Bat, gun pulled during road rage, police say

CHESTERTON | A 23-year-old Chesterton man told police he was the victim of a road rage incident at 2:22 p.m. Wednesday on Broadway in Chesterton.

The man told police he was behind a green or blue Ford full-sized pickup truck that wasn't moving at Broadway and 15th Street. The man told police he went around the truck and continued eastbound, but the driver of the truck began tailgating him.

The man told police he hit his brakes to get the driver of the truck to back off, but the driver of the truck flailed his arms, flashed his lights and followed him.

The man stopped and held a baseball bat, at which time the driver of the truck displayed a gun and then drove away. The driver of the truck is described as an average-sized male in his 50s, wearing a Hooligans ball cap. Police were unable to locate the truck.

Man from woman's past facing invasion charges

PORTER TOWNSHIP | A 51-year-old Boone Grove resident told police Wednesday that a man she briefly dated 17 years ago showed up at her home unannounced and uninvited three weeks ago and has repeatedly called her, sent her text messages and e-mailed her.

The woman got a restraining order against the man, and he is accused of violating it. The man, Michael Todd, 54, of Cedar Lake, was arrested Wednesday and faces formal invasion of privacy charges.

Police say burglar got into business via roof

PINE TOWNSHIP | Porter County police responded to an alarm at Virk's New Mart, 3901 E. U.S. 12, at 3:33 a.m. Wednesday and discovered that someone gained entry via the roof and burglarized the business.

Police said the burglar caused $5,000 damage and stole $500 in coins. The owner told police his store in Michigan City had recently been burglarized in a similar manner.

Report leads police to take four into custody

PORTAGE | Police responded to a report of suspicious activity at Park Place Apartments, 5950 Old Porter Road, at 10:51 a.m. Wednesday and ended up impounding two cars and arresting four people.

Arrested on visiting a common nuisance charges were Gary residents Rian U. Chambers, 34, and Jimmy T. Edwards, 26.

Arrested on charges of maintaining a common nuisance was Maurice L. Morgan, 32, of Michigan City.

Arrested on charges of possession of a pistol without a permit, maintaining a common nuisance, possession of marijuana and possession of a legend drug was Reginald A. Webster, 26, of Gary.

CENTER TOWNSHIP

WEDNESDAY

Fraud. Kensington Court resident Tom Hansch reported someone went to a motorcycle shop in Maryland and tried to use his personal information to open a line of credit and purchase a motorcycle.

CHESTERTON

TUESDAY

Fraud. Griffin Lake Avenue resident Delores Newcome reported someone used her personal information to open accounts and make $1,047 in charges.

WEDNESDAY

Vandalism. Allsafe Storage, 1240 Broadway, reported $20 damage to the hasps on four storage units. It is unknown if anything was stolen from the units.

JACKSON TOWNSHIP

WEDNESDAY

Theft. East County Road 1200 North resident John Linstedt reported a gasoline can containing six gallons of gasoline stolen from the side of his barn. The loss is $31.

PORTAGE

WEDNESDAY

Vandalism. Todd Molnar reported $250 damage to a van window in the 5600 block of Old Porter Road.

Theft. Monument Avenue resident Cherie O'Shaughnessy reported the theft of a $400 radar detector.

Theft. Nativity School, 2929 Willowcreek Road, reported the theft of 250 pounds of aluminum cans, a loss of $225.

PORTAGE TOWNSHIP

WEDNESDAY

Theft. Dan Kenieczny reported a $300 tailgate stolen from a truck for sale in the lot of his business, D & L Auto Repair, 806 N. County Road 360 West.

PORTER TOWNSHIP

WEDNESDAY

Vandalism. Windy Meadow Court resident Stanley Zolodz reported $30 damage to a window screen at his home.

VALPARAISO

WEDNESDAY

Vandalism. Killarney Lane resident Kraig Lager reported $500 damage to his truck.

Theft. Nickle Plate Avenue resident Matthew Pavlick reported the theft of a $250 video game system and $350 worth of video games.

Theft. Valparaiso resident Stephanie Withan reported her wallet was stolen from her purse while it was in her shopping cart at Target, 2420 LaPorte Ave. The loss is $65.

Theft. Chesterton resident Kirsten Babcock reported her wallet, which contained $6 and a credit card, was stolen from her purse while she was studying at Panera Bread, 2710 LaPorte Ave. The credit card was used to make about $500 in purchases.

ARRESTS

Oct. 8-9

Driving while suspended, hold | Talicia Murray, 28, Gary

Drunken driving, leaving the scene of an accident | Ryan Hecimovich, 23, 601 Academy St., Valparaiso

Failure to appear | Kimberly Angiollo, 42, 1880 Truman, Portage

Failure to comply | Christopher Muilenburg, 27, 324 Orchard Ave., Hebron; Jason Fernandez, 21, DeMotte; Karl Ensign, 25, 4507 N. Campbell St., Valparaiso; Melissa Poole, 37, 3263 Swanson Circle, Portage

Invasion of privacy | Jo Hastis, 44, 350 Cherry Hills Drive, Chesterton

Leaving the scene of an accident | Melvin Doring, 47, 42 Rushingwater Drive, Portage

Maintaining a common nuisance, possession of marijuana | Maurice Morgan, 32, Michigan City

Possession of marijuana | Armando Padilla, 27, Chicago

Resisting law enforcement, alcohol charge | Krystyn Horn, 18, 2110 Bartz Road, Valparaiso

Resisting law enforcement, disorderly conduct | Raven Long, 31, Michigan City

Theft | Amy Machtemes, 38, LaPorte; Jonathan Machtemes, 33, LaPorte; Jon Aimutis, 18, 1950 Wells St., Chesterton

Theft, possession of marijuana, hold for another jurisdiction | Adam Wojcik, 20, Michigan City

Visiting a common nuisance | Jimmy Edwards, 26, Gary; Rian Chambers, 34, Gary

Weapons charge, maintaining a common nuisance, possession of marijuana, possess of a legend drug | Reginald Webster, 26, Gary