Updated: 12:45 PM EST January 14, 2021 INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana State Police are mourning the death of one of their own over the weekend. ISP Sergeant Mitch Blocher died Jan. 2 after a battle with brain cancer. He was 49. "Our hearts and prayers are with the Blocher family and our members who remember Mitch over the coming days," the Indiana State Police Alliance wrote on Facebook. "Thank you to all those who supported the family over the last few months and will continue to do so as they grieve." Captain Tony Delello, Indiana State Police Area Five commander, released a statement on Blocher's death, saying: