Indiana
Woman accused in death of 10-year-old northwest Indiana boy arrested in Michigan
NEW BUFFALO, Mich.— A northwest Indiana woman accused in the death of her 10-year-old foster child has been taken into custody in Michigan following a days-long search.
According to the Berrien County Sheriff’s Office, 48-year-old Jennifer Wilson was arrested just before 8 p.m. on Saturday in New Buffalo, Michigan.
Wilson has been charged with reckless homicide in connection with the death of 10-year-old Dakota Levi Stevens in late April.
Stevens was in the foster care of Wilson when she allegedly “laid on his midsection and called his caseworker” after he threw himself on the ground after returning from their neighbor’s home on the afternoon of Monday, April 25.
According to court documents, Wilson’s neighbor told officers that the boy had run to her house and asked her to adopt him a half hour before the incident.
Prosecutors said the alleged incident was captured on Ring video.
A spokesperson from DCS said Wilson’s foster home license had been revoked as of June 30, 2024
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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