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Safety board looking into complaints about South Bend police
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND — The city Board of Public Safety has received complaints that a police officer improperly started his own probe into allegations against Chief Ron Teachman without permission from the board. The issue stems from a complaint by South Bend...Tags: Martin Luther King Jr., Politics, Government
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Benton Harbor cuts police jobs
WSBT-TVTwo senior police officers were recently let go from the Benton Harbor Police Department, which has been under the scrutiny of an Emergency Financial Manager appointed by the state of Michigan. Their departure comes at the start of a busy summer...Tags: Layoffs and Downsizing, Politics, Government
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Controversy over cop firings in Benton Harbor
WSBT-TVBENTON HARBOR, Mich. – There's more controversy in Benton Harbor after the emergency financial manager fired two high-ranking officers. A city commissioner says they did it to save money. Public Safety Director Roger Lange wouldn't comment on...Tags: Public Officials, Politics, Government
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Safety regulators probe Ford truck steering issue
U.S. safety regulators are investigating complaints that problems with steering-gear boxes are causing a loss of control in some Ford trucks. The probe by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration covers an estimated 340,000 F250 and F350 Super...Tags: Politics, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Government
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UPDATE: Police say 'armed and dangerous' Berrien County murder suspect caught
Berrien County police say a man accused of shooting and killing a woman very early Friday morning in the 600 block of Madison Street in Benton Harbor has been caught. Isaiah Casnave was captured at the corner of Euclid and Red Arrow Hwy around 8 p.m....
Tags: Shootings, FBI, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Government
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Officials confident in Indy 500 security plan
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indianapolis Motor Speedway officials and Indiana State Police say they are confident in their security plan for this year's Indianapolis 500 and won't remove trash cans from the track in response to deadly blasts at the Boston...
Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Indianapolis 500, Politics, Government
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How will the Boston Bombings impact security at large public events locally, like the Sunburst?
WSBT-TVSOUTH BEND – Local law enforcement officials say what happened in Boston is a reminder to police everywhere, that no matter where you are, tragedies like this can happen anywhere. The Sunburst Race is one of the premiere running events in the...Tags: Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Laws, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Law Enforcement
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Man charged in SW Mich. slaying 20 years ago
KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) — Southwest Michigan authorities have charged a man with killing a 59-year-old Kalamazoo woman nearly 20 years ago. Kalamazoo Public Safety officials say 43-year-old Grady Shields was charged Monday with felony murder and...
Tags: Shootings, Murder, Politics, Government
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Fire union calling for end to Benton Harbor Public Safety Dept.
The Michigan Professional Fire Fighters Union made its voice loud and clear – Enough with the public safety officers in Benton Harbor. Union members say the program is not working. That's where crime fighting and firefighting are done by the same...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Fires, Unions, Politics, Government
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Heat on Benton Harbor Public Safety Department after house fire
WSBT-TVBENTON HARBOR, Mich. – "Fix it, before someone else gets hurt or killed." That's the message from the Michigan Firefighters Union president about the Benton Harbor's Public Safety Department. The department is under a microscope following a...Tags: Health and Safety at Work, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Politics, Government
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City admits missteps in response to Benton Harbor fire
WSBT-TV Reporter"A number of things went wrong." That's what Benton Harbor's public safety director, Roger Lange, says about the fire at 1034 Jennings that nearly killed Lt. Doug Bell. Lange has interviewed two public safety officers that were on the scene with...Tags: Fires, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Vehicles, Politics, Services and Shopping
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Benton Harbor fire 911 calls, injured firefighter's family responds
WSBT-TVBENTON HARBOR – Dramatic 911 calls from eyewitnesses begging for help for a Benton Harbor firefighter injured in a house fire. LISTEN TO THE CALLS HERE The calls are from March 14 when veteran firefighter, Lieutenant Doug Bell, was trapped and...Tags: Health and Safety at Work, Fires, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Politics, Government
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