Valparaiso Police
are seeking assistance identifying a vehicle that fled the scene of a crash
after hitting a Valparaiso Police car.
On Tuesday morning
at 3:53 a.m. a vehicle traveling westbound on Evans Rd. at Roosevelt Rd.
disregarded the stop light and struck a Valparaiso Police car that was
southbound on Roosevelt. After hitting the squad car the vehicle traveled
through a grassy area and continued westbound on Evans Ave.
The vehicle leaving
the scene was a small white compact car. Cameras from a nearby business
caught images of the vehicle as it fled the scene westbound on Evans Ave.
The officer was not injured but was unable to pursue the vehicle.
Police are seeking
assistance with identifying the vehicle and identifying the possible driver
of the vehicle. Anybody with information is asked to call the Valparaiso
Police Department at 462-2135 (Detective Andrew McIntyre) or text a tip to
Tip411 (847-411) and enter “Valpo” as the first word into the message filed
prior to sending the tip.
The subjects were
described as two black males between 20 yrs old and 30 yrs old carrying a
duffel bag. One male was approximately 6’5” average build and weighing 210
lbs with short braided hair. The second subject was approximately 5’9” and
250 lbs.