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Cyclist struck by pickup truck in Elkhart, arrest was made Photo courtesy of the Elkhart Police Department
ELKHART, Ind. – Elkhart Police Department reported the arrest of an Elkhart man for aggravated battery after he allegedly hit a cyclist with his pickup truck and pushed him over.
Police say that at 5:26 p.m. on Monday, the victim accused Johnny Johnson, a 27-year-old from Elkhart, of striking him with his pickup truck while the victim was riding his bike.
The victim fell from his bicycle and Johnson got out of his truck and pushed him to the ground, police say.
Johnson believed the victim allegedly stole items from him in the past. He was arrested for aggravated battery.
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Police investigating stranger danger, robbery
ELKHART, Ind. A man who was armed with a knife forced a 12-year-old to walk away from a home on Jefferson Boulevard, then robbed the victim, according to Elkhart Police.
Police were called to the 300 block of W. Jefferson at 10:41 p.m. on Friday for a possible child abduction.
When police arrived, they learned the victim, a 12-year-old, was in the yard of the residence when the suspect approached him, displayed a knife and demanded the victim walk with him, reports said.
After walking a few blocks, the suspect demanded the victim s waist-pack, which contained a phone and cash.