Indiana
Two-state journey home starts for fallen Indiana deputy
KENTLAND, Ind. (WISH) — A journey that touches hearts in two states happens this morning. The Newton County Sheriff’s Office is escorting the body of Corporal Brandon Schreiber back home.
Cpl. Schreiber was wounded in a Sept. 1 shootout at the end of a chase just across the Indiana/Illinois state line in Iroquois County, Illinois. This week, Schreiber’s home department revealed that he would not survive his injuries then, one day later, announced his death.
A hospital in Urbana, Illinois, cared for Cpl. Schreiber after his injuries. Law enforcement officers there led a procession of his body to Springfield after his death.
Watseka, Illinois police first released details of the trip back to Indiana. The route starts in Springfield, then passes through Paxton, Gilman, and Watseka — three small communities that hug the state line.
From there, the procession takes a brief 15-mile journey east to Kentland, Indiana. The Newton County Sheriff says it should arrive shortly before noon local time.
The Sheriff’s office has parked Cpl. Schreiber’s fleet vehicle on the Courthouse lawn in Kentland and encourages visits and flowers if people would like to leave them.
On Sunday, a ‘Blue Light’ ceremony is scheduled at 7 p.m. on the Courthouse Square in Kentland.
Specific plans for Schreiber’s funeral are not yet set.
According to the Indiana Law Enforcement Memorial, Cpl. Schreiber is the third Newton County Deputy to die of injuries suffered on Duty.
In 1967, Special Deputy Bill Yanich died when a drunk driver hit his squad car. He was 32. In 2004, Deputy Craig Blann died when he came into contact with a power line at a crash scene. Blann was 27.
The Memorial also reports that Cpl. Schreiber is the ninth ‘line of duty’ death of an Indiana law enforcement officer in another state.
Schreiber’s death is the second of an Indiana deputy this year. Hendricks County Deputy Fred Fislar was electrocuted at a crash scene in April.
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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