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South Bend man arrested for obstruction of justice, false reporting & OWI

Thursday, September 11, 2025 at 12:00 AM

By Kathy Bottorff

Plymouth Police were dispatched to 1263 Baker Street, Riverside Commons, on Wednesday morning, September 10th, just before 2, for a report of a domestic violence in progress.

Arriving on the scene, Officer Witkowski with Plymouth Police determined that no crime was in progress and that the report had been falsely made.

The calling party was eventually identified and located traveling west on Baker Street near Columbus Drive.  

A traffic stop was initiated, and the driver of the vehicle, 25-year-old Nolan Z. Kalka of South Bend, was found to be operating the vehicle while intoxicated.

Kalka was arrested and charged with false reporting, obstruction of justice, and operating a vehicle with a BAC over 0.15.  He was transported to the Marshall County Jail and held on a $1,500 cash bond.

   

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