| Man is stabbed, then blames himself: Engine 5, Medic 2 |
| Mon. Jan 11th 2010 |
SOUTH BEND — A 39-year-old man told police he stabbed himself in the shoulder Sunday night in an effort to prove his love to a woman.
Later, police say, he admitted that story was a lie.
Police say they were called to a home in the 2500 block of West Prairie Avenue about 9 p.m. Sunday af...
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| SouthBendFire.org mourns the loss of one of Mishawaka's finest |
| Mon. Jan 11th 2010 |
MISHAWAKA — Mishawaka police Cpl. James Szuba's death Saturday night in a crash with a suspected drunken driver left Dan Green angry and saddened.
Szuba was one of four officers who in 2004 rescued Green's then-5-year-old grandson, Jaran Newgent, from an icy retention pond near his Normain ...
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| Fire officials: If you have a hydrant in your yard, dig around it for access |
| Fri. Jan 8th 2010 |
SOUTH BEND ‒ Firefighters say snow plows tend to bury hydrants. Digging a three foot radius in the snow around the hydrant could improve access and save lives.
"Winter, subzero temperatures certainly makes our job a little challenging," said Captain Ron Simons.
Just yards awa...
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| Accident advice: What to do after the impact |
| Tue. Jan 5th 2010 |
Even the most cautious drivers can get into accidents during winter weather, unfortunately many people don't know what to do during an accident.
"Be calm," stressed State Farm Insurance agent Calvin Johnson.
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| Smoke from South Bend house fire seen from miles away |
| Tue. Jan 5th 2010 |
Firefighters didn't have trouble finding a house fire in South Bend Tuesday afternoon, because they could see the heavy smoke from more than a mile away.
Crews arrived on the scene of a home on 36th Street to find smoke pouring from the windows.
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| South Bend firefighters battle blaze at Hoosier Tank |
| Tue. Jan 5th 2010 |
SOUTH BEND — Firefighters battled a fire at Hoosier Tank & Manufacturing on North Sheridan Street Tuesday morning.
The fire broke out around 7 a.m.
Traffic was restricted at Keller Street and Terminal Drive.
Investigators say a fire started in the duct work where they apply finish...
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| South Bend homicides rise by one in 2009 |
| Mon. Jan 4th 2010 |
Year saw teens become both victims and suspects.
number of homicides in St. Joseph County rose from 2008 to 2009, a year that was especially violent for teenagers.
Nineteen people were victims of homicide in the county in 2009. Sixteen of the deaths occurred in South Bend, including one that w...
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| Police investigate suspicious death in South Bend: Engine 11, Medic 3 |
| Sun. Jan 3rd 2010 |
South Bend Police are investigating a suspicious death on the city's northwest side.
57-year-old Roosevelt Potts was found dead in his Indian Springs apartment Saturday.
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| Digging your car out of snow safely |
| Sun. Jan 3rd 2010 |
Stress, strains, crashes and other dangers often accompany a snowstorm. Although thousands of drivers will be digging their cars out from under the snow this winter, a sore back, fender-benders and serious injuries don't have to be the inevitable result.
To get off to a safe start, follow some co...
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| Electrical outlets can pose hazard |
| Sat. Jan 2nd 2010 |
Kids get hurt inserting objects into them.
SOUTH BEND — It's an alarming statistic, one local fire official says.
Each year in the United States, between 3,000 and 5,000 people — mostly young children — are hurt by inserting objects into electrical outlets. And 70 percent of ...
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