A Michigan City man is being held in Porter County Jail on $60,000 bond for a felony armed robbery charge after police said he attempted to rob a bank that was the site of a deadly robbery attempt more than 20 years ago, then hid in a nearby garbage can.
In this file photo from Aug. 28, 2002, FBI agents stopped drivers going by the bank to see if any had seen anything the day before at the First State Bank of Porter in Pines, the scene of a fatal botched robbery attempt. Chicago Tribune photo by Charles Osgood
Deputies with the Porter County Sheriff’s Department arrested Tyler James Russ, 31, shortly after the Dec. 1 robbery attempt, according to a police report.Around 8:28 a.m. Friday, police were called to First State Bank of Porter, 4136 E. U.S. 12 in Pine Township, about an attempted armed robbery. The shed was locked but three large garbage cans were lined up next to it. While police searched each can, the last one had movement in it. Police made numerous announcements before overturning the garbage can.
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