South Bend officer suspended for violating pursuit policy
SOUTH BEND — A South Bend police officer was given an unpaid suspension Wednesday by the city's Board of Public Safety for unsafe driving during a ...
SOUTH BEND — A South Bend police officer was given an unpaid suspension Wednesday by the city's Board of Public Safety for unsafe driving during a vehicular pursuit. The six-day suspension given to officer Lauren Slisher comes as police departments in the area have dealt with concerns regarding pursuit policies in the wake of a number of recent chases resulting in crashes. According to a letter to the board from South Bend Police Chief Scott Ruszkowski, Slisher "passed a civilian vehicle improperly and at excessive speed" and "disregarded a traffic control device" before turning her lights on during a brief chase with a motorcycle in the early morning hours of May 22 on North Ironwood Drive and then Edison Road.