Police pursue stolen orange Dodge Ram near Westville prison, Westville IN


Police are pursuing a stolen orange Dodge Ram driven by a lone male suspect. The suspect is fleeing officers, driving through fields near the prison south of Michigan City, Indiana. The vehicle was last seen heading west near the prison property.
Audio|Source: LaPorte County Public Safety
06:49
Transcript:
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Conjunction, where they're at.
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Passing State Road 2, still southbound on 421.
00:03
We have AFib and COPD having difficulty breathing as well respond party.
00:10
County, I'm 1020 to the area.
00:13
I mean is passing six approaching 500,000.
00:16
I'm also heading that direction.
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Go south junction now.
00:20
We're past the South Junction.
00:21
Check, we're going southbound, back northbound 421, South Junction.
00:24
Town and copy.
00:27
Either about 50.
00:29
Round 50.
00:30
Okay, six. We have info is how many people are occupying that vehicle?
00:33
Six, let me check.
00:34
Six and six. It looks like a lone male occupant driver, white male.
00:38
The four is down trying to box in right now.
00:41
Several. You guys? They're me either trying to box in.
00:44
61 you do not box let them do their job you assist if they get them south
00:49
six one you're driving through the field looks like he's going to try to go eastbound 500 south
00:55
south driving through the field trying to go 500 south
00:57
going south down in the field south south of 500 south
00:59
I'm trying to come back out to 421 southbound.
01:02
Coming back to 421 southbound.
01:04
He's back on 421 southbound.
01:06
Back on 421 southbound.
01:08
267, 1023 at the alarm.
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He is now in the field west of 421.
01:13
He's heading westbound.
01:15
Westbound 421 in the field.
01:17
Are you still north of the south junction?
01:19
That's affirmative. He's driving right for the prison.
01:21
County 6tholesville prison know that our pursuit of subject may be coming onto their property
01:25
Okay. South over to prison or go north on 421?
01:28
42 looks like you might be trying to get to State Road 2.
01:32
How about you guys are there with you in Porter County?
01:35
I believe I have three.
01:37
At this time I've lost eyes.
01:38
We got it up in the chase.
01:40
Anybody else can stand by then.
01:41
I'm at 600 South and 1100 West.
01:44
What's the vehicle description?
01:45
Orange Dodge,
01:46
a lone male occupant.
01:48
He was last seen westbound going south north of the prison, possibly going back to 600 south.
01:54
hour west
01:55
6016, I'm clear,
01:56
did everyone lose sight of him, you're saying?
01:57
We're going to let him to check 11 hour west side of prison now.
02:00
42 will go up 1100 west and stage at the northwest side of the prison by the highway.
02:07
104340 County units just went into the West Hill entrance.
02:11
301 and strikes are thrown up.
02:12
The rest of the pursuit.
02:15
Anyone else that is not on scene already do not respond signal 10 at this point.
02:21
7 clear.
02:22
You pin on the vehicle description.
02:24
Red, orange, Dodge with a male loan occupant.
02:27
Drug, SB, passenger car.
02:28
What do you take all is your captain?
02:36
Yes, sir. Is this matchup with the reported stolen vehicle by Porter County?
02:44
Entering agency was a walkerosa for the stolen vehicle.
02:49
It came back to a Dodge Ram registered to a Samuel subject out of New Paris, Indiana.
02:58
Good, thank you.
02:59
Terminus. He went west down through the cornfield towards the prison the last time I saw him.
03:05
If you can contact the prison, see if there are tower guards may be able to have some eyesight of the suspect from a higher vantage point, please.
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Location mentioned:
US-421 & IN-2, Westville, IN 46350
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