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Woman dead after SUV crashes into train
ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, Ind. -- The St. Joseph County Police department reports just before midnight on Wednesday, police were dispatched to a railroad crossing at Ash Road, off Lincolnway in Osceola, for a crash between a vehicle and train. Authorities say preliminary evidence suggests an SUV crashed through the lowered...
Mass shoplifting incident on Grape Road ends in high-speed chase
MISHAWAKA, Ind. -- The St. Joseph County Prosecutors Office has officially charged 24-year-old Shykeena Smith with felony Resisting Law Enforcement after she led Mishawaka Police officers on a chase through the city on July 8. MPD says officers were responding to a report of an ongoing group of shoplifters at...
Alleged robber shot by victim and charged with felonies
MISHAWAKA, Ind. -- Court documents state 19-year-old Isaiah Deshawn Redding has been charged with armed robbery, a level three felony, and unlawful carrying of a handgun, a level five felony, following a robbery which resulted in shooting on Monday, June 17. Around 1:10 a.m., June 17, a Mishawaka police officer...
Woman charged with felony resisting law enforcement
The St. Joseph County Prosecutor’s Office has charged a woman with felony resisting law enforcement after they say she led Mishawaka Police on a chase. Officers were called to Kohl’s on Grape Road, earlier this month, about a group of shoplifters. Authorities say Shykeena Smith, 24, took off...
Mishawaka man charged with shooting repo man towing his brother's Jeep
A Mishawaka man faces felony charges accusing him of firing numerous gunshots at the occupants of a tow truck repossessing a truck registered to the man's brother. Colten Gilmartin, 35, is accused of running out of a house on West Colfax Avenue, just to the north of John Young Middle School, and shooting at a repo man and woman driving away with his brother's Jeep Wrangler in tow.
South Bend Police ballistics experts investigate injury to see if it was a shooting or not
SOUTH BEND — One resident was injured and two others had vehicles damaged during an incident Wednesday night with someone firing a gun, according to the South Bend Police Department, but it's not clear if the victim was injured by a bullet or by debris knocked loose by a bullet. Police were dispatched around 8:30 p.m. to the 1200 block of North Huey Street on July 17. The incident was logged as an aggravated assault-shooting with injury...
Man arrested after allegedly grabbing woman by neck, stealing purse, money, debit cards
MISHAWAKA, Ind. -- Court documents state 25-year-old Jameer Anderson has been charged with robbery, a level five felony, after allegedly robbing a woman of her purse, debit cards, $1,500, iPhone, and more, on July 11. The affidavit states officers from the Mishawaka Police Department responded to a report of robbery....
Man stabs girlfriend's roommate while trying to get his things from her apartment
SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- A man has been arrested and charged stemming from an incident where he was trying to retrieve his belongings from his girlfriend's apartment but ended up allegedly stabbing her roommate in the process. Twenty-seven-year-old Christian Troupe told police that his things were supposed to be left...
Man arrested after breaking into Tippecanoe Place, found drinking beer and cooking
SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- South Bend Police Department officers responded to a call at Tippecanoe Place on July 6 of a man who had broken into the restaurant and made himself at home, cooking a sandwich and pouring a pitcher of beer. Responding officers spoke with Chef Mark Lofton, who...
Update: Area dispatch centers experience 911 outages
The Kosciusko County Sheriff's Office is able to receive 911 calls to its dispatch center but sending text messages to 911 is your best way to contact them. Cass County Dispatch and Fulton County Dispatch are currently on backup systems but are not experiencing a disruption in 911 calls. LaGrange...
Man found guilty but mentally ill in case of fatal crash
A man found guilty, but mentally ill, for a fatal crash in South Bend has learned his fate. Seth Jason Becker has been sentenced to a total of seven years on counts of reckless homicide, criminal recklessness, and reckless driving. It was back in July of 2022 when police were...
5 go to hospital after North Liberty man flees South Bend traffic stop, starts 4-car crash
SOUTH BEND — The St. Joseph County Fatal Crash Team is investigating a multiple-vehicle crash on the city's northwest side Tuesday night. The collision occurred at 6:07 p.m. at the intersection of Colfax Avenue and Walnut Street after an attempted traffic stop, the St. Joseph County Prosecutor's office reported. One passenger was...
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