A knife-wielding man suspected of robbing an antique store in Chesterton Monday was captured two hours later in Michigan City with the aid of license plate reading cameras, police said.

The 23-year-old man from Michigan City is being held on robbery charges in the Porter County Jail. He is not being named because charges have yet to be formally filed by the Porter County Prosecutor’s office.

Chesterton police say they were first contacted by someone at Russ & Barb’s Antiques, 222 W. Lincoln Ave., at noon on Monday.

The man had threatened the owner of the business with a knife and ran out of the store with cash, Chesterton Police said. The victim and other witnesses described the man and the license plate number for the vehicle he drove away in.

Afterward, Chesterton Police were able to

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