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Crime of the Week
If you have any information on this crime and call Crime Stoppers, you could receive a cash reward of up to $1,000 if your information leads to the arrest or indictment of anyone involved. Remember, you can call us about any crime, any time. Do the right thing. Submit a secure tip, or call Crime Stoppers at (800) 342-STOP, or in South Bend at 288-STOP. Crime Stoppers does not have caller ID. You'll be assigned a code number and we won't ask your name.
| 3/14/2010 - Darrell Taylor Death Investigation | On July 31st, 2008, the body of 42-year old Darrell Taylor was discovered on the bank of the St. Joseph River at McNaughton Park in Elkhart. Taylor was last seen alive four days earlier. His death is still under investigation.
During the investigation, a green 1996 Chevy Blazer was recovered from the river near the McNaughton Park boat ramp. Police believe the Blazer is linked to this case.
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| | 2/28/2010 - 1st Source Bank Robbery | The FBI and South Bend Police are looking for the man who robbed the 1st Source Bank at 4105 Lincolnway West in South Bend on December 29th, 2009. The suspect is a black male who was wearing a black hat, camouflage jacket, and a black mask partially covering his face.
He left the area in a white Chrysler Cirrus 4-door with a temporary license plate. Police located the car in a nearby neighborhood at Ardmore and Brentwood Drive. Witnesses said two black males exited the car and climbed into a waiting vehicle and left the area.
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| | 2/21/2010 - Tarwacki Double Homicide | On February 5th, John and Carolyn Tarwacki were found dead inside their home at 979 Carberry Road in Niles. The cause of both of their deaths has been ruled a homicide. Police believe the suspect is a white male in his late 20s to 40 years old with brown hair and a medium build. The man was seen walking on Yankee Street just east of the Tarwacki`s home between 6:30 and 7:30 am, and again about an hour later on the morning of their murder.
Detectives have followed up on dozens of leads, but still need the public`s help to identify this suspect.
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| | 2/7/2010 - Lashanda Bell Shooting | At 10:30 p.m. on the evening of March 13, 2009, 25-year old Lashanda Bell was inside her residence at 805 Turnock Street in South Bend. She was at her computer when two suspects outside fired shots at her through the window. Lashanda was struck several times and is recovering from her wounds. In the room with her were another adult and a child who narrowly missed being hit by gunfire. As the suspects fled toward the back of the house, a gunshot was also fired into a second room in which two children were sleeping. Investigators are asking for the public`s help in identifying the two shooters in this case.
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| | 1/31/2010 - Elkhart Cross Burning | | Sometime between the evening of November 16th and the afternoon of November 17th, 2009, an unknown subject placed a large cross in the backyard of a home in the 57000 block of Decamp Boulevard in Elkhart and set it on fire. Elkhart County police recovered evidence at the scene, and the case was referred to the Federal Bureau of Investigations. The act is considered a hate crime, and agents from the FBI are asking for the public`s help to identify any suspects involved in this federal offense.
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| | 1/24/2010 - Kiley Craft Homicide | | During the night of September 5th, 2005, 27-year old Kiley Craft was gunned down in his living room at 1937 N. Johnson Street in South Bend. Police believe he had just gotten up off his couch to investigate noises on his front porch when he was shot several times through a front window by an unknown suspect.
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| | 1/11/2010 - Gordon Wolfe Homicide | On December 28th, 2003, St. Joseph County Police responded to a panic alarm at 59355 Bremen Highway in Mishawaka. They entered through an unlocked breezeway door, and found 54-year old Gordon Wolfe in his living room, dead. Police determined that Wolfe died from a gunshot fired through the front of his house. Wolfe was apparently aware of impending danger, as he was able to set off his panic alarm before being shot.
The County Metro Homicide Unit and Crime Stoppers need your help to solve this murder.
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| | 12/20/2009 - Year End Report | South Bend Area Crime Stoppers began 26 years ago to provide people with information on felony crimes a way to give that information anonymously. Fear and apathy are the main reasons for reluctance to be involved in police investigations. Crime Stoppes offers anonymity to overcome the fear, and cash rewards to overcome the apathy.
Since the beginning, tips to Crime Stoppers have led to the arrest of 6,500 felony offenders, and to the recovery of over $14.7 million in stolen property and narcotics. In the past year alone, South Bend Area Crime Stoppers took 1,300 anonymous tips , which led to the arrest of 240 serious offenders, including 6 on homicide charges, and to the recovery of $320,000 in contraband. We paid out almost $36,000 in rewards.
Crime Stoppers is a nonprofit organization. Money to pay rewards comes from fundraisers, and from concerned citizens and businesses. Your tip or donation could help lock up a criminal, and make our community safer.
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| | 12/13/2009 - South Bend Armed Bank Robberies | The afternoon of November 17th, 2009, three masked gunmen stormed the Mutual Bank at 742 East Ireland Road in South Bend. One of the suspects held the manager at gunpoint, while the other two robbed the tellers. They fled in a white or silver unknown make car.
On December 7th, police believe the same suspects confronted the manager of Teacher`s Credit Union at 1930 East Ireland Road when she arrived to open the bank in the morning, and forced their way inside. Again, they were armed and took steps to obscure their faces. Two of the suspects are known to be black men, and the third has a light complexion and a small tattoo near his eye.
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| | 11/22/2009 - South Bend Burglaries | On November 6th, 2009, suspects forced entry through a rear window to a home in the 2800 block of Prast in South Bend. They killed the family dog and then stole items including electronics. On November 9th, three blocks away suspects forced entry through a rear window in a home in the 2500 block of Bonds. Again, they killed the family dog and stole electronics.
Police believe the suspects responsible for these sickening crimes have also committed other neighborhood burglaries, mostly during daylight hours. Police are looking for the suspects involved, and also anyone responsible for selling the stolen items.
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