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In this screenshot of a video shared to Facebook by Black Lives Matter South Bend, at about 1 p.m. Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, an identified South Bend police officer holds down and handcuffs a girl in front of the McDonald's at 416 N. Michigan St., as she screams repeatedly, "Please call my mom... I didn't do nothing!" The police officer's union says the officer took her directly to her mother after she was placed in the car, and the handcuffs were removed. WVPE has obscured the girl's face because she is a juvenile who has not been charged with a crime.
Black Lives Matter South Bend Facebook video
South Bend Police Chief Scott Ruszkowski has said he'll release the officer's body camera video but his spokeswoman, Ashley O'Chap, said they weren't ready to release it yet on Monday.
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