3 Men from Chicago charged with tire theft: Guess they had some flats
Three Chicago men face charges of possessing stolen property and resisting police after witnesses saw them steal tires from two pickup trucks, then followed the three as they tried to make their getaway, police said.
Police were able to arrest Chauncey M. Ali, 43, Cleo Summers, 46, and Linza Davis Jr., all of Chicago, after Ali lost control of a van while driving the wrong-way on the ramp from northbound Interstate 65 to westbound Interstate 80 as he tried to flee police, Indiana State Police said in a news release.
Police were dispatched to find a 2011 Ford rental van after a couple from Long Beach, Ind., saw men using bolt cutters to detach spare tires from under two pickup trucks at the Harbor Buick GMC and Chevrolet dealership, 9911 West 300 North Michigan City, Ind., police said.
The couple saw the men load the tires into the Ford van, and meanwhile called police and followed the van as it headed west on Interstate 94 from U.S. Route 421, police said.
The couple followed the van and Porter police officers spotted it on I-94 near Indiana Highway 49. The van got off the highway at the Portage exit, then got back onto westbound I-94, where officers from three other departments spotted the van and the driver refused to stop.
At Interstate 65, the van turned around and drove the wrong way onto the ramp from northbound I-65 that leads to I-80, then lost control. The van went off the road, then crashed into a concrete bridge support.
Police arrested Ali on the scene, and caught Summers after a short foot chase, police said. A Gary Police dog tracked Davis to an abandoned house nearby, where he was arrested.
The three are being held in the Porter County Jail. They are expected to face further theft charges, police said.
Any new or used-car dealership in the area that has had a theft of tires this week is asked to call Indiana State Police at 219-696-6242.
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