| Fire chief's advice on tree lights |
| Wed. Dec 9th 2009 |
Before you leave, turn off your tree.
That's what Clay Township firefighters are saying after Christmas decorations caught fire in a Granger home, causing $50,000 worth of damage.
In fact, people should turn off all their Christmas decorations when they go to sleep or leave the house, said Dav...
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| South Bend bar fight ends with man in critical condition: Engine 9, Medic 2 |
| Mon. Dec 7th 2009 |
SOUTH BEND - A 52-year-old man is in critical condition, a 32-year-old man is behind bars and a notorious bar has a worsening reputation - all because of an early morning fistfight that apparently went horribly wrong.
Police said 52-year-old Jeffrey Lewis, of South Bend, remained in critical cond...
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| Firefighter injured in Ironwood Drive blaze |
| Sun. Dec 6th 2009 |
One firefighter was injured as South Bend crews battled a blaze along busy South Ironwood Drive Sunday night.
The fire was reported about 7:25 p.m. in the 700 block of Ironwood, near the intersection of Jefferson Boulevard, where the roof was in flames when firefighters arrived.
The firefight...
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| House fire on S. Brookfield |
| Sun. Dec 6th 2009 |
South Bend firefighters battle a blaze in a vacant home in the 400 block of South Brookfield Street on Friday afternoon.
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| Fire damages houses in South Bend |
| Sat. Dec 5th 2009 |
SOUTH BEND - A house fire on the city's northwest side caused extensive damage but no injuries Saturday afternoon.
The blaze started about 1:30 p.m. in an upstairs bedroom in the two-story house at 1025 Vassar Ave., said NIt took about 15 minutes for firefighters to knock down the flames, he said...
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| Ex-boyfriend held in assault: Engine 7, Medic 4 |
| Fri. Dec 4th 2009 |
SOUTH BEND — A 25-year-old South Bend man was apprehended by police Thursday after allegedly assaulting his ex-girlfriend at her house.
The 24-year-old woman told police that her ex-boyfriend kicked in the front door of her residence in the 1600 block of North Brookfield Street and threw her ...
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| South Bend family safe after electrical fire |
| Wed. Dec 2nd 2009 |
Just before dawn Friday morning, South Bend firefighters responded to a reported house fire in the 1000 block of Van Buren Avenue.
According to dispatch, one of the residents called 911 after seeing sparks from their electrical box on the exterior of the house.
Fire crews at the scene found ...
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| Vehicle Fire: Engine 1, 200 E. Dayton |
| Sun. Nov 29th 2009 |
Engine 1 found a fully involved Chryler 300 behind a residence in the 200 block of E. Dayton St. in South Bend late Saturday night....
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| Fire extinguished at vacant house: 1500 W. Van Buren |
| Sat. Nov 28th 2009 |
SOUTH BEND — Firefighters were called to the scene of a fire in a vacant one-story house in the 1500 block of West Van Buren Street about 7:40 p.m. Saturday.
The flames were quickly doused and no one was injured.
Battalion Chief Al "Buddy" Kirsits described the blaze as suspiciou...
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| South Bend moves up the list of city crime rankings for 2009 |
| Sat. Nov 28th 2009 |
The 2009 city crime rankings are out and South Bend jumped up on the list.
The survey by the CQ Press examined 2008 FBI statistics for murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary and vehicle thefts to determine the crime scores.
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