Racine County organizations and business owners have pulled together to try and help area police solve a series of armed and attempted armed robberies that have occurred over the last several weeks in the City of Racine and the Village of Mount Pleasant. Law enforcement has recorded a total of 21 incidents combined between the […]
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Man Shot Multiple Times in Serious Condition
A 21-year-old man was shot multiple times Friday night but is expected to recover after he was taken by Flight for Life to Froedtert Hospital. Racine police say the man and a companion were approached around 10:20 p.m. Friday while leaving SF Foods in the 1300 block of Lathrop Avenue, and shots were fired. The […]
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Police Search for Shoplifting Suspect
Mount Pleasant police are asking for the public’s help identifying the man in these surveillance photos. Officers say he is suspected of shoplifting at Walmart and believe he left the scene in a Chevy Malibu with a sunroof and without plates. Leave an anonymous tip with Crime Stoppers at (888) 636-9330 or text RACS to […]
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Armed Robbers Hit O’Reilly’s Auto Parts
Racine police are searching for two males suspected of robbing at gunpoint O’Reilly Auto Parts on Rapids Drive. Racine Uncovered News is reporting that 911 calls came into dispatch around 8 p.m. from an employee who was in the back of the store and witnessed the suspects come in the front. The two men may […]
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Speedway Robbed at Gunpoint, Suspects at Large
Mount Pleasant police say the Speedway on Washington and Emmertsen was robbed at gunpoint Tuesday morning, and they are asking for the public’s help apprehending the suspects. At 4:36 a.m. two male suspects entered the gas station, 6209 Washington Avenue, and demanded cash. One of them displayed a handgun, and they got away with an […]
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Update: Police Seeking to Question Joshua Carver in Drug Case
The Mount Pleasant Police Department is asking for the public’s help finding Joshua Carver. Carver, 29, of Kenosha, is wanted for questioning in connection with a drug case from last October that began as a loose dog call in the 3500 block Sheridan Road. Officers were forced to shoot and kill the dog in question […]
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Tips Needed to Find Camper Thieves
Racine police are asking for help finding the thieves who broke into a locked garage to steal a pop-up camper and truck tires. Officers were called to a residence in the 2000 Douglas Avenue on April 12 for a report of a stolen pop-up camper out of a locked garage. The owners told police […]
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Police Seek Attempted Burglary Suspects
Racine police are looking for the suspects who attempted to break into two apartments in the last two weeks on the city’s south side. Officers were called Thursday to the Castle Court apartments in the 5600 block Castle Court for a report of an attempted burglary. The resident was home at the time and reported […]
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Police Seeking Family Dollar Armed Robbery Suspect
The male suspect who robbed a Family Dollar store at gunpoint remains at large, and police are asking for the public’s help apprehending him. On March 7, Racine police responded to Family Dollar, 3701 Durand Avenue, for a report of an armed robbery. Witnesses say a male of undetermined race brandished a grey handgun […]
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Craigslist Robberies Prompt Police Warnings
Racine police are warning residents to take precautions when answering ads on Craigslist to buy cars. Our friends at Racine Uncovered are reporting that three incidents in the last two weeks all involved individuals going to meet someone selling a car. In each instance, at least one suspect was armed with a handgun, and […]
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Child Enticement Suspect Sought
Racine police are asking for the public’s help finding a young man they say tried to get a child into a van near Fratt School. Officers on Wednesday were flagged down after school in the 2400 block of Hansen Avenue for a report of child enticement. According to witnesses, a child was walking home from […]
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Unlocked, Running Car Stolen; Suspect(s) at Large
Racine police are looking for the suspect(s) responsible for stealing a car Friday from the driveway of a residence in the 3600 block of 10th Avenue. Officers say the car – a 2002 Black Impala, with the license plate of 194-EDF – was unlocked and running to warm up when it was taken. Police are asking […]
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$25,000 Bond for Child Porn Defendant
**Updated 8:15 p.m. Feb. 25 The Racine County Sheriff’s Department took a 44-year-old Racine man into custody Monday for possession of child pornography. Kent Sargent was charged Tuesday in Racine County Circuit Court with six felony counts of possession of child pornography. If convicted, he faces up to 150 years in jail and/or up to […]
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Police Searching for Bird Thieves
Caledonia police are asking for the public’s help finding the suspects responsible for stealing a variety of birds from a residence. All told, the birds are valued at about $9,000. CPD Lt. Brian Wall said in a written statement that officers have been called multiple times to a home on 3-Mile Road since December for […]
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Police Search for Shooting Suspect
The person who shot a woman shot multiple times this week is still at large, and Racine police are asking for the public’s help finding them. Early Tuesday morning, a 55-year-old woman was shot while sitting in her car by an unknown assailant who was waiting for her in the back seat of her vehicle. […]