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o�sou TH <br /> F dx <br /> :J b <br /> W eFacE � � <br /> y� a 1, a2 <br /> 1865 <br /> Office of the Mayor <br /> NEWS RELEASE <br /> July 26, 2007 <br /> 4:30 PM <br /> City wins ruling, shuts down illegal tattoo business <br /> Contact: Mikki Dobski, Director of Communications&Special Projects, 235-5855 or 876- <br /> 1564, Catherine Toppel, Director of Code Enforcement, 235-9486, or Ann-Carol Nash,Assistant <br /> City Attorney, 235-9241 <br /> An illegal tattoo parlor has been shut down and its unlicensed operators have been found <br /> in contempt of court after a minor received two tattoos and a body piercing without <br /> legally required parental authorization. <br /> Cosmic Ink, 1930 S. Franklin St., was closed this morning by authorities who seized its <br /> equipment and assets following a ruling in St. Joseph County Superior Court. The <br /> operators—Timothy R. Campbell and Hayley M. Silva Campbell—received notice they <br /> were violating a March 30, 2004, injunction that prohibited their unlicensed operation. <br /> Judge William T. Means' ruling came about because of cooperative action among several <br /> city departments—Administration and Finance, Code Enforcement, Legal and Police — <br /> along with the St. Joseph County Health Department in response to a parent's report of <br /> the illegal activity. <br /> The action was precipitated by the parent's report in April to George Kendall, a public <br /> services officer with the South Bend Police Department. The parent said her 17-year-old <br /> daughter received tattoos on each of her forearms and a piercing on her lower lip from <br /> Timothy Campbell. Campbell, the girl said, neither asked for identification nor sought a <br /> parental waiver as required by law. <br /> "We always appreciate and use the information provided by citizens," said Ann-Carol <br /> Nash, assistant city attorney. "[In this case,] it was absolutely crucial. There is absolutely <br /> no way we would have been able to make a case without them coming forward." <br /> The investigation brought together authorities from the South Bend Police Department, <br /> the city's licensing auditor, South Bend Code Enforcement, the city's Legal department <br />