by Heather Asiyanbi Village Of Mt. Pleasant Police Department officers say they arrested a 38-year-old Racine woman for her fourth OWI in five years after she and a friend caused a disturbance at a local hotel. Tanya Mamula was a no-show in court Thursday to face a felony charge of operating while intoxicated, fourth in five […]
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Warrant Issued for Gunshot Victim
by Heather Asiyanbi Village Of Mt. Pleasant Police Department officers say the man who was shot in the head through his front window last July tried to hide drugs after he dialed 911 that night. Gabriel Sauceda, 22, was a no-show in court Thursday to face drug possession charges. He is the same man who was […]
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Crime of the Week: Armed Robbery Suspects Still on the Loose
by Heather Asiyanbi Racine Police Department officers are asking for the public’s help identifying two suspected armed robbers who held up Family Dollar, 2300 Rapids Drive, on Dec. 8. Witnesses told police that two Hispanic men entered the store armed with handguns. They pointed the firearms at employees and demanded they open the cash register. No […]
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Man Charged with Domestic Battery, Might be Standoff Suspect
by Heather Asiyanbi Racine Police Department officers responded to Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare – All Saints Wednesday for a domestic abuse report after a woman said her husband beat and choked her after they got home from a party. Frederick Platt, 43, the man who may have triggered a police standoff Wednesday as described on RacineUncovered News, […]
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Crime of the Week: Copper Pipe Burglars
The City of Racine Police Department in conjunction with CRIME STOPPERS of Racine County Inc. is seeking information on a Burglary that occurred in the City of Racine. On November 29, 2013 Officers responded to 1528 Grange Ave for the report of a Burglary. Upon Officers clearing the residence, it was discovered all of the […]
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Mount Pleasant Teen Charged with Attempted Burglary
by Heather Asiyanbi Good looking out by a neighbor helped police nab a 16-year-old boy and a 14-year-old friend for allegedly trying to break into a vacant home. Kadeem Rhoades, 16, of Mount Pleasant, was charged Monday in Racine County Circuit Court with a single felony count of attempted burglary of a dwelling. If convicted, […]
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Police Investigating Man Down in Yard
by Heather Asiyanbi The Racine Police Department is asking for the public’s help finding out the details of why a man was found unresponsive in the bitter cold early Wednesday morning. According to a press release issued by RPD Sgt. Jessie Metoyer, officers responded at 4:30 a.m. Wednesday to a call in the 10 block of Ohio […]
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Youth Football Equipment Thieves Still at Large
by Heather Asiyanbi The Village Of Mt. Pleasant Police Department is looking for the person or persons who stole a trailer full of youth football equipment on or about Nov. 17. The trailer and equipment belong to the Racine Gladiators Youth football team. MPPD Sgt. Eric Relich confirmed in a press release Friday afternoon that a trailer […]
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West Bend Man Arrested After Scrapping With Officers, Police Say
By Denise Lockwood A 23-year-old West Bend man was charged with felonies after he allegedly fought with with police after they pulled him over for driving erratically, according to a criminal complaint. Christian Nelson was charged with escape, disorderly conduct, resisting an officer causing substantial bodily harm to an officer, resisting an officer causing a soft tissue […]
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Police Search for Home Invasion/Armed Robbery Suspects
by Heather Asiyanbi racinecountyeye@gmail.com The Village of Sturtevant Police Department is asking for the public’s help identifying three suspects who broke into a home Nov. 20 and forced a resident at gunpoint to drive to a nearby ATM. Police Chief Sean Marschke said at 10:34 p.m. Wednesday, officers were dispatched to a home in the 2900 […]
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Fatal Fire Victim Identified
The victim from the fire in Mount Pleasant has been identified. by Heather Asiyanbi Mount Pleasant police late Thursday afternoon confirmed that Dennis H. Radford, 62, of Racine, was the person they found in the basement of the burning home on Timmer Lane. “The deceased’s body has been taken to the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner’s […]