The Racine Fire and Racine Police departments are on scene at a chemical spill that happened at 3:10 p.m. Thursday behind a plating company. Crews with the fire department are cleaning up sodium hydroxide after a drum of it spilled behind the Wisconsin Plating Company. Sodium hydroxide is corrosive, and can irritate the skin and […]
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Teenager charged as adult in November burglary
A Racine teenager is charged as adult with burglary, theft and other crimes, after police report he was seen breaking into a home on Nov. 10. Angelo D. Armijo-Robles, 16, is accused of going into a home in the 1900 block of Grange Avenue about 12:20 p.m. Nov. 10. Someone who saw him and others […]
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Man hides in attic, stabs self to avoid capture
A Sturtevant man went to extraordinary lengths to avoid arrest, police say, leading to a 6-hour standoff in October. Michael A. Cantwell, 35, was out on bond for several charges, but under house arrest with GPS monitoring. His case manager reported to police that Cantwell violated bond several times in October, going to Milwaukee without permission. […]
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Dan Warren Named Caledonia Police Chief
With 30 years of law enforcement experience, Capt. Dan Warren, of the Caledonia Police Department, has been tapped as Caledonia’s next police chief. The Caledonia Police and Fire Commission chose Warren among four internal candidates to replace outgoing police chief Toby Schey at a meeting held Monday. The decision does not require approval from the […]
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Would-be Robbers Beat Store Clerk, Steal Wallet
A store clerk was injured Sunday evening when two men entered the Villa Street Stop and Save, 1304 Villa St., and tried to rob the store at gunpoint. During the robbery, the clerk was struck in the back of the head, and tried to grab the gun to disarm the man that approached him. As […]
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Marijuana by mail: Caledonia couple arrested Friday
Caledonia Police on Friday arrested two people in connection with what they believe was a large-scale mail-order marijuana operation. Darrell J. Bostwick, 28, and Angela Jackson, 31 , are each charged with possession of marijuana with intent to deliver, on or near a park, maintaining a drug trafficking place, possession of narcotic drugs and possession […]
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Man Pleads No Contest In Gang-Related Shooting
One of two teens involved in a gang-related shooting that happened earlier this year changed his plea to no contest and prosecutors plan to seek a sentence of more than 10 years, according to a story by the Journal Times. Lamont Koker, 18, of Racine, pleaded no contest to first degree attempted intentional homicide for […]
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Police: Bronx woman steals identity to get iPhones
A woman from the Bronx stole three iPhones, defrauding a Mount Pleasant woman and the local AT&T Store. Valchierina M. Alvarez, 22, is charged by the Racine County District Attorney’s Office with felony personal identity theft for financial gain and felony theft by false representation for the August incident. If convicted, she could be sentenced […]
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Elderly Woman Sexually Assaulted During Home Invasion
Racine Police are searching for a suspect after a 69-year-old woman was sexually assaulted by a man who invaded her home early Saturday morning. The male suspect forcibly entered the woman’s residence in the 1200 block of Martin Luther King drive and sexually assaulted her at 4:52 a.m, according to a press release by the […]
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Police: Assault at Riverside Inn leaves victim in ICU
A Racine woman was placed in intensive care after she was attacked Wednesday at the Riverside Inn by another woman. Jamir Weaver, 39, of Racine, is charged by the Racine County District Attorney’s Office with battery, causing great bodily harm for the incident. According to the criminal complaint, officers were sent to the Riverside Inn, […]
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Police: Lucas Admits Bomb Threat to Help Friend Avoid Eviction
Racine County Sheriff’s deputies say Lee Lucas phoned in a bomb threat Oct. 26 to help a woman with whom he may have been having an affair avoid a court date for eviction. Lucas, 45, was charged Friday in Racine County Circuit Court with one felony count of phoning in a bomb scare and one […]
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6th Street Fire Displaces Residents, Firefighter Suffers Minor Injuries
At least two Racine families are being housed by the American Red Cross until after Christmas after a fire Saturday evening caused too much damage to their 6th Street duplex. Racine Fire Department Lt. Scott Scorce said in a written release that crews were called at 7:01 p.m. Saturday to a home in the 1800 […]
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Please Share: Police Searching for Burglary Suspects
Mount Pleasant police are searching for two men they believe broke into at least three homes and one vehicle Friday night while residents were asleep. Investigators believe the men featured in these photos are the suspects who committed the crimes: Officers say the incidents occured at: 5600 and 5800 blocks of Taylor Avenue 6000 block of […]
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Caledonia Dermatologist Receives Light Sentence For Federal Drug Charges
A Caledonia dermatologist, who pleaded guilty to federal drug charges and then turned into an undercover informant for investigators, received a light sentence in federal court Friday after a short hearing, according to a story by the Journal Times. In 2011, a grand jury charged Dr. Steven L. Armus, 55, of Caledonia; and several others with conspiracy […]
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Week In Review: Man Dies At Gun Range, IPhone Leads Police To Robbery Suspect
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