The South Bend Police Merit Board has accepted the resignation of former officer Rico Butler.Butler was put on unpaid leave ...

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WNDU) - The South Bend Police Merit Board has voted to accept Officer Rico Butler’s resignation. Butler was ...

South Bend Police Officer Rico Butler walks into St. Joseph County Courthouse 3 on Monday, June 23, 2025, in South Bend. The charges against Butler were dismissed on Tuesday, June 24, 2025.

Suspended South Bend police officer Rico Butler awaits a decision on back pay after child seduction charges were dismissed. The Police Merit Board will decide on back pay after an internal ...

South Bend officer Rico Butler, who was previously charged with two counts of child seduction, submitted a letter of resignation to the department during an internal investigation, police ...

SOUTH BEND — The jury trial for suspended South Bend Police officer Rico Butler has been set back because of extreme weather. Butler, who is accused of two counts of child seduction after ...