Real Time Crime Center

South Bend Police Chief Scott Ruszkowski says intentionally damaging the department's new drone will bring federal legal trouble.

South Bend police say the drone will respond to select incidents and arrive on scene faster than officers, giving them critical information that will safe the department time and resources.

South Bend police say they quickly found 20-year-old hit-and-run suspect Michael Pyburn Jr. after analysts in their Real Time Crime Center spotted video of a man wearing a distinctive coat that witnesses had described the suspect wearing.

Through April, South Bend police report 10 fewer shootings than last year