An arrest warrant has been issued for a 37-year-old Kenosha woman after she failed to come to court on Wednesday after she wrongly accused a person for being her drug dealer. Lisa Geiger was charged by the Racine County District Attorney’s Office with a felony count of false swearing and obstructing a police officer. If […]
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Week In Review: Child Neglect Charge And Death Of A Selfless Man
Catch up on our top news stories from the week in our week in review, which includes stories about a woman arrested for child neglect, a heroin overdose, a family displaced by fire, the death of a Racine native, and a car crash. http://racinecountyeye.com/newsdesk/child-neglect-charge-racine-woman/ http://racinecountyeye.com/newsdesk/man-overdoses-heroin-hours-finishing-rehab-program/ http://racinecountyeye.com/newsdesk/family-displaced-racine-home-following-fire/ http://racinecountyeye.com/newsdesk/eugene-szymczak-dies-67-sleep/ http://racinecountyeye.com/newsdesk/early-morning-crash-results-in-injuries/
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Village Officers Will Carry Narcan
Officers from the villages of Caledonia, Mount Pleasant and Sturtevant will begin carrying Narcan in their squads later this month. Mount Pleasant police Chief Tim Zarzecki said that the move was initiated by South Shore Fire Chief Robert Stedman after an incident on Sept. 18 where a train kept an SSFD ambulance from arriving at the […]
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Heroin Overdose Lands Man in Hospital, Facing Charges
A 26-year-old Mount Pleasant man will almost certainly face drug charges after overdosing on heroin Thursday. Mount Pleasant police say officers responded at 4:16 p.m. to a residence in the 2100 block of Rivera Drive for a report of a possible heroin overdose. When police and rescue crews from South Shore Fire Department arrived, they […]
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Heroin Deaths Climbing, Running Over Autopsy Budget
The easy availability and low price of heroin in Racine County has led to a climbing number of deaths and the limit of the county’s autopsy budget. Because Racine County lacks the facilities to perform autopsies, bodies are transported to Milwaukee. Medical Examiner Michael Payne told FOX 6 News that it costs $1,500 per procedure plus […]
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Police: Felony Drug Charges for Teen After Rehab
Racine police say a 19-year-old Racine man is back behind bars facing drug charges after he was found slumped over from a possible heroin overdose. Cody Listrom was charged Monday in Racine County Circuit Court with four felony counts of bail jumping, one felony count of possession of narcotic drugs, and a misdemeanor count of […]
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Police: Man Charged After Heroin OD
A 25-year-old Racine man is facing drug charges after police say he overdosed on heroin, and officers found drugs and paraphernalia at his home. Jared DeGroot was charged Monday in Racine County Circuit Court with one felony count each of possession of marijuana, possession of narcotics, maintaining a drug trafficking place, and a misdemeanor count […]
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Man Charged in Connection with Alleged Heroin Death
A Racine man is facing serious charges after a woman was found dead at his home from an alleged heroin overdose. Gary Friso, 45, was charged Monday in Racine County Circuit Court with harboring/aiding a felon-falsify information, possession of drug paraphernalia, and resisting or obstructing an officer, according to a story on Racine Uncovered. […]