KENOSHA ⏤At its Tuesday morning meeting, the Police and Fire Commission reviewed possible changes to the city’s recruitment processes, specifically new-hire written tests. During the meeting, Samantha Thorstad, HR analyst for the city, recommended doing away with the written test portion of the recruitment process. ‘Could mean some bias in the test’ “The commission sets […]
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Burlington Chief of Police Retiring May 20, Zmudzinski Named New Chief
The City of Burlington has announced that their Chief of Police, Mark Anderson, is set to retire on May 20, 2022. Anderson spent 27 years with the department. He served Burlington as a Dispatcher, Patrol Officer, Detective, Field Training Officer, School Resource Officer, Lieutenant, and Chief of Police. He shares, “I will miss the community […]
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Man charged after car shooting on Ohio Street left 2 injured
RACINE — A 19-year-old man is facing the next several decades in prison after allegedly shooting two men at an intersection in February. Diego Astorga was charged Wed., Feb. 22, in Racine County Circuit Court with two felony counts of first-degree recklessly endangering safety and one felony count of discharging a firearm from a vehicle […]
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Henry Perez: City of Racine 2023 mayoral candidate
Racine County Eye asked candidates to fill out a questionnaire so that our readers could learn more about them. These are the answers from mayoral candidate Henry Perez. Henry Perez What position are you seeking?Mayor of the City of Racine How long have you lived in Racine?Lived in Racine since 2005 Age61 OccupationElected official If […]
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Mount Pleasant Police considered for accreditation; public input sought Oct. 12
MOUNT PLEASANT — An assessment team from the Wisconsin Law Enforcement Accreditation Group (WILEAG), will be here next week to consider the Mount Pleasant Police Department for accreditation. As part of the assessment process, the independent team of law enforcement professionals will examine all aspects of the Mount Pleasant Police Department’s policy and procedures, management, […]
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Jim DeMatthew: City of Racine 2023 mayoral candidate
Racine County Eye asked candidates to fill out a questionnaire so that our readers could learn more about them. These are mayoral candidate Jim DeMatthew’s answers. Jim DeMatthew What position are you seeking?Mayor How long have you lived in Racine?Life long resident Age61 OccupationFinaancial Services Representative If you have served as an elected official before, […]
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William (Bill) Folk: Caledonia Trustee #3 candidate
Racine County Eye asked candidates to fill out a questionnaire so that our readers could learn more about them. These are William (Bill) Folk’s answers. William (Bill) Folk What position are you seeking?Caledonia Trustee #3 How long have you lived in Caledonia?Caledonia – 22 years Age49 OccupationNorth American Accounts Payable Manager If you have served […]
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David DeGroot: Mount Pleasant Village President candidate
Racine County Eye asked candidates to fill out a questionnaire so that our readers could learn more about them. These are David DeGroot’s answers. David DeGroot What position are you seeking?Mount Pleasant Village President How long have you lived in Mount Pleasant?25 years Age64 OccupationMount Pleasant Village President, real estate interests What motivated you to […]
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TV commercials airing in Racine mayor’s race
RACINE — Television commercials related to the Racine mayoral race between incumbent Cory Mason and challenger Henry Perez have aired on Milwaukee TV stations this week. The election is Tuesday, April 4. Concerned Citizens for Safer Streets LLC commercial An independent campaign expenditure committee, called Concerned Citizens for Safer Streets LLC, produced and aired an […]
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2nd man charged in retaliation shooting assigned $250,000 cash bond
A 23-year-old Racine man is facing the rest of his life in prison for his alleged role in the attempted retaliatory shooting homicide of a 16-year-old boy he mistakenly believed was involved in the March 2022 shooting death of 14-year-old Eugene Henderson. The boy is not a gang member and had nothing to do with […]
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Nelson named Gateway Technical College 2021 Distinguished Alumni
Larry Nelson has been named as the Gateway Technical College 2021 Distinguished Alumni. Nelson, of Kenosha, earned a Gateway Civil/Structural Technology associate degree in 1973 and currently serves as the president and CEO of Bane-Nelson Inc. One of Nelson’s nominators said: “Larry has donated countless hours to organizations, mentored young people, offering good-paying jobs through […]
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City receives 3,500 letters calling for officials to fire police chief
KENOSHA ⏤ On Tuesday morning, the Police and Fire Commission heard 25 minutes of calls to fire Police Chief Daniel Miskinis. The calls for Miskinis’ resignation ⏤ at least 3,500 according to the clerk ⏤ came during the citizens’ comments portion of the meeting. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a city official read comments submitted […]
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Aggressive policing escalates violence at protests, research shows. A former Madison police chief touts a better way.
By Clara Neupert Wisconsin Watch At least 1,500 young people gathered on Madison, Wisconsin’s Mifflin Street in April 1973 for a block party featuring street dancing, potato salad and sunshine. People drank beer, smoked weed and tossed Frisbees in the neighborhood near the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus known informally as Miffland. This story also appeared […]
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Sen. Wanggaard Offers Policing Bills Package
MADISON – Sen. Van Wanggaard, R-Racine, on Wednesday unveiled the Public Safety PACT, a package of eight bills aimed at law enforcement and criminal justice reform. A retired Racine police officer, Wanggaard said he’ll be working to get support for the legislative package from both sides of the aisle for the Wisconsin Legislature’s 2021 session. […]
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State senators praise Wray’s appointment, differ on views of Jacob Blake shooting
KENOSHA ⏤ State senators Bob Wirch and Van Wanggaard agree Noble Wray is the right choice for someone to review the investigation of the Jacob Blake case. However, when it comes to their opinion of the case itself, they largely differ. Wray hired by DA Graveley, Kaul The state Attorney General’s office announced the former […]
