Stolen Porsche Chase Recovers Numerous Guns & Marijuana
At approximately 11:15 AM on Tuesday March 15, 2022 the Lake County Sheriff’s Highway Interdiction Team attempted to make a traffic stop on I-65 near the Jasper County line, according to Lake County Sheriff Oscar Martinez Jr. A 2017 Porsche reported stolen out of Chicago had been following another vehicle too closely, Martinez said.
As the officers attempted to make a traffic stop, the Porsche accelerated heading southbound on I-65. The driver of the vehicle attempted to evade officers, making an illegal U-turn at a high rate of speed near the 220 mile marker; which is near Fair Oaks Farm. The stolen Porsche continued at a high rate of speed northbound on I-65, and later lost control; crashing in the center median near Route 10 in Jasper County. The suspect fled on foot. Officers with the Lake County and Jasper County Sheriff’s Departments chased the suspect, and he was eventually arrested in the vicinity of a camping area near Route 10.
Officers recovered 2 handguns, an AR-15 rifle and roughly 2 pounds of suspected marijuana from inside the vehicle. The guns had serial numbers scratched off. One male subject, a convicted felon, is in custody. Indiana State Police assisted on scene.
“I’m extremely proud of members of our interdiction team as they continue our efforts to stop the flow of illegal guns and car thieves who travel through our area,” Martinez said. The Lake County Sheriff’s Department’s Highway Interdiction Team is made up of Lake County police officers, a Gary police officer a Munster police officer.
No further information is available at this time due to the ongoing investigation, Martinez said.
