Alfonzo Lewins Jr., 22, of Gary, is facing a felony charge after police allegedly recovered a reported stolen handgun during a late-night traffic stop in Hammond. According to court documents, police were patrolling near Michigan Street and Columbia Avenue around 11:27 p.m. on May 5, 2026, when an officer observed a gray Ford Escape traveling eastbound through the 1700 block of Michigan Street. Police alleged the officer detected the odor of bur…
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