(LaPorte, IN) - La Porte County Police were in pursuit of an individual fleeing on foot this afternoon.

Capt. Derek Allen said officers about 11:30 a.m. responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle at an abandoned property in the area of 750 East and 75 South.

Allen said an individual took off running while another person remained at the scene.

He said a K-9 dog is involved in the pursuit which was still ongoing about one hour later.

“Several additional units have responded to the area to set up a perimeter in that general vicinity,” Allen said.

Allen said officers have been through woods, various waterways and other forms of terrain during their attempt to apprehended the individual.

He emphasized there is no danger to the public at this point since no acts of aggression have been taken against any individual citizen.