POLICE PURSUIT STARTS IN BROADVIEW, I-290; THEN I-294 TO INDIANA SOUTH OF MICHIGAN CITY

FRI FEB 27 2015 ~8:20 PM
BROADVIEW POLICE DEPARMENT
POLICE PURSUIT/ROADWAY STANDOFF
BROADVIEW, IL



Scene - I-94 suspect with hands up in middle on interstate. pic.twitter.com/9q2rWROMyP
— Greg Kelly (@CBS2Greg) February 28, 2015



BROADVIEW IN PURSUIT OF A SILVER FORD SUV AT I-290 WB AT 25TH AVE AT 8:21 PM. ILLINOIS STATE POLICE AND STATE POLICE HELICOPTER 1 WERE ALSO INVOLVED IN THE PURSUIT.

DRIVER WANTED FOR UNLAWFUL USE OF A WEAPON AFTER ALLEGEDLY FIRING SEVERAL SHOTS IN A WALGREENS IN BROADVIEW JUST BEFORE 8:00 PM FRIDAY.

WIDE AREA POLICE PURSUIT BEGAN ON WB I-290 AT ABOUT 8:19 PM.

I-294 SB AT ROOSEVELT EXIT AT 8:22 PM.

OFFENDER WAS REPORTED TO BE ENTERING SOUTHBOUND AND NORTHBOUND.

SPEED 60 MPH - 70 MPH..

REPORT THAT OFFENDER FIRED SHOTS OUT THE WINDOW AT POLICE SB NORTH OF THE 9 MILE MARKER AT ABOUT 8:40 PM (SHOTS MIGHT HAVE OCCURRED EARLIER).

THE PURSUIT CROSSED THE STATE LINE AT ABOUT 8:51 PM -- ENTERING INDIANA.


SILVER FORD SUV WAS STOPPED ON I-94 SOUTH OF MICHIGAN CITY, INDIANA WHERE A STANDOFF CONTINUED PAST 10:55 PM.

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"THE LAPORTE COUNTY SD AND INDIANA STATE POLICE ARE CURRENTLY INVOLVED IN A STAND-OFF SITUATION NEAR THE 36 MILE MARKER OF INTERSTATE 94. THE INTERSTATE IS SHUT DOWN, AND ALL TRAFFIC AND PEOPLE ARE ADVISED TO STAY AWAY FROM THE AREA."

-- LAPORTE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT

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AT 11:30 PM THE SUSPECT LEFT HIS VEHICLE AND A SURRENDER WAS STILL BEING NEGOTIATED ... THE SUSPECT WAS THEN HIT WITH A NON-LETHAL WEAPONS AND TAKEN INTO CUSTODY.

THE SUSPECT WAS IDENTIFIED AS VINCENT OLIVER, AGE 34.

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