The Sturtevant Police Department is looking for a suspect who burglarized the Phillips 66 gas station, 8020 Durand Ave. later in the evening Friday, Aug. 28. According to the Village of Sturtevant Police Department’s Facebook page, the man left the scene driving a silver pick-up truck. He was last scene wearing a Clinton Portis jersey. […]
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Police: Man Almost 4 Times Legal Limit, Charged with Beating Woman
Racine police say a 58-year-old man beat up a woman and was so intoxicated that he had to dry out before jail staff would take custody of him. Emanuel Wilson, of Racine, was charged Monday with one felony count of strangulation and one misdemeanor count each of battery, obstruction, and disorderly conduct. If convicted he faces […]
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Update: Rush Hour Accident Critically Injures One
**Updated 8:30 p.m. Racine police and fire rescue around 4 p.m. Monday responded to the corner of 6th Street and Memorial Drive for a pedestrian vs car accident. Scanner chatter indicated one person was struck by a gold Chevy Impala and was critically injured. Officers had Memorial Drive between 6th and 9th Streets shut down during […]
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‘Money Mule’ Scheme Targets Homeless, Less Fortunate
A Milwaukee man who police said tried to steal $3,000 from a Kenosha company last fall using a forged check may be a victim of a “money mule” scheme operating across Southeast Wisconsin. The scam, as explained in The Journal Times, involves crews of people driving up from southern states like Georgia and North Carolina, […]
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Police: Man Uses Bow & Arrow While Intoxicated
Mount Pleasant police say a 42-year-old man was drunk Thursday when he used a bow to shoot an arrow too close for comfort near neighbors in his apartment complex. Jamie Vogel, of Mount Pleasant, was charged Friday in Racine County Circuit Court with one misdemeanor count each of disorderly conduct and negligent handling of a […]
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Week In Review: Rock Fest Woes, Mom Charged After Child Misses School
You were busy this week. So were we. Here are our top 5 most read stories from the week. And if you have story ideas, email us at racinecountyeye@gmail.com. Rock Fest Too Noisy And Vulgar For Some Neighbors: Rock Fest, a 12-hour music festival put on by WiIL radio and Route 20 Outhouse, didn’t set […]
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Barking Dog, Resident Thwart Burglary
Mount Pleasant police say two teenagers are facing felony burglary charges after they broke into a house Wednesday morning and were chased away by a resident who was home at the time. Officers were called at 9:04 a.m. Wednesday to a home in the 5700 block of Heather Way for a report of a burglary […]
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DA: Accused Robber Left 2 Children Home Alone
A man accused of robbing a Sturtevant gas station is also facing charges of child neglect after he left his two children home along during the robbery, according to a criminal complaint by the Racine County District Attorney’s Office. Eric Eisel, 26, of Racine, was charged with robbery, obstructing an officer and two charges of […]
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BREAKING NEWS: Rollover Crash Reported On I-94
Deputies with the Racine County Sheriff’s Department are on scene for a rollover car crash that happened at about 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 27 in the southbound lane of Interstate 94 and Highway K, according to Racine County Eye reader James Hauser. Preliminary reports indicate that one car had rolled over and there was about […]
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Man Cuts Himself To Commit Suicide, Runs From Police
An 18-year-old man has been hospitalized after making suicidal statements then running from police at 4:19 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 25, said Lt. Gary Larsen, of the Caledonia Police Department. The man, whose father lives on Edgar Terrace, had threatened to commit suicide and his father called the police. When they arrived they found that the […]
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Man Charged With Drunk Driving After Crash On 4 Mile
A man was arrested for drunk driving after he drove his car into a ditch Sunday morning in the 5100 block of Four Mile Road, said Lt. Gary Larsen, of the Caledonia Police Department. Dwayne Wates II, 24, of Kenosha, was arrested for drunken driving (2nd offense), operating a vehicle after revocation (alcohol-related), traveling at […]
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Police: Woman Charged After Child Misses Almost 40 Days of School
Officials with Racine Unified say a student at Knapp Elementary School missed almost 40 days of school last year. Elizabeth Gomez, 43, was charged Tuesday in Racine County Circuit Court with seven counts of misdemeanor failure to send a child to school. Each count includes multiple days of school missed, and she faces up to 21 […]
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$50,000 Cash Bond for Accused Heroin Supplier
Racine police say a 42-year-old man is facing a slew of felony charges after they identified him as the heroin supplier who sold the drug to a man who nearly overdosed. Robert Petty, of Racine, was charged Tuesday in Racine County Circuit Court with one felony charge of recklessly endangering safety; two felony counts of […]
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Update: Stalking Defendant Threatened Suicide to Avoid Jail
Racine police say the take down of Joshua Ammon Saturday for stalking and abusing his girlfriend turned violent because Ammon refused to surrender peacefully. Additionally, Ammon threatened to “shoot up” the business where his girlfriend works, and Kenosha police alerted Racine officers that Ammon has been known to be violent with police officers and carry a […]
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Police: Traffic Stop Leads to Frisbee Golf Drug Arrests
Racine County Sheriff’s deputies say a man and a woman are facing felony drug charges after they were pulled over on I-94, and officers found quantities of meth and drug paraphernalia. Jesse Cerar, 28, and Lillian Vogt, 28, both of Racine, were charged in Racine County Circuit Court Monday. Cerar is facing one felony charge […]
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