CALEDONIA – Four 18-year-olds from Milwaukee have been charged with a variety of crimes by the Racine County District Attorney’s Office in connection with a possible series of thefts from vehicles here earlier this week. According to the criminal complaint, a resident in the 9800 block of Saratoga Drive in Caledonia alerted police shortly before […]
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Police search for man following fight, displaying gun
CALEDONIA – Officers with the Caledonia Police Department are searching for a man after he had a fight and displayed a handgun at about 10 a.m. Thursday in the 4700 Block of Douglas Avenue. The man, still at large, is not believed to be a danger to the general public, according to a statement by […]
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Caledonia Man Seriously Injured in Car-Pedestrian Accident
CALEDONIA – A 54-year-old Caledonia man was seriously injured after being struck twice by vehicles at Six Mile Road near Beechnut Drive here Wednesday. The Caledonia Police Department (CPD) responded to the reported accident about 6:32 p.m. Police investigators learned that the man was walking westbound on the north side of Six Mile Road when […]
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Woman injured after car crash involving semi-trailer
CALEDONIA – A Kenosha woman was seriously injured Tuesday when her car collided with a semi-trailer dump truck in the 7500 block of Douglas Avenue (Highway 32). Caledonia police and fire units responded to the accident shortly before 9 a.m. The driver of the northbound Hyundai Accent, identified as a 45-year-old Kenosha woman, was trapped […]
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Franksville woman killed in car crash
CALEDONIA, WI – A 47-year-old Franksville woman was killed in an early-morning crash between a semi-truck and a car on Saturday on Golf Road at the East Frontage Road. Kristin Halverson, who drove the car, died at the scene following the crash, according to a press release by the Caledonia Police Department. Randall Schaefer, 63, […]
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Dogs rescued during Caledonia house fire
https://www.facebook.com/140549396033336/videos/290138545524083/ CALEDONIA, WI – No one was injured, and two dogs were saved during a Caledonia house fire that happened at 2:04 p.m. Tuesday in the 6800 block of Beechnut Drive. On his way home from work, Caledonia Police officer Cory Radke had been driving on east Six Mile Road when the call came in […]
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Suspect dead from self-inflicted gunshot during fight with police
CALEDONIA, WI – A person has died following a self-inflicted gunshot wound that happened during a physical altercation with a Caledonia Police officer. The shooting happened at 8:40 a.m. Monday at the Concord Apartments, 4200 N. Main St. Officials with the Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) have taken over the […]
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DA: Man threatened to kill his roommate
CALEDONIA, WI – A man found hiding inside a cardboard box was charged by the Racine County District Attorney’s Office after he threatened to kill his roommate. Jeffrey Czerniak, 39, of Campbellsport, was released on a cash bond after making an appearance Monday in Racine County Circuit Court. The Racine County District Attorney’s Office charged Czerniak […]
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Man flipped off deputies, took video during high-speed chase, DA says
A Chicago man is accused of fleeing and eluding deputies for several miles and flipped them off during the pursuit. Nolan Gurdak, 33, was charged by the Racine County District Attorney’s Office on Friday with attempting to flee or elude an officer, possession of a controlled substance, and possession of marijuana. If convicted of all […]
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Caledonia man charged with 5th drunk driving incident
A Caledonia man stands accused of drunk driving after he crashed his vehicle into a guard rail and into a ravine. Ryan Duncan, 42, was charged by the Racine County District Attorney’s Office on Friday with suspicion of drunk driving (5th offense) and resisting an officer. If convicted of both charges, Duncan faces up to […]
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2 Men charged with fraud
By Christopher Bennett RACINE, WI – A case of fraud more than a year old resulted in charges by the Racine County District Attorney’s Office Feb. 13 for an individual accused of Felony Theft. Charges against Xinfeng Zhu, 25 of Troy, Mich., were filed Feb. 13 in Racine County Circuit Court. Zhu made an initial […]
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DA: Cudahy man charged following high-speed chase, crash
CALEDONIA, WI – A Cudahy man was charged Thursday with a felony count of fleeing and eluding police following a high-speed chase Wednesday night that ended in Oak Creek. The Racine County District Attorney’s Office charged Brandon Soles, 28, with attempting to flee or elude an officer. If convicted of the charge, he faces up to three […]
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DA: Lethal force in officer-involved shooting “within his right”
The Racine County District Attorney Tricia Hanson will not seek charges against a Caledonia Police Officer who shot and killed a 38-year-old man in August. Jared R. Nelson Officer David Baird shot Jared R. Nelson at a residence in the 4800 block of Crystal Springs Drive. The shooting happened after Nelson struck Baird in the head […]
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Man charged after he beat a woman, smashing her face against a bed frame
A Caledonia man is being held on a felony battery and two misdemeanor disorderly conduct charges after he beat a woman and smashed her face against a bed frame Saturday at his residence. William C. Vague, 40, was charged by the Racine County District Attorney’s Office Wednesday with substantial battery and two counts of disorderly […]
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1 Dead, 1 Injured In Early Morning Traffic Accident
By Bill Houston Caledonia, WI — A 36-year-old man is dead, a 38-year-old man hospitalized with serious injuries and an investigation is underway following an early morning traffic crash Nov. 1. The incident occurred just before 2 a.m. when a white VW Jetta traveling southbound on N. Green Bay Road near Louise Lane went off […]
