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 […]
Tag: Death Investigation
UPDATE: Racine Police investigate death on North Bay Drive
RACINE, WI – A Racine man is dead and a woman is in critical condition after they were stabbed early Thursday morning inside their home in the 3800 block of North Bay Drive. Officials with the Racine Police Department have ruled the incident a homicide that stemmed from a domestic disturbance. Children were inside the […]
UPDATE: Man found dead on the side of the road
UPDATE: The cause of death of a man found dead alongside a road in the Town of Raymond has been determined, according to officials with the Racine County Sheriff’s Office. Keith D. Brown died from “multiple blunt force trauma resulting from a hit and run vehicle accident,” according to a press release from the Racine […]
UPDATE: Girl’s Death Ruled A Homicide
UPDATE July 27: Mount Pleasant Police are ruling the death of a 17-year-old Kenosha girl found dead near a ditch on Monday a homicide. Olivia Mackay was reported missing and found dead on Monday night. Initially her death was ruled as suspicious, but after officials performed an autopsy they determined the cause of her death, according […]
BREAKING: Death Investigation: Body Found Behind Sunshine Market
How, when and where a person died is under investigation after their body was found outside a local store. Racine police were called at 9:50 a.m. to the Sunshine Market, 1559 Taylor Avenue, for a report of a body. When officers arrived, they found a deceased person in the rear of the building. The name and gender of […]
Update: Police Confirm Deceased Man’s Identity
**Updated 9:20 p.m. April 13 Racine police say the 34-year-old man they found deceased Monday evening in the 1500 block of Grove Avenue has been identified as Thomas Borglin. Because there wasn’t an obvious cause of death, they are treating Borglin’s death as suspicious and launched an investigation. RAPD Lt. David Wohlgemuth wrote in a press […]
Death Investigation After Body Found Near RR Tracks
Mount Pleasant police are investigating how and why a 45-year-old woman may have been hit by a train Saturday after her body was discovered adjacent to the Union Pacific Railroad tracks. Officers were called to the 1900 block of Willow Road after a train conductor reported a female’s body lying adjacent to the tracks near […]
Racine Police Seeking Information on Death
Racine Police are investigating a death that happened in the 4000 block of Erie St. at 6:48 p.m. Sunday, March 8, according to a press release by the Racine Police Department. Officials with the Racine Police Department said this is “a fluid, active investigation,” and no other information is being released at this time. Racine […]
Police Search for Homicide Suspect Considered Armed & Dangerous
Racine police are asking the public to keep an eye out for Jacob Wayne Rogers who is suspected of shooting his roommate to death Monday morning. He is considered armed and dangerous. Rogers, 27, is believed to be traveling with his girlfriend, Katelyn A. McGraw, 22. Police say she is considered both endangered and a […]
Racine Police Investigating Death At Apartment Building
A Racine man was found dead in an apartment at 522 Three Mile Road at 8:59 a.m. Monday, March 2. Lt. Al Days, of the Racine Police Department said foul play is suspected. The homicide occurred inside one of the apartments. Police had much of the building taped off and a number of residents stood outside waiting to […]
BREAKING NEWS: Man Found Dead In Caledonia
A 57-year-old man suffered a gunshot wound to the head and was found dead by a dumpster at 12:24 p.m. Monday, Feb. 23 in the 4300 block of Erie St., according to a press release by the Caledonia Police Department. No foul play is suspected. Police found a gun near the man. Investigators learned that the […]
Police Release Identity Of 19-Year-Old Homicide Victim
Officials from the Racine Police Department have released the name and photographs of a man shot to death Tuesday. Semar McClain, 19, suffered from a fatal gunshot wound to the head at 7 p.m. Tuesday. Racine Police answered a call for a man down in the 1300 block of Blake Avenue. When officers arrived, they […]