Two Racine men were charged Friday in Kenosha County after police say they used heroin in Illinois Wednesday and nearly caused several accidents on their way back to Racine County. Nicholas Ortiz, 27, and Andrew Sawisky, 24, were charged Friday in Kenosha County Circuit Court. Ortiz is facing one felony charge each of possession of […]
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Two Women, 1 Man Charged After Man OD’s on Heroin
Two Racine women and a Caledonia man are behind bars after Racine police say they contributed to a man’s heroin overdose that could have been fatal. Sunshine Ketchum, 26, of Racine, was supposed to be in court Wednesday for her initial appearance to face six felony bail jumping charges; one felony count each of heroin […]
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Week In Review: Man Pushes Friend Out Of Car After Heroin OD, Slide City Coming To Racine
You were busy this week and so were we. Catch up on the news this week by reading our week in review. Here are the top most read stories from the week. Kevin Cronin, Member of Republican Party, Dies Police: Man Pushes Friend Out Of Car In Blizzard After Heroin OD Man Accused Of Sturtevant […]
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Police: Man Pushes Friend Out of Car in Blizzard After Heroin OD
Racine police say a 22-year-old Racine man is facing felony charges after a friend of his overdosed on heroin and was left on the side of a street during the weekend blizzard. Jacob Boniface was charged Monday with felony counts of 1st degree recklessly endangering safety and possession of narcotics, both as repeat offenses. If convicted, […]
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Police: Narcan Saves Overdose Victim
Mount Pleasant police say they used Narcan to save a 24-year-old woman from possibly dying of an overdose. Officers were called at 5:37 p.m. Thursday to a home in the 4200 block of Spring Street for a report of a woman having trouble breathing. When police arrived, they found someone performing CPR because the woman […]
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Man Charged Twice In 24 Hours With Heroin
A Mount Pleasant man is in jail after he drove in the wrong lane, had an illegally obtained prescription, drug paraphernalia and narcotic drugs in his truck. Joshua N. Bothe, 22, was charged by the Racine County District Attorney’s Office on Monday with possession/illegally obtained prescription, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession with intent to distribute […]
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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 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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Week In Review: Heroin ‘Not An Inner City Problem’, Pit Bull Attacks
You were busy, we were busy too. Here are our top most read stories for the week. Heroin Support Group Organizer Speaks From Experience UPDATE: Three Injured In Pit Bull Attack Racine County DA: Heroin ‘Not An Inner City Problem Anymore’ Excellence in Racine: Case Grad Committed to Racine In Separate Incident, Pit Bull Bites […]
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Racine County DA: Heroin ‘Not An Inner City Problem Anymore’
Racine County District Attorney Rich Chiapete and Caledonia Police Chief Toby Schey explained to the Caledonia Village Board that heroin use in Caledonia — not unlike Racine County and the nation — is on the rise. And the problem is at a level that is the worst they’ve seen in their careers. “This is a […]
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Week In Review: Teen Charged With Heroin Possession, Lion Cubs Named
You were busy this week. So were we. Here are our top most read stories from the week, including a teen being charged with possession of heroin, a mom giving birth to a baby in a bathroom, and a former Racine Police Officer being suspected of robbing a person a Walmart. Police: Felony Drug Charges […]
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Caledonia To Hold Public Meeting On Heroin Use
Caledonia police chief Toby Schey will give a report on heroin use in Caledonia after the village board asked for information about recent heroin-related incidents in the village, including several overdoses, and deaths. Four people have died from heroin-overdoses in Caledonia this year, said captain Dan Warren as he poured through pages of heroin-related calls that had […]
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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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Caledonia Man Overdoses On Heroin, Charged With Possession
A Caledonia man is facing drug charges after he overdosed on heroin, according to the Racine County District Attorney’s Office. Martin Gorst, 23, of Caledonia, was charged by the Racine County District Attorney’s Office with possession of narcotic drugs, and possession of drug paraphernalia. If convicted of both charges, Gorst faces up to nine years […]
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Suspicious Vehicle Call Leads to Heroin Arrest
Mount Pleasant police say a 25-year-old Racine man is facing a variety of drug charges after officers found him semi-conscious and high on heroin. Officers were dispatched at 7:42 p.m. Friday to the end of East Red Pine Circle for a call of a suspicious vehicle parked in front of a vacant lot, according to press […]
