UPDATE (Oct. 24, 12:57 p.m.): RACINE — The Kenosha man charged with setting his family’s boat on fire while it was docked at the Reefpoint Marina was in Racine County Circuit Court on Monday for a first appearance. Kenneth Koger, 27, was charged with arson and criminal damage to property. According to his family, the […]
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Racine County Circuit Court cases from Thursday, Sept. 7: Arson, attempted murder
Man pleads not guilty by reason of mental defect to arson Marcus Cole, 37, was in Racine County Circuit Court on Thursday where he pleaded not guilty by reason of mental defect to arson. – RACINE — A man accused of setting fire to a duplex pleaded not guilty by reason of mental defect Thursday […]
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Arson: Man shot in hospital after allegedly setting a fire without alerting family upstairs or calling 911
RACINE, WIS. — A 36-year-old Racine man was apprehended on Sunday, Feb. 19, for arson after allegedly setting his apartment on fire on purpose and fleeing the building without alerting the family upstairs or calling 911. Racine County Sheriff: Cole admitted to arson According to a press release from the Racine County Sheriff’s Office, Marcus […]
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Union Grove mobile home fire may have been intentionally set, fire officials say
UNION GROVE – No one was injured in a mobile home fire on Sunday night in the 1400 block of 11th Avenue. Firefighters with the Union Grove-Yorkville Fire Department called in the Racine County Arson Task Force because they treated it as a crime scene. When deputies with the Racine County Sheriff’s Office arrived at […]
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Information sought about intentionally-set car fire near Elm and 10th streets
RACINE ⏤ Racine Fire Department investigators are seeking information related to an intentionally set fire that damaged a car parked in an alley near Elm and 10th streets. Firefighters responded to the fire around 6 p.m. Tuesday evening. In the alley, they found a 2015 Cadillac SRX that had an estimated $30,000 in damages. However, […]
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Racine Fire Department suspects arson in early morning house fire
RACINE, WI – No one was injured in a house fire that started in a vacant home early Thursday morning, April 23 at 1305 Bluff Avenue, but officials suspect foul play. Officials with the Racine Fire Department Prevention Bureau believe the fire was set intentionally because they found incendiary material in multiple places. Sam and […]
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DA: Employee and children kidnapped for hours before bank robbery
Four people stand accused of kidnapping a Kenosha woman and her children, holding them against their will in Milwaukee, and then forcing the woman — a Wells Fargo bank employee — to open the bank in Racine so that they could rob it. The Racine County District Attorney’s Office issued charges against William Howell, George […]
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Two men charged with arson after starting truck on fire
A report of a possible burglary in progress Tuesday night in the Village of Union Grove led to arson charges being filed Wednesday in Racine County Circuit Court against two men. Zachary G. Ailes, 19, of Franksville, is charged with felony counts of arson of property other than a building, burglary and possession of marijuana, which […]
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Arson Charge for Former Employee, Court Date Postponed
Mount Pleasant police say a 38-year-old man who tried to burn down a local restaurant used racial epithets against his former boss. Hermelindo Guevara-Castillo’s initial appearance to face a single felony county of attempted arson of a building without owner’s consent was postponed until Wednesday because he needs a Spanish interpreter. If he is convicted, […]
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Former Restaurant Employee Charged with Hate Crime
A former employee of Super China Buffet is facing a hate crime charge among other felonies for allegedly trying to set the restaurant ablaze after he was fired. Hermelindo Guevara-Castillo, 38, was booked into the Racine County Jail Sunday morning after Mount Pleasant police responded to Super China Buffet, 5201 Washington Ave., for a report […]
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Saturday Fire Under Investigation
After a vacant home burned Saturday in the 2100 block of Mead Street, members of the fire investigation task force were called in to investigate. The fire was reported around 5:45 p.m. Saturday, and crews from South Shore Fire Department and officers from Mount Pleasant Police Department responded in minutes, according to scanner reports […]