Stolen police car suspect locked up in Porter County
Posted: Jan 13, 2012 9:42 AM EDT | Updated: Nov 5, 2014 5:20 PM EDT

KNOW, Ind. -- A man who police say stole a squad car while handcuffed is now in police custody.
Twenty-two-year-old William Blankenship was on the run since Tuesday. Police say they stopped the Knox man for a traffic violations and found drugs in his car.
While officers were taking a closer look, Blankenship, still in handcuffs, took off in their police cruiser. Officers found the abandoned car Wednesday in a La Porte County ditch.
Blankenship has been taken to the Porter County Jail.