Child home alone repeatedly calls 911 at apartment, South Bend IN

Family Offense

Reported: 11/4/2025 03:35 AM

Near Royal Vineyards, South Bend, IN 46637

A four-year-old child is home alone at an apartment near Royal Vineyards Drive and has been repeatedly calling 911. Emergency responders arrived and attempted to make contact to ensure the child's safety. The child is believed to be the caller, but no one opened the door on arrival.

Audio|Source: South Bend, Mishawaka & St. Joseph County Police, Fire & EMS

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Transcript:

00:00

Near Royal Vineyards Drive. We have a four-year-old that keeps calling 911[1] home alone.

00:06

Near Royal Vineyards Drive.

00:10

Okay.

00:12

Okay. That we know to see that? Okay.

00:13

I'm a second, sir.

00:16

File files in the area.

00:18

I don't see the train stop yet.

00:20

Ever.

00:21

Clear.

00:24

7-1-411 second turbid.

00:29

411. Further west.

00:38

Clear further west. Clear further west.

00:43

Adam's on feet.

00:45

Three Adam.

00:53

Ply-2.

00:59

5704.

01:01

Move a little over here.

01:09

Follow five is on winter cream.

01:13

Top of five, did you say Larrison?

01:18

Wintergreen north of Edison.

01:21

Clear, winter green north of medicine.

01:24

I'm on the south side.

01:31

Clear.

01:36

On the town online, yeah, I'm covering through the door.

01:39

Clear.

01:45

Three Adams, 71.

01:48

All right.

01:53

He's saying there's nobody at the door. Can you try knocking?

01:57

I don't have knacks a little time.

01:58

Near Royal Vineyards Drive, correct?

02:00

That's what we have.

02:04

I'm sitting there at the door knocking.

02:10

If you want to be sure the apartment is near Royal Vineyards Drive,

02:19

It's, I believe it's (name withheld) from a 911[1] only phone, so I'm not sure how accurate that is.

02:24

We're trying to get him to open the door.

02:27

I hear we're moving upstairs above me.

Police codes explained

The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:

[1]

911: Unanswered or disconnected 911 emergency call.

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Near Royal Vineyards, South Bend, IN 46637

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