SOUTH BEND, Ind. — The South Bend Community Police Review Board met Thurs. evening for a meeting, where they were expected to take a vote on an alleged use of force case involving a juvenile that happened in Aug., but they didn’t have a quorum.

Only four members showed up in person, while they needed five members to take action. The case is over a summer incident when a South Bend police officer detained a 14-year-old girl after a call about a disturbance at a downtown McDonalds.

Video of the incident sparked outrage and citywide protests, prompting a citizen to submit a complaint to the review board. Following that, the South Bend Police Department (SBPD) conducted an investigation, which concluded in them exonerating the responding officer. The review board was supposed to vote on whet

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