Michael Howie

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EAST CHICAGO — Two men wearing police vests and black face masks took a man in handcuffs from the foyer of an East Chicago bakery Thursday and placed him in an unmarked silver car, video taken by the bakery's owner and verified by The Times shows.

The East Chicago Police Department said it believed the operation was conducted by federal immigration authorities.

"The East Chicago Police Department was not involved in the incident that occurred this morning at La Rancherita Bakery," chief Jose Rivera said in an email to The Times.

Rivera said his department was aware of the video, which has already circulated around social media. East Chicago police have no authority over federal agents, he said.

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