Racine police are asking for the public’s help finding a man who held a woman at gunpoint Christmas night and stole her purse. CBS 58 News is reporting that a woman at around 10 p.m. Friday had just parked her car at 12th and Racine Streets when she was approached by a man who displayed […]
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Racine, Mount Pleasant PD Graduates 1st STOP Classes at Case & Park
Small groups of students at both J.I. Case and Washington Park High Schools are walking around with a new appreciation and understanding of what it takes to be an area police officer. Racine and Mount Pleasant police officers facilitated the first STOP program in Racine Unified this fall and recently “graduated” their first classes; three […]
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Police: Pregnant Woman with Warrants in Custody After Fleeing
Mount Pleasant police say a 24-year-old pregnant woman is behind bars after she tried to flee from police Wednesday to try and escape arrest on multiple warrants. Officers say they were called at 7:31 p.m. to Family Dollar, 5201 Washington Avenue, for a report of a woman who locked her keys in her car. It […]
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Man revived with Narcan charged with drug possession
A Racine man revived using Narcan – a drug that counteracts the effects of narcotics like heroin – was charged Wednesday with possessing narcotic drugs. Nicholas S. Bono, 31, became unresponsive Tuesday morning. A person who saw him fall to the floor and lose consciousness called for help about 8:30 a.m. The caller told police […]
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Marijuana Grow Operation Discovered In Home
A Racine man was growing marijuana in a second-floor bedroom, according to court records, an operation discovered after someone doing drugs in the home became paranoid, fled and was hit by a car. Steven L. Sheppard, 19, is charged by the Racine County District Attorney’s Office with manufacturing marijuana and maintaining a drug trafficking place. He […]
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Man Charged In Mushroom, Marijuana Bust
A Racine man was caught with large stashes of psilocybin mushrooms and marijuana butter, according to court records, leading to several felony charges. Richard C. Nelson, 34, was arrested Monday morning, after agents with the Racine County Metro Drug Unit searched his home in the 600 block of College Avenue. They used a key to get […]
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Update: Hit/Run Suspect in Custody, Boy Recovering at Home
**Updated Dec. 23, 2015 Mount Pleasant police say they have a 34-year-old Racine man in custody facing misdemeanor hit-and-run charges after he hit a 14-year-old boy on Washington Avenue Tuesday morning. The boy suffered non life-threatening injuries after being struck by a car at 7:05 a.m. Tuesday and was transported to Wheaton Franciscan St. Mary’s where he […]
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Police: Man picks up fifth drunken driving charge
A Racine man was arrested Sunday for drunken driving with a child in the vehicle, following a hit-and-run crash. It was the man’s fifth drunken driving charge. Antonio E. Arebalo Jr., 46, is accused of colliding with another vehicle near the intersection of Ohio Street and Washington Avenue shortly before 5 p.m., and then leaving […]
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$25,000 Cash Bond for Man Accused of Raping Friend
Racine police say a 27-year-old man is facing felony sexual assault charges after raping a friend who gave him a place to live because he was homeless. Allen Judon, of Racine, was charged Friday in Racine County Circuit Court with one count of second degree sexual assault of an unconscious victim. If convicted, he faces […]
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Man Accused of Stealing 64 DVDs from Family Video
Racine police say a 26-year-old man is facing felony retail theft charges after he admitted stealing 64 DVDs from Family Video on Lathrop Avenue. Michael Johann was charged Friday in Racine County Circuit Court with one felony count of retail theft, anti-theft remover. If convicted, he faces up to 3-1/2 years in prison and/or up […]
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Plea Offered in Caledonia Animal Hoarding Case
Under the terms of a plea deal offered by prosecutors, Susan Schmidtke will stay out of jail but whether or not she’ll have the freedom to own as many animals as she wants remains up in the air. Instead of facing up to up to 13 years in prison and/or up to $100,000 in fines if […]
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Police: Chicago man netted in prescription fraud
A Chicago man falsely used a physician’s information to get an allergy drug with codeine from pharmacies, according to a criminal complaint. Jonathan Lloyd, 51, is charged with 32 crimes here after police say he was responsible for a string of fraudulent prescriptions. the charges include obtaining a controlled substance by fraud, personal identity theft, […]
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Man who struck child had revoked license
A Racine man whose license was revoked drove anyway, according to court records, and injured a child who went into the street. Rickey D. Haynes, 44, is charged with causing great bodily harm to another while driving with a revoked license and obstructing an officer. According to the criminal complaint, police were called Wednesday to […]
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Police: Woman Arrested for False Bomb Threat
Mount Pleasant police say a Racine woman is in jail on charges that she made a bomb threat Thursday that turned out to be false. Officers were called at 10:07 a.m. to Seda North America, Inc., 12501 Washington Avenue, for a report of a bomb threat. When police arrived and searched the building, they didn’t […]
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Caledonia Police Wrangle Bad Beaver Out Of Roadway
How do we even begin to write this story with a straight face? Over the years the Caledonia Police Department has responded to calls about loose camels, coyote, and alligators. Now they can add the beaver to the list. This guy decided to cause a traffic hazard in the roadway Wednesday on Three Mile Road at […]
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