Intruder from Pennsylvania found at Porter County assessor's home, police say
Chicago Tribune
April 11, 2019
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/news/ct-ptb-portage-intruder-snyder-st-0412-story.html
Portage police took a Pennsylvania man to a local hospital to be evaluated after he entered the home of Porter County Assessor Jon Snyder Thursday morning while his wife and children were home.
The incident occurred around 8:45 a.m. Thursday at Snyder’s home in the 2100 block of McCool Road, Portage Police Chief Troy Williams said.
“We don’t know how he got here,” Williams said of the man, 30, adding officials are reviewing whether charges will be filed against him.
Snyder said he had already left for work when the man entered his home, and he’s thankful the intruder didn’t have a weapon.
“After letting it sink in for a few minutes, I’m just thankful everybody’s safe because it could have been a lot worse,” he said.
Once the intruder entered the home, Williams said, Snyder’s wife grabbed a gun to protect herself. “She didn’t know what was going on,” he added.
The man fled to a home a couple doors down and knocked on a neighbor’s door, saying he needed help before taking his shirt off and running to the neighbor’s back yard.
Police found him a few blocks away in his car on Superior Street, Williams said, adding the incident was random.
“You don’t expect something like that to happen as a homeowner or a resident,” he said.
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