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November 11, 2002
Area Briefs
Staff Reports
SOUTH BEND
Toogoods injured in traffic accident

The husband and children of Madelyne Toogood, including the daughter she was allegedly caught beating in a parking lot on videotape, suffered minor injuries in a truck accident Sunday.

Johnny Toogood, his daughter, 4-year-old Martha, and his two sons were in a Chevrolet truck when they were struck by a car turning left in front of them on South Bend Avenue.

Cpl. Anne Schellinger of the South Bend Police Department said the family was taken to a local hospital where they were met by Madelyne Toogood's mother, who has custody of Martha. They did not require medical attention, but they were "shaken up," Schellinger said.

Schellinger said she will be talking with child protective services today to see if Johnny Toogood was permitted to be alone with Martha. Madelyne Toogood's visits with her daughter must be supervised.
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November 13, 2002
Toogood taken to Michigan to face felony charges
By LINDA MULLEN, Tribune Staff Writer

SOUTH BEND -- Madelyne Toogood has been extradited to Monroe County, Mich., to face felony charges of trying to get an identification card and driver's license with a false address and name....

Toogood had been in the St. Joseph County Jail since Friday, when she was picked up at her home in the Maple Lane Apartments on Bendix. South Bend police had gone to her home after Mishawaka police were tipped off with Toogood's address.

St. Joseph County police took Toogood to Michigan on Tuesday....

While arresting her, South Bend police Cpl. Rick Ruszkowski ran a check on a 1993 Cadillac that Toogood claimed to be hers. It has an invalid paper license plate from Illinois on it.

Johnny Toogood, Madelyne Toogood's husband, was at the South Bend police station Tuesday, trying to get police to release the car to him. He said the car was given to them from a car dealership in Illinois, but police refused to release it until he could prove ownership.

Compounding their problems, while his wife was in jail, Johnny Toogood was involved in a minor car accident Sunday night with all of his children, including 4-year-old Martha. He and their three children were on their way home from church when a car struck their truck. All four suffered only minor injuries and did not require hospitalization.

When police responded, they wondered about Johnny Toogood's custody status with Martha because Madelyne Toogood can have only supervised visits with her daughter. Regardless, the family was released from the hospital to Madelyne Toogood's mother, who has temporary custody of Martha.

Johnny Toogood said Tuesday he has never had restricted visits with his daughter, 4-year-old Martha. He said his custody has never been an issue and that he has unrestricted parental rights.
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