(La Porte County, IN) - A man was arrested Monday afternoon following a motor vehicle chase and foot search in La Porte County.  The suspect was identified by La Porte County Police as Robert Bollman, 39, of Elkhart.

 

Police said a flock camera alerted police to the vehicle he was driving and soon located the suspect vehicle at Phillips 66 on Pine Lake Avenue in La Porte.

 

As an officer approached, police said the suspect climbed back into the vehicle and accelerated from the gas station onto Pine Lake Avenue then veered northbound on Indiana 39.

 

After the sheriff’s deputy lost sight of the vehicle, a Michigan City Police officer spotted it within minutes on U.S. 20 near 400 West. Eventually, police said that officer also lost sight the vehicle.

 

At one point, the fleeing driver ran out of fuel and fled from the vehicle on foot while officers formed a perimeter on the ground to close in on him.  Police said he was hiding in a woods when taken into custody about one hour later.  The vehicle he was driving turned out to be stolen, police said.