RACINE, UNION GROVE — The Racine County Sheriff’s Office has released a notice alerting citizens about a middle-aged, white male asking children if they needed a ride. The man was seen operating a “white or light silver sedan,” according to the release. Suspicious circumstances reported twice A suspicious man in a “white or light silver […]
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Racine man Puchter in custody after new felony charges could lead to 46 years in prison
RACINE – 51-year-old Racine man Paul Puchter, free on a signature bond in a felony sexual assault of a child case, remains in custody in the Racine County Jail on a $250,000 cash bond after his arrest for allegedly attempting to intimidate both the victim and the witness earlier this month. Paul Puchter now is […]
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Health care worker charged with stealing medication from elderly woman with dementia
RACINE ⸺ The Racine County District Attorney’s office has charged a home health care worker with possession and theft after she took Vicodin from a patient’s home. Kayla L. Jandl, 27, of Racine, faces charges of: Possession of narcotic drugs, a felony;Possession of a controlled substance, a misdemeanor;Possess/illegally obtained prescription, a misdemeanor;And attempt misdemeanor theft. […]
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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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Racine man charged with drug possession, bail jumping
RACINE ⏤ The Racine County District Attorney’s office has charged a Racine man with multiple counts of narcotic possession and bail jumping following an arrest Wednesday. Officers arrested Kevin M. Francois, 35, on Wednesday for an active warrant at a residence on the 1300 block of Quincy Avenue. Attempts to flee While outside the residence […]
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Flesh, blood at crime scene lead to burglary charge
RACINE ⏤ Pieces of flesh and blood in a broken window led to the Racine County District Attorney’s office to file burglary and misdemeanor theft charges against a 47-year-old man. Robert D. Petty Jr., whose address was listed as Minneapolis, was being held in the Racine County Jail as of Wednesday. He faces charges of […]
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17-year-old charged in Dec. 8 north side shots fired incident
RACINE ⏤ The Racine County District Attorney’s office has leveled multiple charges against a teenager in connection with a Dec. 8 shots fired call on the city’s north side. Daquan T. McCray, 17, of Racine, faces counts of: Possession of a firearm by a felon; First-degree recklessly endangering safety; And possession of a dangerous weapon by a […]
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Mount Pleasant man charged with sexual assault; held on prior charges
RACINE ⏤ The Racine County District Attorney’s office has charged a 20-year-old Mount Pleasant man with second-degree sexual assault. Adrian X. Ager faces charges of second-degree sexual assault of a child under age 16, possession of an illegal article by an inmate and disorderly conduct. In addition, Ager was charged with numerous other offenses based […]
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Racine man facing 18 felony bail jumping counts for missing court-appointed drug testing dates
RACINE ⸺ The Racine County District Attorney’s office has charged a local man with 18 counts of felony bail jumping for missing court-appointed drug testing. When the man, Antonio Harris, 29, of Racine, did eventually show up for testing, his urine tested positive for methamphetamine. Harris faces 18 counts of felony bail jumping and seven […]
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Milwaukee man facing felonies after fleeing Racine police, telling them ‘shoot me’
RACINE ⸺ A Milwaukee man faces numerous felonies after fleeing from police last week and telling them “shoot me” when caught. The Racine County District Attorney’s office has charged Joshua Mitchell, 26, with: Possession of a firearm by outstate felon, firearm mandatory minimum enhancer, a felony;Two counts of second-degree recklessly endangering safety, both felonies;Vehicle operator […]
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Burlington man facing separate felony cases for drug dealing, vehicle theft
FILE PHOTO RACINE COUNTY ⸺ A Burlington man faces felonies in two cases ⸺ one involving drug dealing and one involving vehicle theft. In the drug case, the Racine County District Attorney’s office has charged Julian M. Barler, 24, with two counts of manufacture/deliver THC (<= 200 grams), second or subsequent offense. Both charges resulted […]
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Caretaker faces charges in disabled man’s death
RACINE ⏤ A welfare check led officers to uncover a disabled man’s body in the city at the end of October. Now, the woman who served as his caretaker faces charges in his death. The Racine County District Attorney’s Office has charged Cheryl A. Christensen, 60, of Racine with two misdemeanors and one felony in […]
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Multiple weapons charges filed against Racine man
The Racine County Courthouse. File photo. RACINE – The Racine District Attorney’s office has charged Elijah A. Sullivan, 26, of Racine, with weapon and theft-related crimes. Racine Police took Sullivan into custody Oct. 9, where he remained as of Wednesday afternoon. Sullivan faces three counts of possession of a firearm by an out-of-state felon. Two […]
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Man Charged in Domestic Abuse Incident
RACINE – Thomas William Taylor, 45, of Racine, was charged by the Racine County District attorney with disorderly conduct and use of a dangerous weapon following a domestic dispute on Monday. The disorderly conduct charge, a misdemeanor, was enhanced because Taylor allegedly used a dangerous weapon and carries an additional fine because it is related […]
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Racine man in custody on six endangering safety charges for shooting
RACINE – A Racine man was in custody Monday on multiple counts of endangering public safety by use of a dangerous weapon in connection with an Aug. 28 shooting incident. The Racine County District Attorney’s office charged Darius L. Williams, 28, with six counts of first-degree recklessly endangering safety by use of a dangerous weapon. […]