21, 2021
Offense Description: OWI — endangerment, OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor

Age: 29
Residence: Chicago
Booking Number(s): 2109899
Arrest Date: Nov. 20, 2021
Offense Description: Battery against law enforcement or public safety official
Highest Offense Class: Felony

Age: 37
Residence: Hammond
Booking Number(s): 2109864
Arrest Date: Nov. 19, 2021
Offense Description: Domestic battery
Highest Offense Class: Felony

Age: 33
Residence: Hammond
Booking Number(s): 2109863
Arrest Date: Nov. 19, 2021
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor

Age: 41
Residence: Crown Point
Booking Number(s): 2109900
Arrest Date: Nov. 20, 2021
Offense Description: Resisting
Highest Offense Class: Felony

Age: 33
Residence: Highland
Booking Number(s): 2109874
Arrest Date: Nov. 19, 2021
Offense Description: OWI — prior conviction
Highest Offense Class: Felony

Age: 23
Residence: Schererville
Booking Number(s): 2109877
Arrest Date: Nov. 19, 2021
Offense Description: Neglect of a dependent
Highest Offense Class: Felony

Age: 27
Residence: Merrillville
Booking Number(s): 2109886
Arrest Date: Nov. 20, 2021
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor

Age: 41
Residence: Gary
Booking Number(s): 2109875
Arrest Date: Nov. 19, 2021
Offense Description: Possession of cocaine or narcotic drug
Highest Offense Class: Felony

Age: 28
Residence: Hammond
Booking Number(s): 2109881
Arrest Date: Nov. 19, 2021
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor

Age: 37
Residence: Chicago
Booking Number(s): 2109873
Arrest Date: Nov. 19, 2021
Offense Description: Aggravated domestic battery
Highest Offense Class: Felony

Age: 20
Residence: Allendale, Illinois
Booking Number(s): 2109884
Arrest Date: Nov. 20, 2021
Offense Description: OWI — endangerment, OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor

Age: 22
Residence: Dyer
Booking Number(s): 2109882
Arrest Date: Nov. 20, 2021
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor

Age: 19
Residence: Merrillville
Booking Number(s): 2109879
Arrest Date: Nov. 19, 2021
Offense Description: Simple battery
Highest Offense Class: Felony

Age: 29
Residence: Highland
Booking Number(s): 2109885
Arrest Date: Nov. 20, 2021
Offense Description: OWI — prior conviction
Highest Offense Class: Felony

Age: 43
Residence: Crown Point
Booking Number(s): 2109876
Arrest Date: Nov. 19, 2021
Offense Description: OWI — prior conviction, OWI — endangerment, OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony

Age: 33
Residence: Sumava Resorts
Booking Number(s): 2109862
Arrest Date: Nov. 19, 2021
Offense Description: Burglary
Highest Offense Class: Felony

Age: 42
Residence: Griffith
Booking Number(s): 2109883
Arrest Date: Nov. 20, 2021
Offense Description: OWI — endangerment, OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor

Age: 31
Residence: Schererville
Booking Number(s): 2109872
Arrest Date: Nov. 19, 2021
Offense Description: Intimidation
Highest Offense Class: Felony
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