Tuesday, January 10, 2012

IN: Man shoots at suspected police impostor: "An 18-year-old Dyer man shot twice at a man who posed as a police officer Thursday night in the 600 block of 177th Street, police said. The Dyer man pulled his car over about 8:30 p.m. when a man driving a dark Chevy Tahoe or GMC Yukon appeared to be making a traffic stop. ... 'The victim realized it was a hoax,' Hammond Police Chief Brian Miller said. He got out of his car with his handgun and shot twice at the supposed officer, who then got in his car, made a U-turn and fled."


CA: Home Robbery Suspect Shot by Homeowner: "A robbery suspect in custody after he was reportedly shot by a person he was robbing. 21-year-old Zaiven Ridley is accused of breaking into a home off Avenue 352 in Kingsburg but the couple who lives there was home at the time with their four kids. Officers say the suspect apparently tried to come in through a window so the father grabbed a gun and shot the suspect in the thigh. The suspect is expected to be okay. The case is still under investigation.

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