A man fled from Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Gary Monday morning after the ICE agents conducted a traffic stop in the 300 block of Clark Road.
Gary Police Cmdr. Tom Pawlak said ICE agents had targeted the individual and attempted to stop his car about 9 a.m. When agents approached the vehicle, they asked the driver to step out of the car.
Pawlak said the man put the car in gear and rammed one of the ICE vehicles, drove over the curb and fled. He is believed to still be at-large.
Pawlak said the incident took place about three blocks south of the Gary Lighthouse Charter High School, 725 Clark Road on the city’s west side.
Pawlak said Gary police were not involved in the attempted arrest but did take an accident report filed by ICE agents at the police station.
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Officials at the school didn’t return requests for comment.
Carole Carlson is a freelance reporter for the Post-Tribune.