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Rep. Pete Visclosky Robbed In Merrillville

Filed Under Merrillville, Pete Visclosky, crime 

Congressman Pete Visclosky was robbed outside of a Merrillville grocery store Friday night, reports the Northwest Indiana Times.

Police are looking for a man who robbed U.S. Rep. Pete Visclosky on Friday night outside a local supermarket.

“It was terrifying,” the 11-term Democratic congressman from Merrillville said Saturday while describing the strong-arm robbery, which he said probably lasted less than a minute.

H/T to Blue County in a Red State since I was away from the internet, television, and newspapers yesterday and missed the news report.


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5 Responses to “Rep. Pete Visclosky Robbed In Merrillville”

  1. Buzzcut on December 17th, 2007 3:51 pm

    The store is not mentioned in the article. Why would that be?

  2. Chris on December 17th, 2007 6:56 pm

    Hi Buzz,

    I immediately thought of a place when I read the article. I bet the paper doesn’t want to bring any bad publicity to the establishment.

  3. Chris on December 17th, 2007 6:59 pm

    Hi Buzz,

    The Post-Tribune has the “where” component:

    U.S. Rep. Peter J. Visclosky said he was terrified Friday night when he was robbed outside a Merrillville store by a man who grabbed him from behind and demanded his wallet and keys.

    The 12-term congressman from Merrillville was robbed about 9:30 p.m. in the parking lot of the WiseWay store near 93rd Avenue and Taft Street while putting groceries into his car.

  4. Buzzcut on December 18th, 2007 8:11 am

    I’m not all that familiar with MV aside from Rt. 30. Is that a bad section of town?

  5. Chris on December 18th, 2007 9:22 am

    Hi Buzz,

    The location doesn’t strike me as being a bad area.

    It’s close to the Lake County Government Center and right on the Crown Point - Merrillville border.

    I suspect it was a crime of opportunity rather than anything else — the bad guys like to go to nice areas because they assume people have more money.

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