UPDATE: A second defendant arrested during a search warrant last week at a Racine residence was charged Monday in Racine County Circuit Court with five criminal charges. Jordan T. Denney faces felony counts of possession with intent to deliver other Schedule I controlled substance, possession with intent to deliver cocaine, possession with intent to deliver marijuana, […]
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Posted inElections, Government
Racine marijuana advisory vote moves one step closer
The City of Racine moved one step closer to putting an advisory vote to legalize marijuana on the Nov. 6 general election ballot. The city’s Public Works and Services Committee Tuesday passed along its recommendation to split the complex issue into three parts. The recommendation is set to go before the City Council on Monday. […]
Posted inGovernment
Advisory referenda about legalizing marijuana could be on November Ballot
Racine County and City of Racine residents could get a chance to voice their opinion on whether the state should legalize marijuana for recreational and medicinal uses during the fall election. Three referenda — two from Racine County and one by the City of Racine — will likely be considered by those voting bodies over […]
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Men Face Drug Charges after Police Find Them Sleeping in Car
An early-morning investigation to two men sleeping in a car led to drug charges filed Monday in Racine County Circuit Court. Robert T. Butler, 25, and Aaron P. Hall, 33, Racine, are both charged with a felony count of manufacturing/delivering marijuana and misdemeanor counts of possession of nitrous oxide with the intent to inhale and […]
Posted inCommunity, Letter to the Editor
Letter to the editor: CBD oil consumption should be a matter of choice
Dear Editor, Lately, there have been a couple reports on the decisions of Patricia Hanson, Racine County District Attorney, regarding the sale of products containing CBD oil. The comments of the Racine County District Attorney seem to be sparking debate regarding what the state of Wisconsin and Racine County can do, should do, or will […]
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Thousands of dollars, guns and drugs found following raid
Several criminal charges were filed Thursday in Racine County Circuit Court against two men after a search warrant Wednesday. Billy Dee Thompson, 36, Racine, is charged with two felony counts of possession of a firearm, one felony count of possession with intent to deliver or manufacture marijuana, one felony count of maintaining a drug trafficking place and a […]
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Man charged with dealing cocaine and marijuana faces 28 years in prison
A traffic stop Monday led police to a large amount of marijuana and cocaine and two felony charges filed Tuesday against a 40-year-old Racine man. Terrance T. Lewis is charged by the Racine County District Attorney’s Office with felony counts of possession with intent to deliver cocaine and possession with intent to deliver marijuana, both as a […]
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Racine man charged with drug trafficking marijuana
A search warrant at a Racine residence Thursday led to a drug trafficking charge being filed Friday against a 30-year-old city man. Terry A. Lawson was charged by the Racine County District Attorney’s Office with felony charges of maintaining a drug trafficking place and possession with intent to deliver or manufacture marijuana, obstructing an officer and a […]
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Racine man faces additional felony drug charges
Three new felony drug charges were filed Wednesday in Racine County Circuit Court against a 38-year-old Racine man with several additional pending cases. Raymond F. Ellison Sr. is charged with three felony counts of manufacturing/delivering cocaine, possession with intent to deliver on or near a school in a case that stemmed from three undercover drug […]
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Teen faces charges after taking money from co-workers
An investigation into thefts at a Racine Dairy Queen led to a number of criminal charges filed Wednesday against a 17-year-old Horlick High School student. Jesus Alvarez, who is charged as an adult, faces three felony counts of bail jumping, a felony count of possession with intent to deliver or manufacture marijuana and two misdemeanor counts of […]
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Racine man charged with drug trafficking
A 25-year-old Racine man faces two felony drug-related charges after his arrest March 10. Darron D. Jackson is charged by the Racine County District Attorney’s Office with a felony count of possession with intent to deliver marijuana and a felony count of maintaining a drug trafficking place. The two counts carry a maximum fine of […]
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Man charged after Racine police find marijuana grow operation
A man used marijuana to manage his symptoms from being mentally ill and then started growing it, but now he is charged with maintaining a drug trafficking place. Jesse Ollarzabal, 40, of Racine, was charged by the Racine County District Attorney’s Office Wednesday with felony counts of manufacturing marijuana and maintaining a drug trafficking place. […]
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Police: Man Sold LSD Laced Candy
A Racine man was soaking Sour Patch kids in LSD, according to a criminal complaint filed Wednesday in Racine County Circuit Court. Ronald J. Romnek, 51, is charged with possession of LSD, marijuana and schedule I controlled substances all with intent to deliver and maintaining a drug trafficking place. Investigators were conducting an ongoing investigation […]
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Police: 2-Year-Old Tests Positive For Cocaine Following Raid
A Racine woman’s three children were removed from her home after her youngest child tested positive for having cocaine Brikdelys De Leon Osorio, 21, and her boyfriend Michael Hardy, 19, were charged by the Racine County District Attorney’s Office with a number of drug related felonies after police searched her apartment looking for Hardy at 11:14 a.m. […]
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Police Find Marijuana, Packaging Materials In Man’s Car
A Milwaukee man was arrested Thursday morning  with over a half-pound of marijuana in his vehicle. Darnell L. Roberts, 37, was pulled over on the 4000 block of North Main Street, after deputies with the Racine County Sheriff’s Department allegedly observed a tail light out and a cloudy license plate cover. Upon pulling Roberts over, […]
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