Possible robbery suspect escapes IUPD

A man who ignored an IU Police Department officer's attempts to stop him for about a mile and then escaped on foot might also be out on bail for armed robbery, said Lt. Jerry Minger, reading from the police report.\nAt about 8:30 a.m. Sunday, Officer David Winburn began following a maroon 1998 Chevrolet Monte Carlo which, according to his radar, was driving at 46 mph in a 30 mph zone, Minger said. According to the police report, the officer turned on his siren and lights, signaling the driver to pull over.\nThe driver did not pull over, but instead turned east onto Eastgate Lane, headed south on Hillsdale Drive and east on 7th Street, according to the police report. Minger said the vehicle did not speed up or slow down significantly. By the time it finally stopped at the 2500 block of E. 7th St., near College Mall, other officers were en route.\nAccording to the report, the suspect exited the vehicle and looked as if he were going to run, because of the way he was fidgeting and looking around for an escape route. When Winburn told the suspect to get down on his knees, he said "I don't think so," and ran away on foot.\nWinburn stayed with the vehicle instead of pursuing the suspect, Minger said. Other officers arrived shortly and searched, according to the police report. Minger said the officers informed College Mall security, and after 30 minutes, abandoned the search.\nMinger said the officers located the vehicle's registration and went to the address of the person who had actually insured the vehicle. People at the address informed them that the suspect might work at the College Mall. After proceeding to the mall, they determined that the person they were looking for could be Robert Lewellen, who was out on bond for armed robbery, according to the police report.\nMinger said the officers confirmed Lewellen's address Monday morning, but since the event, he has not shown up at his place of employment at the College Mall, and officers have not been able to find him at his address.