2 Illinois brothers flee Indiana cops in mom’s car after throwing bottle out of window: police

GARY, Ind. – Two brothers from Robbins fled Indiana police Monday morning when officers tried to tug over their mom’s automobile in Gary, authorities stated.

Round 11 a.m., officers with the Lake County Sheriff’s Division say they witnessed an occupant in a grey Ford Fusion throw a bottle out of the automobile close to twenty fifth and Grant streets in Gary.

The officers initiated a visitors cease, however the automobile fled, getting onto westbound I-80/94, police stated.

Officers pursued the automobile and tried boxing it in to scale back its velocity, however the automobile allegedly struck a civilian automobile and police SUV.

The Ford Fusion got here to a cease simply over the Illinois state line, police stated.

Officers say they noticed the motive force of the automobile throw a firearm over the barrier wall close to the roadway, after which the suspect allegedly fled on foot eastbound from the scene.

The passenger within the Fusion remained contained in the automobile, police stated.

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Each occupants had been taken into custody. The motive force was 22-years-old and the passenger was 21 – brothers from Robbins, police stated.

Investigators decided the automobile was registered to their mom.

Two loaded handguns had been recovered, police stated.

“I’m so happy with the work of all the officers who helped to make these arrests safely and rapidly.  The 2 officers who initially noticed the automobile work for our intercourse offender registry and had been doing routine checks on the time.  Their consideration to element and willingness to comply with by once they noticed a violation helped to make our streets safer right now,” Lake County Sheriff Oscar Martinez Jr. stated in an announcement.

Prices are pending towards the brothers. No different accidents had been reported.