Indiana
Body of missing Calumet City man found in Indiana: Authorities
The body of a 72-year-old Calumet City man who had been missing for more than two weeks was found in NW Indiana Monday, authorities say.
According to the Lake County Coroner’s Office, the body of Chester Palusiak was found Monday night in Munster, approximately four miles from where he had last been seen on Feb. 13.
An autopsy was performed, and foul play is not suspected in the case, and no physical trauma was observed, according to the coroner.
Palusiak had been missing since the night of Feb. 13 when he was seen near the corner of Shirley Drive and 165th Street, according to Calumet City police.
A silver alert was issued by Illinois State Police, but Palusiak remained missing for nearly three weeks before he was found in the 400 block of Superior Avenue in Munster.
Those who attend a church that Palusiak volunteered at helped organize search parties in wooded areas near his home, where he liked to go hiking and spend time in nature.
“Just a heart of gold,” Jill Michelle Ramirez said. “He would pick up kids who needed help and extra love, and he’d bring them to church.”
Ramirez had said that the search was “the best way to honor” Palusiak, and that “he would do the same” for any of the community members he’s helped over the years.
No further information was immediately available.
RIPLEY COUNTY, Ind. (WSBT) — A statewide Silver Alert has been issued for two young children in Indiana.
Police in Ripley County, southeast of Indianapolis, are looing for the children who may be siblings.
The first child is 3-year-old Aaliyah Buckingham.
She was last seen wearing a pink cat shirt and tie-dye shorts.
The younger child is 1-year-old Shane Buckingham, last seen in a red shirt and diaper.
Police think both are with 45-year-old Timothy Buckingham, who was last seen driving a brown GMC truck.
Timothy is described as a 6′ 3″ white man weighing 225 pounds with brown hair and blue eyes.
Photo of Timothy Buckingham provided by Indiana State Police
Police have not confirmed the relationship of the three, or why the children are believed to be in danger.
Anyone who sees the three are asked to contact the nearest police department.
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A firefighter for the Indianapolis Fire Department was sent to the hospital Wednesday after battling a fire at a vacant house.
According to a Facebook post made by IFD, the fire happened around 10:15 a.m. at a house on Bluff Rd. IFD says that there were several complications, including limited access to fire hydrants and “interior hoarder conditions” that IFD says was due to squatters.
The injured firefighter received “slight injury,” the Facebook post said.
It took over an hour and a half to get the fire under control, according to IFD, and another hour to put out all the remaining hot spots in the building.
According to IFD, the cause of the fire is currently unknown. Their Fire Investigations Unit is working on figuring out what caused the fire.
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