Mishawaka Police

St. Joseph County Prosecutor Ken Cotter has determined that Mishawaka officers followed Indiana statute for using deadly force when they shot suspects Chad Bean and Stephen Sherwood in separate recent cases.

Mishawaka police on Monday were not yet saying whether 10-year-old Sophia Burks' death was accidental. The gun's owner, 17-year-old Jacob Olvera, was awaiting formal charges at the St. Joseph County Juvenile Justice Center.

In the wake of Curtiss Walker's accidental fatal shooting at Discount Tire on Jan. 28, many have wondered how it could have happened. Mishawaka Police Monday declined WVPE's interview request, saying that talking about what witnesses said amounts to releasing investigatory records.

Mishawaka police say 29-year-old Curtiss Walker of Mishawaka, who shot himself Wednesday while handling a friend's gun, leaves behind a wife and three young children.

St. Joseph County Prosecutor Ken Cotter says Notre Dame Football Head Coach Marcus Freeman may have inadvertently touched a New Prairie assistant wrestling coach during an argument but there's not enough evidence to prove battery in a court of law.

St. Joseph County prosecutors have charged 55-year-old Stephen Sherwood, on parole for beating a 4-year-old girl to death in 1995, with attempted murder after a New Year's Eve home invasion and stabbing in Mishawaka.

Police say the armed suspect held three adults and two children hostage for over five hours Sunday before SWAT officers negotiated the safe release of all hostages, and took the suspect into custody after an officer shot him.

Police agencies throughout St. Joseph County jointly asked for federal help to fight drug trafficking but said Tuesday they weren't ready to talk publicly about the effort.

Narles Brown Sr. faces murder and attempted murder charges after police say he shot and killed his son’s girlfriend and wounded his son.

Police said the officer had her lights and siren on through the busy intersection when another car hit her patrol car