South Bend Police

Two independent witnesses told police they saw the riderless motorcycle heading toward the museum window June 29. South Bend Police quickly impounded the motorcycle and identified the owner but say they have yet to interview him.

Witnesses said the unoccupied motorcycle stayed up on a bumpy brick part of Jefferson Street.

A juvenile fatally shot 56-year-old Jerry Barnett in the convenience store after the pair had argued outside.

South Bend Police Officer Emanuel Garcia has been relieved of duty without pay following a unanimous vote by the South Bend Board of Public Safety on Wednesday.

South Bend has seen a significant decline in violent crime, particularly gun violence and homicides, from 2023 to 2024.

In recent years South Bend police have seen more people modifying handguns so that they fire multiple rounds with a trigger pull.

The South Bend Board of Public Safety will swear in six new probationary police officers during a special ceremony this Wednesday.

The city of South Bend started forming the office and review board in 2020 in the wake of the George Floyd murder. It has taken four years for the city to hire a director and for the common council to appoint and train nine community members to review police misconduct allegations.

The 2023 Indiana law gives cities until the end of the year to accept or reject a merit system for officer personnel moves

Michiana Crime Stoppers, the nonprofit cash-for-tips program, relies on corporate sponsors and two paper shredding events each year to raise cash for reward payouts.