Caledonia police say a 51-year-old man from Caledonia was driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs but told them it didn’t matter because he was “safe and sound” in his driveway. Daniel Smith was charged Monday in Racine County Circuit Court with one felony count of operating with intoxicated, 4th offense; single misdemeanor counts […]
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Week in Review: Fatal Car Crash, Age Discrimination Complaint
It was a busy week … we get it. So … we’ve rounded up the most-read stories based on how many of you clicked on the headline: One Person Dead, Two Injured in Three-Car Crash Sgt. Files Age Discrimination Complaint Against Caledonia PD Police: Man Threatens Revenge While in Custody on Domestic Charge Racine County […]
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Teenager Charged After Allegedly Stealing Liquor
Caledonia police say an 18-year-old Racine man is charged with misdemeanor retail theft after he tried to get away from Pick ‘n Save with a bottle of liquor he didn’t pay for. Joshua Gilgenbach was charged Friday in Racine County Circuit Court with a single misdemeanor count of retail theft. If convicted, he faces up […]
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Sgt. Files Age Discrimination Complaint Against Caledonia PD
Caledonia police Sgt. Robert Kittel filed a complaint last week against the command staff in his department alleging that age discrimination is behind a recent demotion and negative job performance review. Named in the complaint are Chief Toby Schey, Capt. Dan Warren, and Lt. Brian Wall. In papers filed Thursday with the state Department of […]
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Man Crashes His Car Into Tree Trying To Commit Suicide
No one was injured in a one-car crash involving a man who told witnesses that he was trying to commit suicide in front of his girlfriend by crashing his car into a tree on Five Mile Road just east of Highway 31. The man was arguing with his girlfriend at 5:42 p.m. Saturday  when he […]
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One Person Injured In Two-car Crash, Camel OK
One person was injured after a pickup truck, which was hauling a camel to a nearby zoo, crashed into a car on Highway G at Highway V on Wednesday, according to the Caledonia Police Department. A 35-year-old Milwaukee woman was cited for failing to yield the right of way from a stop sign, causing injury […]
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Racine County DA: Heroin ‘Not An Inner City Problem Anymore’
Racine County District Attorney Rich Chiapete and Caledonia Police Chief Toby Schey explained to the Caledonia Village Board that heroin use in Caledonia — not unlike Racine County and the nation — is on the rise. And the problem is at a level that is the worst they’ve seen in their careers. “This is a […]
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Caledonia To Hold Public Meeting On Heroin Use
Caledonia police chief Toby Schey will give a report on heroin use in Caledonia after the village board asked for information about recent heroin-related incidents in the village, including several overdoses, and deaths. Four people have died from heroin-overdoses in Caledonia this year, said captain Dan Warren as he poured through pages of heroin-related calls that had […]
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One Person Injured In Two-Car Crash
A woman was injured and taken to the hospital after she failed to yield the right of way and went into oncoming traffic at 11:17 a.m. Monday, according to the Caledonia Police Department. The woman was driving westbound on Five Mile Road at Highway 38 when she failed to stop at the stop sign and […]
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Jewelry Box Found In Caddy Vista Neighborhood
A box with a few unusual looking trinkets was found in the Caddy Vista neighborhood and have been turned into the Caledonia Police Department. If they are yours, contact Detective Melissa Stardy at mstardy@caledoniawipd.com or 262-835-4423 ext 171.
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Crime of the Week: Police Seeking Birthday Gift Card Thief
Caledonia police are asking people to look at the photo attached to this story of the man they say stole a birthday gift card out of the mail. Officers say a woman on July 4 mailed a birthday card containing a $50 Target gift card from the 4-Mile Road post office to her granddaughter, […]
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Battle of the Badges Aims to Punch Out Autism
Several officers and fire fighters are ready to hit the ring Oct. 11 for a Battle of the Badges fundraiser for autism services through Easter Seals Disability Services. Organized by Mount Pleasant police Officer James Kelley, Jr., who’s youngest son has autism, the five-round boxing event came together because of friendly trash talk between Kelley […]
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Man Shoots Himself In Front Of South Hills Country Club Employee
A 62-year-old man shot himself at 7:46 a.m. Thursday in the parking lot at South Hills Country Club, 3047 E. Frontage Rd., according a press release by the Caledonia Police Department. The man has been identified as Branko Sarenac, of Racine. An employee of South Hills Country Club told police he saw Sarenac drive his car into […]
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DA: Man Smokes Synthetic Marijuana, Fights With Police
A man is facing felony charges because he fought with a police officer after smoking K2, a synthetic marijuana, according to a criminal complaint by the Racine County District Attorney’s Office. Zachary Denomie, 21, of Caledonia, was charged by the Racine County District Attorney’s Office with battery of a peace officer, resisting an officer, criminal […]
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Update: Driver Dies After Single Car Accident
**Update 8:45 a.m. Aug. 9 The lone driver air-lifted to Froedtert Hospital early Friday evening after his car crashed near 4-Mile Road and Highway 31 has died. According to a press release from the Caledonia Police Department, Michael Johnson, 49, was traveling west on 4-Mile at 6:44 p.m. when he crossed the center line and […]
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