Hammond man now accused of plotting to kill cops with bombs
A northwest Indiana man charged last month with plotting with other militia members to murder police officers drove a semi into the path of a south suburban police car two decades ago.
Thomas Piatek, 46, of Hammond, was southbound when he "abruptly veered" over a raised median in the 18100 block of Halsted Street in Homewood, flashed on his high beams and drove directly into the path of a northbound marked police car on May 14, 1990, a police report shows.
"I thought you were one of those (expletives) with the bright lights on all the time," Piatek allegedly told the Homewood officer, who swerved to avoid the semi, then made a U-turn and arrested him. The squad car's high beams were on at the time...
