A 22-year-old Mount Pleasant man could spend almost 10 years in prison after allegedly stealing more than $4,000 in gift cards from Speedway. Chloe Marie Frost who refers to himself as Jeremiah Frost, 22, was charged Monday in Racine County Circuit Court with a single felony each of identity theft and theft in a business […]
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Criminal complaints: Man facing charges from 4 different cases
A 19-year-old Racine man is facing almost nine years in jail for charges filed from four different criminal complaints filed against him in the last year. The cases against D’Andre Martinez date back to June 2021 and include a felony charge of operating a motor vehicle without the owner’s consent, two misdemeanor counts of criminal […]
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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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Man charged with 3rd OWI said he’s been drinking since he was 9 years old
RACINE – A Milwaukee man is facing 3-1/2 years behind bars after he was charged with his third drunk driving offense and told arresting officers that he’s been drinking since he was just nine years old. James Fuerstenau, 51, was charged Wednesday in Racine County Circuit Court with one misdemeanor count each of operating while […]
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Charges dismissed against latest Racine homicide victim
RACINE – Three cases were dismissed against Kareem A. McLain on Wednesday – two days after his death – in Racine County Circuit Court. McLain, 21, was shot to death Monday night in the 3000 block of 17th Street. He was the City of Racine’s seventh homicide. Police do not have anyone in custody yet. […]
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Elderly woman charged with disorderly conduct; allegedly spit on bank employee, ran over woman’s foot
An elderly woman is facing up to 90 days in jail for disorderly conduct after she allegedly spit on an employee at U.S. Bank and ran over another woman’s foot in the parking lot before exiting her vehicle and swinging at the other woman. Mary Thornton, 72, was charged Tuesday in Racine County Circuit Court […]
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Man charged with letting GPS battery die; faces 3 1/2 years in prison
RACINE, WI – A Racine man convicted of sexually assaulting a child could face more time in prison after he allegedly allowed the battery to die on his GPS ankle bracelet, preventing law enforcement from being able to confirm his whereabouts. Jose M. Rodriguez, 38, was charged Tuesday in Racine County Circuit Court with a single felony […]
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Man shot, killed is city’s 7th homicide of 2022
RACINE, WI – The young man shot and killed Monday night was just 21 years old. His death marks the City of Racine’s seventh homicide of the year. Shortly before midnight, officers were called to the 3000 block of 17th Street for a report of shots fired. When they arrived, they discovered Kareen A. McLain […]
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Man behind alleged Waterford bank bomb scare never threatened employees before
The 52-year-old Racine man who allegedly threatened a Waterford bank employee by saying his briefcase held a bomb never threatened bank staff before. David Brown was charged Thursday in Racine County Circuit Court with a single misdemeanor count of disorderly conduct. If convicted, he faces up to 90 days in jail and/or up to $1,000 […]
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Man charged with burglary of several Caledonia businesses over July 4th weekend
A Milwaukee man is facing more than 70 years in prison after he allegedly broke into several Caledonia businesses over the 4th of July weekend. Daniel Chenoweth, 38, was charged Wednesday in Racine County Circuit Court with the following offenses: Four felony counts of burglary of a buildingTwo felony counts of criminal damage to propertyOne […]
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Man caught stealing from family members, 11 charges total including bail jumping
RACINE – A 48-year-old Racine man is facing the next four decades behind bars for allegedly stealing from his mother and brother. Dwayne Gray was charged Tuesday in Racine County Circuit Court with two felony charges of moveable theft with special facts, one misdemeanor charge of theft, and five felony charges with an additional three […]
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Bomb scare in Waterford end in charges for Racine man
RACINE COUNTY – A bomb scare in Waterford on Tuesday caused the Racine County Sheriff’s Office to close down several businesses in the area around Community State Bank after a bank employee said a known customer said he had a bomb in his briefcase. When deputies arrived on scene, they located the man about 20 […]
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Man charged with sexually assaulting daughter starting at age 5
A Racine man who allegedly started sexually assaulting his daughter when she was just five years old could spend the rest of his life in prison if he’s convicted. A 30-year-old man was charged Friday in Racine County Circuit Court with a single felony count each of first-degree sexual assault of the same child, incest, […]
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Man charged with 10 child pornography charges also going to trial for sexual assault
A Mount Pleasant man already scheduled to go to trial for the alleged 2021 sexual assault of a mentally ill person was also charged last week with 10 counts of possessing child pornography. Casimir Kielbasa, 43, was charged in Racine County Circuit Court Friday with 10 felony counts of possessing child pornography. If convicted, he […]
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Kenosha woman charged with using stolen credit card
A woman who allegedly used a stolen credit card to shop at various Racine-area merchants told police her ex-boyfriend made her do it. Nicole Hurt, 47, of Kenosha, was charged Thursday in Racine County Circuit Court with four misdemeanor counts of fraudulent use of a credit card. If convicted, she faces up to three years […]