Suspect flees on foot after store theft in Portage, Portage IN


A male suspect fled on foot from a store near US-6 in Portage after shoplifting and possibly abusing inhalants. He was last seen behind the store near a creek. The suspect has a history of similar incidents, including theft from another nearby store. Authorities searched the area but the suspect's current location is unknown.
Audio|Source: Porter County Public Safety
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I'm clear they lost sight of them.
00:01
Let me check the store and make sure their loss prevention is aware maybe they can locate them on camera.
00:06
135.
00:07
He's behind the store.
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I'm just on a little creek.
00:09
It sounds like this guy is...
00:14
Fire two, fire guns?
00:15
Go out of fireture? If I said the guys on foot, two girls are chasing them.
00:21
They have no idea what else is going on.
00:23
I've had this guy earlier this week, we got the ladder, okay.
00:27
Okay. See on the passenger, 7-1-1, Tom, Victor Williams, 26th exploration sound right before you have a camp ring.
00:33
That vehicle has a record in route.
00:36
Wait for second. Go ahead.
00:37
I believe it's going to be an Indiana autism plate, Edward, Edward, 7857, 26, expiration.
00:42
Claire, do you need responses or just for the notes?
00:45
If there's a certain way you just out and see.
00:46
17. 4-H-135 is in the area with 208.
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135.
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205. 135?
00:50
205, based on the description of the subject we're looking for now from Meyer.
00:54
I believe it's the same subject that was stealing from Valley Tree.
00:57
Do you have a video of them?
00:59
Negative, the employee wasn't able to log in.
01:01
I left my email with them.
01:03
They told me they didn't get it to me at a later time.
01:06
I remember what it looks like, though.
01:07
That's where the name and the call is, Brian Batley.
01:10
10-04. Really, we dealt with them the other day on the trail reference of hopping incidents.
01:14
152 and agent and I we're clearing.
01:16
I was told.
01:17
I think we're going to go on service then unless we see them or...
01:20
Yeah. Okay.
01:21
All right. We'll be clear shortly is the false alarm alarm company here at testing the system.
01:25
Clear, 1239.
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Medic. 31. Priority 2.
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Headache. At 183.
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East 900 cells.
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Time on 1240.
01:34
135.
01:35
I believe last week on day turns with another crew, we came across him behind Big Lots.
01:39
He hadn't started huffing yet, but he had four cans there, all with him.
01:43
At that time, we contacted his grandmother, who he was staying with in Lake Station.
01:46
That's one.
01:47
Portis, see if we can locate that call for service.
01:50
Okay. Claire, I'll check.
01:51
The address and lake station was on Wayne Street.
01:54
They believed he possibly walked into the...
01:57
...their area north of Meyer, not seeing anything disturbed where he would have went in.
02:02
It's unknown where the subject is at this point.
02:04
No far. Our complaint wasn't able to say where they believe he actually went into.
02:08
They just lost sight of them on the north side of the store.
02:11
208 and I are going to conduct a broader search of the parking lots around here in our vehicles.
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Location mentioned:
Near US-6, Portage, IN 46368
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