Tag: Indiana

Newton County sheriff’s deputy dies after being shot in line of duty

URBANA- A Newton County, Indiana sheriff’s deputy who was shot in the line of duty earlier this month has died. The Newton County Sheriff’s Office confirmed the passing of Corporal Brandon Schreiber, a five- year veteran officer, Wednesday.  Schreiber was shot by a suspect on September 1 while assisting the Iroquois County Sheriff’s Department in Illinois

Mountain lion captured in Springfield settling in at new home

A young male mountain lion that traveled from Nebraska to Springfield is now a resident of the Exotic Feline Rescue Center in Center Point, Indiana. “From our point of view, he’s doing surprisingly well,” said Joe Taft, the center’s founder and director. “When he came, he was pretty upset. He had been sedated and then, had to

Police laud actions of man who killed Indiana mall attacker

GREENWOOD, Ind. — Authorities say a gunman who shot five people at a suburban Indianapolis shopping mall, killing three of them before a shopper shot and killed him, was a 20-year-old local man who was apparently facing eviction. Greenwood Police Chief James Ison said at a news conference Monday that Jonathan Sapirman, of Greenwood, began