Van Buren County police arrest Chicago man for illegal off-road vehicle use

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Written by South Bend Tribune   
Saturday, July 17, 2010

A west Chicago man has been arrested after Van Buren County officers observed him operating an off-road vehicle in an illegal fashion in South Haven Township, the Sheriff's Department reports in a news release

The 39-year-old man was arrested on numerous charges, including resist/oppose police, operating an off-road vehicle while intoxicated, child endangerment, recreational trespassing, no helmet upon an off-road vehicle and no Department of Natural Resources and Environment trail pass permit.

Police say deputies assigned to patrol the South Haven Township coastline and DNRE Critical Dune Areas observed a man along the Lake Michigan Shoreline driving recklessly with his Kawasaki 4 Wheeler
off-road vehicle and having a small child on the back. When deputies asked the man to stop, he fled from the scene on his off-road vehicle.

The South Haven Township contract deputy located the suspect's off-road vehicle concealed behind a residence in the Syndicate Park subdivision. When the deputy attempted to locate the man, he observed the man running back toward his off-road vehicle from the woods. The deputy then gave chase on foot as the man attempted to get away.

The suspect attempted to get back to his ORV but was caught by the deputy prior to being able to drive off. The man then fought with the deputy and had to be Tasered to be subdued and restrained. The man then refused all officers' requests and was arrested on numerous charges. He was then taken to the Van Buren County jail on the offenses.

Source: http://www.southbendtribune.com/article/20100717/News01/100719606/1130


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