(La Porte, IN) - A Kingsbury man reported his 1955 Chevy pick-up stolen after returning home to find the vehicle missing from his garage last night.

 

The 63-year-old man told La Porte County Police he was heading home from Merrillville when he was contacted by a friend who spotted the vehicle turn into the entrance of the Walmart on Boyd Boulevard in La Porte.

 

The friend reportedly could not tell who was driving but felt it would be odd for the owner to be out in his mint-conditioned vehicle in the freezing rain with salt on the roads, so he called to question him about it.

 

According to police, the owner, after returning home, opened the garage door to find the red vehicle, with its white roof, front and back bumpers, and backend-attached wooden bedrails gone.

 

The investigation so far has produced a potential suspect, but the truck was not spotted during several passes of the home belonging to the person of interest in La Porte.

 

The pick-up truck was valued at an estimated $60,000.