RACINE – A Racine man is looking at spending the next 20 years in prison after he allegedly tried robbing Lee’s Deli at gunpoint. Scott Hemphill, 57, was charged Thursday in Racine County Circuit Court with one felony charge of attempted armed robbery and one misdemeanor charge of carrying a concealed weapon. If convicted, he […]
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Police: DNA leads to suspect of 2 armed robberies
Racine police say a man who robbed two different establishments at gunpoint earlier this year was identified, in part, because of DNA he left behind on the weapon when he dropped it in a stranger’s yard, Shean Johnson, Jr. was charged Thursday in Racine County Circuit Court with two felony counts of armed robbery. If […]
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Police: Man used lighter resembling handgun to rob patrons at Maxine’s
A man who said he allegedly participated in an armed robbery – using a lighter – of patrons at Maxine’s bar because of peer pressure is facing decades in prison. Jermarel Cobb was charged Wednesday in Racine County Circuit Court with five felony counts of robbery with the threat of force as a party to […]
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Two Men Charged After Threatening Woman with BB Gun
Two men are facing charges of attempted armed robbery with threat of force after police say they threatened a woman with a gun that turned out to be a BB gun. Willie Hayes and Demontez Jones were charged Monday in Racine County Circuit Court with one felony count of attempted armed robbery with threat of […]
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Men charged in Waterford carjacking, armed robbery
WATERFORD – Two Milwaukee men face carjacking and armed robbery charges after the Town of Waterford Police said they robbed a 67-year-old woman at gunpoint and fled with her car. Hancel G. Matias-Rivera, 18, and Daniel O. Munoz, 21, face charges of armed carjacking and armed robbery following an incident Wednesday at the Waterford St. […]
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Man Accused of Armed Robbery, ID Theft
RACINE – Divine J. Rothschild, 41, of Kenosha, was being held in the Racine County Jail on a $25,000 cash bond on Monday in connection with the March 12 knifepoint robbery of a Racine woman. The Racine County District Attorney’s Office charged Rothschild with one count of armed robbery and 10 counts of felony personal […]
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Man shoots himself following armed bank robbery
STURTEVANT – A suspect involved in an armed robbery at a bank ended with the man shooting himself at 11:22 a.m. Thursday on Oakes Road near Highway 20. The man robbed a bank employee of an undisclosed amount of money at Tri-City National Bank, 8710 Durand Avenue in Sturtevant. He fled from the scene in […]
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Racine Man Accused in October 2018 Armed Robbery
RACINE – The Racine County District Attorney’s Office has charged Daishon D. Pinson, 25, of Racine, with armed robbery and disorderly conduct-use of a dangerous weapon connected with an incident that occurred in October 2018. According to the criminal complaint, Racine Police were dispatched to 15th Street and Junction Avenue on Oct. 21, 2018, on […]
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Racine Man Held on Armed Robbery, Attempted Homicide Charges
RACINE – A Racine man was in custody Tuesday on charges of armed robbery and attempted homicide in connection with incidents in September and December. Tyrec M. Hale, 19, was charged by the Racine County District Attorney’s office with Armed Robbery-Party to a Crime, Attempted First-Degree Intentional Homicide, and Attempted Armed Robbery. He was being […]
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Teen charged in cases of social media sales-related armed robbery
FILE PHOTO RACINE ⏤ The Racine County District Attorney’s office has charged a Racine teen with felony theft-party to a crime and armed robbery. The charges have been filed in connection with two robberies that originated with social media sales applications. Tazarious K. Riddle, 17, was in custody in the Racine County Jail as of […]
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Mount Pleasant Police seek public’s help in identifying robbery suspects
Mount Pleasant Police Department officers are seeking the public’s help in identifying the two men captured in this image from surveillance video footage. Image provided by the Mount Pleasant Police Department. MOUNT PLEASANT ⏤ Mount Pleasant Police are seeking help in identifying three suspects involved in an armed robbery on Nov. 22. On that day, […]
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MP Police Seeking Information About Sunday Night Robbery
MOUNT PLEASANT – Mount Pleasant Police are asking for the public’s help in investigating agas station robbery that occurred Sunday night. The Mount Pleasant Police Department was dispatched by a hold-up alarm to the Hometown gas station at 2325 Racine Street at about 10:37 p.m. Sunday. It was determined that the business was robbed by […]
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Kenosha man arrested for 2018 Caledonia armed robbery
CALEDONIA ⏤ The Racine County District Attorney’s Office has charged a Kenosha man in a 2018 armed robbery in Caledonia. Aaron J. Primmer, 30, faces charges of armed robbery with threat of force and attempted armed robbery with threat of force. Both charges are felonies and carry repeater status in the case. Primmer’s charges stem […]
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Robberies started over woman paying for groceries with food stamp card
MOUNT PLEASANT, WI — A Detroit woman stands accused of several felonies after she stabbed a Walmart employee and stole money from a woman in separate robberies. Tia Sullivan, 30, of Detroit, was charged by the Racine County District Attorney’s Office with armed robbery, first-degree reckless injury, aggravated battery, obstructing a police officer, and disorderly […]
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$250,000 cash bond set for men accused of armed robbery
Two Illinois men accused of robbing employees at a Mount Pleasant gas station Tuesday led authorities on a manhunt were charged by the Racine County District Attorney’s Office on Thursday. George E. Lark, 19, Champaign, Ill., was charged with felony counts of armed robbery and possession of a firearm by an adjudicated delinquent. Dezerric F. […]