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Edwardsburg underage drinking bust could lead to criminal charges
WSBT-TV ReporterEDWARDSBURG – More than two dozen teenagers from St. Joseph County could face criminal charges for underage drinking in Cass County after police busted an underage drinking party at Eagle Lake Yacht Club over the weekend. Police say the 30 kids...Tags: Laws, Punishment, Laws, Prisons, Theft
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Man shot by South Bend police charged, use of force ruled appropriate
Eugene Sims Jr., the man who was shot after South Bend police say he threatened them with a rifle on Monday, has been charged with five counts relating to that incident. A spokesperson for the St. Joseph County Prosecutor’s Office also says the...Tags: Punishment, Prisons, Crimes, Prosecution, Shootings
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South Bend man accused of robbing pizza driver arrested
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND—A South Bend man arrested on suspicion of robbing a pizza delivery driver last week could be responsible for several more robberies over the past couple months in the Keller Park neighborhood, police say. Trevonn Austin, 18, is accused...Tags: Police Arrests, Theft, Crime, Law and Justice, Crimes, Trials
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Four years of probation ordered in child molestation case
South Bend Tribune Staff ReportSOUTH BEND -- More than four years after he was charged with child molesting and sexual misconduct with a minor, a 60-year-old South Bend man was sentenced Wednesday to four years on probation. Kelvin Williams pleaded guilty in December to one count of...Tags: Court Preliminary, Defendants, Justice System, Punishment, Prisons
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Man arrested on 23 felony counts in child molestation case
WANATAH, Ind. – A member of the U.S. Navy based in Jacksonville, Florida was arrested Monday and charged in connection to a Wanatah resident accused of molesting a child.
The man, 26-year-old Ryan Schroeder of Valparaiso, was charged with aiding in...Tags: U.S. Navy, Police Arrests, Crime, Law and Justice, Trials, Crimes
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UPDATE: Mishawaka man sentenced for third child sex offense
South Bend TribuneA twice-convicted child molester is headed back to prison again after he received a 3-year prison sentence for molesting a 6-year-old boy. Ray Stewart, of Mishawaka, was arrested in August after the boy told his mother about Steward touching the boy&...Tags: Justice System, Punishment, Prisons, Ray Stewart, Crimes
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Ex-Scout camp leader faces child porn sentence
KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) — The former leader of a popular Boy Scout camp in western Michigan is asking a judge to cap his prison sentence for child pornography at 15 years. Scott Herrick returns to Kalamazoo federal court Thursday afternoon. The 40-...Tags: Justice System, Pornography, Prisons, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice
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3 charged in investigation related to Wis. gov.
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A former close aide to Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker during his time as Milwaukee County executive is among three people who've been arrested and charged with felonies as part of an ongoing criminal investigation. Former Milwaukee...Tags: Theft, Crime, Law and Justice, Prosecution, Trials, Crimes
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South Bend dad who fatally beat tot draws 53-year sentence
SOUTH BEND — Calling his crimes “the worst of the worst,” St. Joseph Superior Court Judge Jane Woodward Miller sentenced a local father to 53 years in prison today for fatally beating his young daughter in 2008.
Valentin Escobedo, 25,...Tags: Justice System, Punishment, Injuries and Wounds, Child Abuse, Prisons
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50+ plants, 4+ pounds dried marijuana found in Elkhart home
ELKHART – Police say they were investigating a possible marijuana grow operation when they found more than 50 plants and 4-plus pounds of dried marijuana at a home in the 300 block of E. Indiana Avenue.
This happened on Friday, say police....Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Trials, Crimes, Drug Trafficking, Trials
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Child-on-child sex abuse poses complex challenges
NEW YORK (AP) — Recent high-profile cases of child sex abuse have roused national revulsion against the adults who perpetrated them. Rarely mentioned is the sobering statistic that more than one-third of the sexual abuse of America's children is...Tags: Police Arrests, Health and Medical Professionals, University of New Hampshire, Sex Crimes, Mental Health
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South Bend man arrested for indecent exposure
SOUTH BEND — A 54-year-old South Bend man was arrested about 8:30 p.m. Tuesday after he allegedly pulled his pants down and showed off his genitals at an Arby’s restaurant in the 200 block of West Sample Street. There were about 10 people...Tags: Police Arrests, Crime, Law and Justice, Crimes
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