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SOUTH BEND, Ind. — The South Bend Police Department (SBPD) welcomed in women considering a career in law enforcement Thurs. evening for its Women in Policing: Info Night & Open House event.

With SBPD’s next Prospect Day, a single all-day police testing event, right around the corner on Aug. 23, a handful of female officers gave a presentation and offered advice for joining the male-dominated industry, including SBDP detective, Georgia Wells.

“Very male-dominated, historically it has been, and today it definitely still is. I believe there’s only about 10 percent of us here at the department currently and we would like to see more females represented… our male officers do a phen

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