Indiana State Troopers conducted a targeted, high visibility patrol we call a Wolfpack, on Friday night, March 14, and Saturday night March 15.  These coordinated patrols focus on proactive policing and criminal interdiction.  On Friday the focus was within the city of South Bend and Saturday night the focus was on the north side of South Bend and the Roseland area. Both nights the  patrols began at 6:00 p.m. and concluded at 5:00 a.m. the next morning.

These patrols resulted in:

84 traffic citations

103 warnings

8 OWI arrests

8 drug arrests

41 misdemeanor arrests

14 felony arrests

26 total criminal defendants

20 agency assists

Of note, one trooper arrested a Lyft driver for Driving While Suspended-Prior.  This driver was working and had a paying customer in the car.

Another trooper arrested a driver for Operating While Intoxicated that had a young child in the front seat who was not in a child’s car seat.  The trooper remained with the young child until the child’s mother could arrive on the scene.

Another trooper came across a domestic violence situation that was occurring while a vehicle was in motion.  Troopers were able to intervene, preventing further injury to the victim.  The suspect was arrested for several criminal charges, including Domestic Battery and for violating a Protection Order.