Indiana
Ofc. Brian Elliott was ‘the best of the best,’ Beech Grove police chief recalls
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Beech Grove Police Chief Michael Maurice fought back tears as he remembered the life and service of Officer Brian Elliott during a celebration of life on Monday at Beech Grove High School.
Elliott, 33, was fatally shot while responding to a domestic disturbance at a Beech Grove apartment complex on Monday, Feb. 16.
He was “the best of the best, and that’s why he was a Beech Grove police officer,” Maurice told the crowd of mourners gathered at Beech Grove High School.
“Brian came to us after serving six years with the Marion County Sheriff’s Office. When we hired Brian, he already possessed the characteristics we expect officers to display–he was going to fit right in because he was the very best.”
Maurice praised Elliott and his partner, who was wounded during the shooting that took Elliott’s life. “They were everything we want and expect our officers to be — fearless, compassionate, eager, community-oriented, selfless with others, able to act valiantly in high-stress situations.”
In closing, Maurice said, “Officer Brian Elliott, it was an honor to serve alongside you. We will continue to carry on your sacrifice from here.”
At the conclusion of Monday’s funeral services, a procession will take Elliott to Crown Hill Cemetery, where he will be laid to rest.
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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