POSTED: 10:55 am EST December 24, 2004
UPDATED: 11:00 am EST December 24, 2004
LAKE STATION, Ind. -- As an Indiana robbery suspect locked his keys in his getaway car, police say dispatchers watched the scene unfold from the police station across the street.
Lake Station police say Dan Griggs broke into a lottery machine and stole $50 before walking out of a convenience store with three cartons of cigarettes he didn't pay for.
They say when he found that he was locked out of his car, he went back and grabbed a broom to smash a car window.
He then allegedly led police on a brief chase over snowy streets and hit a police car head-on, getting stuck in a ditch. Officers say he was arrested after trying to run away.
He's now being held without bond on a charge of robbery.
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Copyright 2004 by The Associated Press.
