Former SB PD Chief Boykins passes
Former Chief of Police Darryl Boykins passed away Friday. Chief Boykins served South Bend and The South Bend Police Department for about 30 years. During his time as an officer, Chief Boykins served as a patrol man, K9 handler, detective, and was ultimately appointed to the Police Chief in December of 2007. He even got Officer of the year. Chief Boykins was 70 years old.
Two separate chases land Wisconsin man in LaPorte County Jail
A Wisconsin man is being held in the LaPorte County Jail after he led police on two separate chases on Friday. Just before noon Friday, a LaPorte County deputy saw an SUV speeding in the eastbound lanes of US-20 near Springville Road. When the deputy tried to pull the SUV over near US-20 and Fail Road, 29-year-old Maurice Williams reportedly did a U-turn into the westbound lanes of US-20. About 15 minutes later, the second chase began when Lake County deputies saw the same SUV heading west on I-94 near the Indiana-Michigan state line. Williams crashed into a semi-trailer and ran away from the SUV into some nearby woods, but he was taken into custody a short time later.
St. Joseph County Police investigate bomb threat at Amazon site
St. Joseph County Police were dispatched to investigate a bomb threat at the Amazon site on Walnut Road near New Carlisle on Friday morning. Police say they were called to the site at around 11 AM after a bomb threat was found written on a portable bathroom stall wall. County police say they searched the site and found nothing suspicious and are investigating the threat.
Investigation into fire at Walmart in Goshen
An investigation is underway after a fire was started inside a Walmart in Goshen this weekend. Police say an employee reported the fire inside the front bathroom Saturday afternoon at the Walmart on Lincolnway East. No one was injured, and the fire was extinguished. Police believe the fire was intentionally set. No other information is known at this time.
Shooting victim shows up at St. Joseph County library branch
An investigation is underway after a man showed up at a St. Joseph County library branch after he was shot. The man walked into the Francis Branch Library around 5 PM Saturday. The shooting did not take place at the library. The South Bend Police Department believes the shooting happened in the 1200 block of Miner Street. The man was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, and the Violent Crimes Unit has launched an investigation.
President-elect Trump proposing end of Daylight Savings Time
We “spring forward” and “fall back,” but if President-elect Donald Trump has his way we’ll spend the entire year sitting in one place. Posting on social media over the weekend, Trump said “The Republican Party will use its best efforts to eliminate Daylight Saving Time.” It’s not a new idea; a bipartisan bill named the Sunshine Protection Act would make daylight saving time permanent but is currently stalled on Capitol Hill. Daylight Saving Time was first put into place as a wartime measure in 1942.