| Ex-boyfriend, 19, held in assault: Engine 8, Medic 1 |
| Wed. Dec 30th 2009 |
SOUTH BEND — Police arrested a 19-year-old man after he allegedly choked his ex-girlfriend at her home on South Twyckenham Drive early Tuesday.
The 19-year-old victim said the man turned violent after she invited him in to see their 2-year-old child.
She tried to call police, but he grabbe...
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| Every moment counts in river rescues |
| Wed. Dec 30th 2009 |
Crews have saved 3 people since Dec. 21.
SOUTH BEND — Since Dec. 21, emergency crews have rescued three people from cars in the St. Joseph River, including a 4-month-old infant and a 90-year-old woman.
Minutes make the difference between a rescue and a recovery, said South Bend Fire Depa...
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| Woman hurt trying to flee fire in South Bend apartment building |
| Wed. Dec 30th 2009 |
SOUTH BEND — South Bend firefighters battled an apartment fire late Wednesday at the corner of Lincoln Way East and Arch Avenue.
Witnesses said a man and a woman were yelling for help from the second story porch around 9:30 p.m. The man jumped moments later, but when he saw police officers...
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| Holiday season is also a busy fire season |
| Tue. Dec 29th 2009 |
It's the most dangerous time of the year for Michiana fire crews. With the colder temperatures, the chances of a house fire increases.
Two Michiana families were left homeless over the weekend when their holidays were interrupted by tragedy. According to the U.S Fire Administration, fires over the ...
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| Car leaves parking lot in Mishawaka, lands in St. Joseph River |
| Tue. Dec 29th 2009 |
MISHAWAKA — Don Baldwin was busy working, patching a hole in the parking lot of Martin’s Super Market, when he heard a car engine accelerate.
"The engine just revved, and the next thing I know she shot over the edge," said Baldwin, just minutes after a dramatic rescue in whi...
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| Shooting spree injures 1 in South Bend: Engine 10, Medic 1 |
| Sun. Dec 27th 2009 |
Two suspects in custody, others sought by police.
SOUTH BEND — Most Sunday mornings while Al Vitale is in the shower getting ready for church, his wife sits in the family's living room and reads the newspaper.
“But today we were kind of lucky that she decided to fold laundry instea...
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| South Bend man shot in Christmas night home invasion: Engine 4, Medic 4 |
| Fri. Dec 25th 2009 |
Reportedly wrestled with suspect for control of handgun
SOUTH BEND – A 31-year-old South Bend man is OK after an intruder shot him in the neck late Christmas evening inside a home on the city's northwest side, police said.
The shooting occurred about 11:30 p.m. at a residence in the 1100 b...
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| Robbery at South Bend home interrupts Christmas Eve celebration: Engine 1, Medic 2 |
| Thu. Dec 24th 2009 |
SOUTH BEND — A 51-year-old South Bend man was treated at a local hospital after he was robbed and struck by two men, according to police.
The man told police he and some friends were sitting in his garage drinking and celebrating Christmas about 11 p.m. Thursday in the 100 block of East Mil...
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| South Bend man says girlfriend cut him: Engine 7, Medic 4 |
| Tue. Dec 22nd 2009 |
SOUTH BEND — A South Bend man who was admitted to a local hospital told police his girlfriend cut him.
Police said the man was cut in the face during an argument in the 1500 block of North Fremont Street about 10:45 p.m. Saturday.
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| As firefighters recover vehicle, police suspect accident caused by victim's medical condition |
| Tue. Dec 22nd 2009 |
SOUTH BEND — It took firefighters almost two hours to pull the Toyota Highlander SUV out of the St. Joseph river. Police say hours earlier, the 31-year-old man and his four-month-old daughter were in the vehicle when the man blacked out.
Tuesday, a snow-covered SUV was in the middle of the...
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South Bend police
responded to a stabbing
in the 3500 block of S.
High Street early
Saturday morning, a 911
dispatcher
confir...
SOUTH BEND — A
fight between two sisters
started with words,
transitioned to fists,
then escalated to hitting
each othe...
