UPDATE 3:00 p.m.: Mount Pleasant Police Sgt. Eric Giese has clarified that while the shooting of 16-year-old Zysean Golden may have been gang-related, only the assailant, Tyrese G. Love, is known to be gang-affiliated. The victim, Golden, does not have any known gang activity. ORIGINAL STORY: MOUNT PLEASANT – A 19-year-old Racine man is in […]
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Racine Man Held on Multiple Drug Charges; Bond Set at $50k
RACINE – A Racine man was held in the Racine County Jail on a $50,000 bond following the execution of a search warrant by the Southeast Wisconsin Regional FBI Gang Task Force last Friday that revealed large quantities of marijuana at two Racine residences. The Racine County District Attorney’s Office charged Tyler J. Lynch, 25, […]
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Wisconsin Sending 500 Guard Members for DC Security
MADISON – Gov. Tony Evers announced Wednesday that approximately 500 Wisconsin National Guard troops will mobilize to federal duty to support civil authorities in the national capital region in advance of next week’s presidential inauguration. “We are once again thankful to the Wisconsin National Guard for always stepping up, not only for their friends and […]
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BREAKING: 4 arrested for kidnapping, robbery of Wells Fargo Bank
Four men were arrested Monday for kidnapping an employee of Wells Fargo Bank so that they could rob Wells Fargo Bank, 1700 Martin Luther King Drive, at 6:42 a.m. June 29. William Howell, 19, Donterious Robb, 23, George Pearson-Robb, 19, and Lamarra Powell, 18, were arrested for robbery to a financial institution and kidnapping. Charges […]
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Racine Remembers: The Baby Face Nelson Shooting
by Richard Lartz II Racine Heritage Museum has benefited from the able services of intern Richard C. Lartz since January of this year. A candidate for a Masters degree from the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee, Richard has tackled archives and research projects. Richard was asked to research the story of Racine native Carl Christensen […]
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Top Most Read Stories Of 2016: Drug Raid Results In Arrests
After a year long investigation involving the FBI and a number law enforcement agencies from Wisconsin and Illinois, 27 gang members were charged in a drug raid executed in October. The group belonged to a street gang called the Maniac Latin Disciples. The operation seized three handguns, more than 80 pounds of marijuana and cocaine along […]
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FBI: Man Sought On Drug Charges Following Raid Turns Himself In
A 33-year-old Racine man wanted on federal drug charges and his involvement with a gang is now off the streets after he turned himself into the authorities. Erik Ynnocencio turned himself in to the U.S. Marshals Service in Milwaukee on Friday without incident, according to a press release by the FBI. Ynnocencio allegedly belongs to […]
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26 Members Of Maniac Latin Disciples Gang Arrested On Drug Charges
Twenty-six people were arrested and face state and federal drug and gun charges after law enforcement served 14 search warrants in Racine and Kenosha counties, and northern Illinois. Flanked by numerous law enforcement officials during a press conference held Thursday afternoon, Justin Tolomeo, special agent in charge of the Milwaukee Division, said the drug raid […]
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Two Men Charged During Nationwide Human Trafficking Sting
Two men, acting as pimps, were charged by the Racine County District Attorney’s Office with sex trafficking and exploiting 13 women, according to officials with the Racine Police Department. Part of the FBI’s nationwide effort to reduce human trafficking among juveniles; the sting involved a number of law enforcement agencies as part of the Racine […]
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Arroyo Investigated For Robberies, Connection to Murder
Jesus Arroyo was assigned a $100,000 cash bond Wednesday at his initial appearance in Racine County Circuit Court after escaping police custody Tuesday and being on the run for 12 hours. He is being charged with felony charges of escape and obstruction causing a soft tissue injury to a peace officer as well as a […]