A man was charged after shooting a man in the legs in front of the Just Right Lounge in Mount Pleasant. Antonio Snow Jr., 22, of Racine, was charged with attempted armed robbery, first-degree reckless injury, use of a dangerous weapon and possession of a firearm by an out-of-state felon. If convicted of all charges, Snow faces […]
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Police: Man Steals $5,000 In Check Fraud Case
A Racine man was arrested Wednesday after perpetrating check fraud at Educators Credit Union, stealing over $5,000. From Dec. 18 to Dec. 24, 2015, Malcolm J. Sanders went to the credit union nine times between locations in Sturtevant and on Rapids Drive in Racine and used stolen checks from two different people to collect sums […]
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5 Charged In 2016 Gun Battle Through Downtown Racine
A year ago, two cars pulled up next to each other somewhere near the intersection of 10th street and Washington Avenue. What ensued was a high-speed car chase and gun battle through the streets of downtown Racine. When all was said and done, both cars were wrecked and bullet riddled. One was turned over and […]
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Man Charged After High Speed Chase
After leading police on a high-speed car chase in early January, a Racine man has been arrested. Racine Police pulled over a silver Ford Focus on Jan. 13 knowing it was registered to a woman that has a child with Walter J. Wilson Jr., who had a warrant for his arrest at the time. The […]
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Man Charged After Stealing Drugs, Threatening to Kill
A Racine man was arrested Thursday after he stole narcotics from and threatened to kill the mother of his child. Police responded to a home on the 2300 block of Meacham Street just after midnight Thursday morning. The victim recently gave birth, and had just arrived home from the hospital. She was prescribed 30 oxycodone […]
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Racine Man Charged With Drug Trafficking
Officers from the Racine County Sheriff’s Department Metro Drug Unit arrested a man on drug trafficking charges Monday after a search of his house turned up many illicit substances. Christopher K. Gallup, 35, of Racine, sold a gram or less of heroin to a confidential informant used by the drug unit on three separate occasions […]
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Teens Busted With Marijuana, 1 Had Loaded Gun, Police Say
A Racine teenager was arrested Wednesday en route to deliver roughly a quarter pound of marijuana. Racine Police obtained information that Robert Chambliss, 17, was being driven by a friend Lazhaun West of Racine, 18, to deliver the marijuana to a house on Hayes Avenue that day, according to criminal complaints by the Racine County Sheriff’s […]
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InSinkErator Financial Assistance For Headquarters Approved
A hefty public financial assistance package for development of the new InSinkerator world headquarters in Mount Pleasant was approved Tuesday, as company executives made the rounds at two local government boards. In Mount Pleasant, the village board and Community Development Authority approved $600,000 dollars in “upfront assistance” for the garbage disposal manufacturer to “assist with […]
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UPDATE: Campbell Woods Vote Held Over
UPDATE: Because of a mistake made on the agenda, the Mount Pleasant Village Board did not vote on the Campbell Woods project. ORIGINAL STORY: After a prolonged public debate, the Mount Pleasant Plan Commission denied a request for rezoning Wednesday for the development of a senior living facility near the Campbell Woods subdivision. Located at […]
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Charges Issued Against Man In Sexual Assault Case
A West Bend man has been charged by the Racine County District Attorney’s Office on Wednesday with sexual assault after the results of a DNA test. Police received the DNA test results from a November 2015 sexual assault case in September, which linked James A. Orosz Jr., 27, to a woman who made allegations of […]
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Police: Men Steal Power Tools For Gifts, Heroin
Two Kenosha men were arrested Friday for taking power tools from a local Blain’s Farm & Fleet totaling thousands of dollars. After being caught on camera several times, Bruce G. Braught Jr., 31, and Francesco Ruffalo, 31, were arrested at the 8401 Durand Ave. location when their typical method of operation was foiled by store […]