Indiana
FBI looks into 'objects' put on breakfast of Indiana DNC delegates
(WISH) — “Unknown objects” were placed on breakfast food Wednesday at the hotel housing the Indiana delegation to the National Democratic Convention, police say.
One law enforcement source told CNN that authorities believe activists brought the maggots into the Fairmont Hotel, and that Chicago Police Department and the FBI in Chicago were investigating.
Several women entered the hotel and put the “unknown objects” on the tables that already had food on them, a police statement said.
“One victim was treated and released on-scene,” the police statement added.
The DNC said in a statement that it happened about 6:45 a.m. Wednesday at a building in the 200 block of North Columbus Drive.
Fairmont Hotel spokesperson Haley Robles said in a statement, “We can confirm that a group of individuals caused a disruption at a DNC-related breakfast event at our hotel this morning. Our team acted immediately to clean and sanitize the area, ensuring that the event could continue without further incident. We maintain the highest standards of food safety and cleanliness throughout our property and have strict protocols in place to handle any disruptions.”
News reports say delegates from Indiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio and South Dakota are staying at the hotel.
Sam Barloga of the Indiana delegation issued a statement: “The safety and well-being of our delegation is our top priority. All Americans have the right to peaceful protest, but ugly attacks like this have no place in our democracy. We thank the security team for responding swiftly.”
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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