Six Indiana State Troopers from the Indiana State Police Bremen Post conducted Wolfpack Patrols on Friday night April 25, and Saturday night April 26, throughout Mishawaka and South Bend.  These targeted, high visibility patrols focus on proactive policing and criminal interdiction as part of our commitment to the community.

These patrols resulted in:

63 tickets

88 warnings

7 OWI arrests

5 drug arrests

38 misdemeanor arrests

5 felony arrests

18 agency assists

2 crashes investigated

1 vehicle pursuit

21 criminal defendants

During the early morning hours of April 26, troopers initiated a pursuit of a suspected impaired driver, which began in Mishawaka near the intersection of N. Main Street and Catalpa Drive.  This pursuit went through Mishawaka and ended in South Bend near the intersection of Lincoln Way and Twyckenham Drive when the driver collided with another vehicle.

Following the crash, the driver, identified as Clinton Johnson, 36 of South Bend, refused to get out of his crashed pickup truck.  On several occasions during this standoff Johnson put officers in danger by spinning his tires attempting to back up towards officers but was prevented due to his truck being entangled with the vehicle he had crashed into.  Members of the South Bend Police Department fired several rounds of pepper-ball projectiles into the crashed truck.  This tactic successfully de-escalated the situation and resulted in Johnson surrendering and being taken into custody.

Johnson was taken to the St. Joseph County Jail for Resisting Law Enforcement, Level 6 Felony, OWI-Prior, Level 6 Felony, Possession of a Controlled Substance, Level 6 Felony, Reckless Driving, B-Misdemeanor, and OWI-Endangerment, A-Misdemeanor.

Troopers also assisted members of the Mishawaka Police Department with a foot pursuit of two suspects who fled from a traffic stop in the area of Jefferson Boulevard and Liberty Drive.  One of the fleeing suspects was armed with a rifle, which was later located and found to be stolen.  Troopers helped set up a perimeter and Trooper Brett Adair responded with his K9, Zoia, but the suspects remain at large.