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4 police vehicles damaged chasing child carjackers from Chicago to Merrillville, police say


MERRILLVILLE — A scene like something out of The Blues Brothers played out Saturday night as Illinois State Police, along with Northwest Indiana police officers, pursued a vehicle carjacked near the Eisenhower Expressway in Chicago some 45 miles to Merrillville.
The stolen 2011 silver Hyundai Elantra eventually crashed in the median of U.S. 30, just west of Merrillville Road.
Inside, police found a 15-year-old girl behind the wheel, along with 15-year-old and 13-year-old male passengers — all from Chicago.
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Illinois State Police said the children were treated for minor injuries and later released into the custody of a guardian. ....

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Northwest Indiana police on alert as carjackings increase in Chicago


LAKE COUNTY — An increase in carjackings across the state line has prompted Northwest Indiana police agencies to be on high alert. 
As recently as Jan. 23, a group of people stole a car from Star Liquors in Hammond, and hours later drove to a Marathon gas station in Lansing, where they attempted to carjack someone else, police said.
The attempted carjacking in Lansing led to a shootout that killed 15-year-old Troy Pearson, of Harvey, and wounded two others.
Pearson was among the group who attempted the carjacking, Lansing police Lt. Al Phillips said.
Pearson and others tried to escape in the car they had stolen in Hammond and ended up crashing, police said. Four minors who ran to a Walmart near the gas station were arrested. ....

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Vigil for Wydallas Tobar
Friends and family release balloons at a Wednesday night vigil in Lake Station for Wydallas Tobar, who was killed a year ago in Gary.
John J. Watkins, The Times
Vigil for Wydallas Tobar
Balloons carry messages of remembrance for Wydallas Tobar, who was killed a year ago in Gary. Friends and family held a vigil for the 37-year-old Gary man on Wednesday night in Lake Station.
John J. Watkins, The Times
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Avori Austen, 15, one of Wydallas Tobar s daughters, signs a balloon as her mother, Jamie Austen, keeps them from flying away at Wednesday night s vigil in Lake Station on the anniversary of his death. ....

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