South Bend Police Department

Critics of the bill worry that the people who interact most with police can't afford the new fees to monitor police officer behavior. But city legal staff hope the fees will incentivize people to more carefully craft public records requests because redacting confidential information takes so much time.

The South Bend Common Council expects to vote Monday night on a bill creating new fees, up to $150, for police dash and body cam videos that people request under the Indiana Access to Public Records Act.

The South Bend Common Council's Personnel & Finance and Residential Neighborhoods committees will hold a joint meeting to further discuss the bill sometime before the council's next regular meeting Aug. 11.

The South Bend Police Department has confirmed that Officer Rico Butler resigned from the department earlier this month, following the dismissal of charges against him.

South Bend Common Council Member Oliver Davis pushed for body cameras for more transparency in addressing police misconduct complaints, but he says many people who interact with police can't afford paying $50 an hour for video processing time.

A South Bend police officer who had been accused of seducing a minor is now the subject of an internal investigation, following the dismissal of his criminal case.

The theft happened Wednesday shortly before noon in the 800 block of 28th Street in South Bend.

Community Police Review Board Member Cheryl Ashe says she understands board members fearing retaliation for their votes, but she says they shouldn't agree to serve if they aren't willing to accept that risk.

The case stems from a 2011 incident in which a South Bend Police Department staffer says she found recordings of officers saying racist things about Chief Darryl Boykins.

The South Bend Police Department says it appreciates the concern but notes the Facebook post was full of red flags. If the department was missing an officer, you'd hear about it from the department and from local news media, not on a garage sale page.