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The General Flees From Dozens Of Police Sunday

May 24, 2020May 24, 2020 Goddard

On Sunday May 24, 2020 at approximately 12:30 PM Cpl. Shaw of the Lake Station Police Department was on routine patrol in the area of Central Ave and Vigo St when he observed a male driving a dark colored Chevrolet Trailblazer looking at his cellular device while operating a motor vehicle, police told RNS. As Cpl. Shaw attempted to see if the male was texting on his cell phone he got a look at the male driver’s face and recognized him from the bulletin Porter County Sheriff’s Department sent out on May 20, 2020 to surrounding agencies.

Cpl. Shaw then notified his supervisor of and waited for other units to catch up to him before he initiated a traffic stop on the vehicle. When Shaw had adequate back up he attempted to initiate a traffic stop on the vehicle in the area of Ripley St and Marquette Rd in Lake Station, Indiana, Lake Station Police said. The Trailblazer however continued to drive fleeing from officers through Lake Station and Gary Indiana. The suspect drove westbound onto 48^th PL and came to a dead end in front of 1750 W. 48^thPl in Gary, Indiana. The suspect then put his vehicle in park and as officer approached then suddenly put the vehicle into reverse and began to back up towards approaching officers. The suspect then put the vehicle into drive and continued westbound through the yard of 1750 W. 48^th Place and then northbound around a house into a wooded area and came to rest at the property’s fence line. 

The suspect was then subsequently taken into custody, according to police. There were no injuries to officers or the suspect, police told RNS.

The suspect has been identified as 46 year old General Robert Radencich of Valparaiso, Indiana. Mr. Radencich is wanted for questioning in multiple jurisdictions including Porter County, LaPorte County, Lowell, and Hobart for multiple crimes, Lake Station Police stated. Mr. Radencich is presumed innocent until proven guilty in the court of law.

The Lake Station Police Department was assisted by Gary Police Department, Lake County Sheriff’s Department, Hobart Police Department, and Indiana State Police.