AVON, Ind. Several central Indiana law enforcement agencies are warning parents and their children about the dangers of fentanyl. It’s all part of the DEA’s “One Pill Can Kill” campaign. The Avon Police Department is just one of many agencies trying to take a stand and raise awareness about fentanyl. “If we can prevent […]
This year several local municipalities recognized May as Wildfire Community Preparedness month. On May 9, Avon Town Council members unanimously voted to recognize May as Wildfire Community Preparedness month. Alongside efforts to boost community awareness.
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The Avon Police Department heard her story and two days after the shooting Avon Police took to social media to ask fellow law enforcement agencies to help honor her memory.
The police department had a simple request: For shoulder patches to be sent in from any law enforcement agency wishing to show their support. It s a tradition many police departments do for fallen officers.
Law enforcement agencies and officers near and far responded to the call, sending some 200 patches that were collected by Avon Police.
The Avon Police Department said they received so many patches, not only from local police departments but from law enforcement agencies across the country.
About four years ago, Samaria Blackwell was elbowed in the face in the middle of a game during a basketball tournament at Grand Park in Westfield and needed stitches just above her eye.
She came back from getting the stitches and said “put me in, coach,” remembered Matt Barnes, whose daughters played on the Indianapolis Homeschool Wildcats basketball team with Blackwell.
“That was Samaria living life and living it large,” he said. The incident earned her the nickname “Stitches.
Blackwell, who was one of eight people killed in the shooting at the FedEx Ground Plainfield Operations Center on April 15, was remembered outside Southport Heights Christian Church Monday for her determination and loyalty.