Indiana Conservation Officers responded to the Mounds Beach at Brookville Reservoir at 2:49PM reference CPR in progress on a toddler of a possible drowning.

A 10 year old girl was swimming at the beach when she made contact with what she thought was a body. 

She immediately informed her father who swam over and located a toddler under the surface of the water. 

He pulled the toddler to the shoreline where 2 bystanders started CPR. 

Conservation Officers responded within 15 minutes and located the parents, Benjamin and Ofelia Ramirez of Cincinnati, who were already searching for the toddler who had been missing for 5 to 10 minutes.

An ambulance arrived within 10 minutes after officers did and continued CPR to the landing zone for Air Care to arrive and transport.

Air Care arrived and transported the toddler to Cincinnati Children’s Hospital.  After continued CPR at the hospital the 5 year old juvenile female was pronounced deceased at 4:26PM.

Indiana Conservation Officers requests visitors to our beaches to be aware there are no lifeguards on duty and there is a swim at your own risk policy except Indiana Dunes State Park.  With inherent dangers swim with a friend and/or with a personal flotation device.   
 

A Chicago, Illinois man was stopped on the Indiana Toll Road and arrested for Operating While Intoxicated (OWI) and Possession of Cocaine with a sober wife and a four month old child inside their car.

Preliminary investigation by Trooper Alaa Hamed revealed while on patrol early this July 4th, 2017, morning, at approximately 12:57 a.m., he saw a 2005 GMC SUV going west bound on the Indiana Toll Road at the 2.9 mile marker (this is approximately three miles east of the Indiana/Illinois state line) in the left lane at a high rate of speed. 

Hamed caught up with the SUV and paced that vehicle for approximately at mile at 79 miles per-hour in a well posted 55 miles per-hour speed zone. 

He also watched the SUV weave from side to side and make multiple unsafe lane movements.

Upon stopping the SUV Hamed saw a female (wife) in the rear passenger seat and an infant (four month old) in a car seat seat.

The driver, later identified by an Illinois driver’s license as Sergio A. Sandoval, 29 of Chicago, Illinois, smelled of an overwhelming odor of alcoholic beverage and appeared confused when Hamed spoke with him. 

Further investigation revealed that Sandoval was impaired and had a Blood Alcohol Content (B.A.C.) of .09%.  Sandoval also had cocaine on his person.

Sandoval was taken and incarcerated at the Lake County Jail in Crown Point.  The SUV was turned over to Sandoval’s sober wife.

Charges:

• Operating While Intoxicated with minor passenger-Level 6 Felony
• Possession of Cocaine-Level 6 Felony

All criminal defendants are to be presumed innocent until, and unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

A 25-year-old Salem man was killed last night in Henderson County, Ky. 

Michael Osborne, Salem, died of blunt force trauma in a fireworks accident Monday night. 

Deputies from the Henderson County Sheriff’s Offfice along with Henderson County EMS responded to a 911 call to the 9000 block of Dixon Road in reference to a fireworks accident. 

Upon arrival, police determined Osborne was attempting to set off aerial fireworks when one of them exploded on him. 

According to a witness statement, Osborne was attempting to ignite a firework when it went off, striking him in the chest and exploding. 

Osborne was transported by Henderson County EMS to Methodist Hospital where he was pronounced dead. 

A 59-year-old Salem man was found dead early Sunday morning in his car parked at a local tavern. 

Police confirmed no foul play was suspected. 

According to Washington County Coroner Peggy Schell, Harold Lee Hopkins Jr, 59, Salem was discovered just before 9a Sunday morning. 

See Obituary Here

Officers from the Salem Police Department were called to Luke’s Tavern, on Salem’s West Side at 8:55a. Washington County EMS was also called out. 

On the way, officers were advised Hopkins was dead and asked to call Schell to the scene.

Once Schell arrived, she proceeded with her investigation and took possession of the body. 

Witnesses said Hopkins had been drinking in the tavern and had been asked to go to his vehicle and rest. 

“He had his keys with him and he was in the back seat of his blue Suburu,” said Schell. “He had laid down in the back to rest.”

Schell said Hopkins Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) was not known and the reports are pending. She also did not release a cause of death, pending further results. 

Over 40 children were entered in the 2017 Pekin 4th of July Baby Contest that was held Sunday afternoon in the Pekin Park. 

Here are the winners

0-3 months: Girls

• 1 st – Olivia Smith
• 2 nd – Emery Elaine Brook

0-3 months: Boys

• 1 st – Tristan Hand
• 2 nd – Zakkariah Savage

4-6 months: Girls

• 1 st – Nova Palmer
• 2 nd – Annsleigh Mullins

4-6 months: Boys

• 1 st – Nash Hensley

7-9 months: Girls

• 1 st – Oakley Smith
• 2 nd – Clara Prall

7-9 months: Boys

• 1 st – Jacob Jackson
• 2 nd – Brantley Monroe

10-12 months: Girls

• 1 st – Kayzee Lewis
• 2 nd – Murphy Payne

10-12 months: Boys

• 1 st – Alyster Brant

13-18 months: Girls

• 1 st – Sandra Sparrow
• 2 nd – Kaidynce Arnold

13-18 months: Boys

• 1 st – Blain Garriott
• 2 nd – Blake Smith

19-24 months: Girls

• 1 st – Aujannae Cope
• 2 nd – Gracey Bennett

19-24 months: Boys

• 1 st – Lucas Farler

25-30 months: Girls

• 1 st – Emryne Bowling
• 2 nd – Harper Churchman

25-30 months: Boys

• 1 st – Canaan Whittaker
• 2 nd – Cameron Bierly

31-36 months: Girls

• 1 st – Mackenzie Hoke
• 2 nd –Leia Wolf

31-36 month: Boys

• 1 st – Abel Davis

A Illinois man and his passenger were both arrested after troopers arrived to conduct a crash investigation.

Preliminary investigation by Trooper Corey Adam revealed at approximately 6:00 p.m., Saturday, July 1st, he responded to a crash on I-65 south bound at the 260 mile marker (near 15th Ave).  Trooper Corey saw a 2004 Dodge Stratus blocking the left lane, it was missing a left front tire and the left rear tire was bent out sideways.

During the course of the investigation the driver, Tracey Watson, 28 of Illinois, was found to be impaired.  He was taken to South Lake Methodist hospital for a blood draw and was incarcerated at Lake County Jail in Crown Point for Operating While Intoxicated.

His passenger, Donsha or Donshay Ambrose, 22 of Chicago, Illinois, was found to be wanted on a warrant through Cook County, Illinois for a Probation Violation.  She was uncooperative   Ambrose refused to obey verbal instructions, pulled away when being handcuffed, tucked her arms so you couldn’t get to them.  Ambrose after being handcuffed and secured in Adam’s police car kept taking her seat belt off, kept trying to get her handcuffed hands in front of her, and at one point tried to get into the driver’s seat.  She also attempted to hide a lighter down the front of her pants.

Ambrose also on the way to Lake County Jail made disparaging statements to Adam and had to be assisted out of Adam’s police car by jail personnel when she began to hit her head against the police car’s window.

Ambrose was arrested for Resisting Arrest, Disorderly Conduct and Intimidation.

Assisting: Troopers Nicole Maenza and Kim Zelnis

I do not have a photo one may be obtained by calling the Lake County Jail

All criminal defendants are to be presumed innocent until, and unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law