HAMILTON CO., Ill. - Authorities are now openly advising the public that there is an active search going on in southeastern Hamilton County at a specific location for the escaped White County inmates.
We were advised at 6:44 this evening (Monday, June 18) that there were plenty of law enforcement officers heading out of Saline County toward at location just past the county line with Saline into Hamilton and a location called Sandy Run Lake.
Online postings say that a house was broken into in the Gossett Road area, and weapons were stolen, so the two might be armed. We've not received official confirmation of that as yet, but please use caution if you're in the area.
Now Hamilton County Sheriff Bob Crow has sent out a Nixle alert to let folks in his county know that there is plenty of activity there.
His alert reads:
Hamilton County Sheriff Robert Crow wants to alert residents in the Southeast part of Hamilton County of a possible sighting of White County escapees Zachary Shock and Johnny Tipton. Residents should be aware of a heavy law enforcement presence including ATVs and helicopters. Shock and Tipton are believed to be wearing no shirt and shorts. Any person seeing any suspicious activity is asked to call 911.
We'll try to give info as we get it, but please feel free to post what you know, see and hear.
