A 37-year-old woman is facing domestic abuse battery charges after Caledonia police say she attacked a relative while she was drunk. Allison Wisniewski was charged Friday by the Racine County District Attorney’s office with one misdemeanor charge each of battery and disorderly conduct, both with domestic abuse qualifiers. If convicted, she faces up to a […]
Tag: Mental Illness
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DA: Caledonia Man Set Basement Carpet On Fire
A Caledonia man was charged Wednesday with arson after he set the basement carpet floor on fire, according to a complaint filed by the Racine County District Attorney’s Office. Todd Flashinski, 38, was charged by the Racine County District Attorney’s Office with arson of a building, attempted battery of a peace officer, disorderly conduct – domestic abuse, resisting an […]
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Man Arrested After County, Hospital Can’t Find Place For Him
After a 27-year-old man having mental health issues punched another man, the 27-year-old had difficulty getting help from Racine County Human Services and Wheaton Franciscan Hospital-All Saints, and ended up in jail, according to a criminal complaint by the Racine County District Attorney’s Office. Jacob Sawisky, 27, of Racine, was charged by the Racine County District Attorney’s Office for a misdemeanor count […]
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Man Charged With DUI Nine Months After Crash
A 34-year-old Racine man was charged by the Racine County District Attorney’s Office with his fifth operating under the influence offense after her crashed his car into a light pole in September on purpose, according to the criminal complaint. If convicted, Nicholas Johnson faces up to six years in prison and/or fined up to $10,000. […]
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Editorial: What A 19-Year-Old Taught Me About Homelessness & Mental Illness
While doing the interviews for a story about the Homeless Assistance Leadership Organization and the Hospitality Center, I couldn’t help thinking about my own frustration in trying to get help for my daughter’s friend, CJ Back. When I think of CJ, I think of how important places like HALO and the Hospitality Center are even […]
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Woman Charged After Trying To Rip Off Husband’s Penis
A woman suffering from postpartum-depression and other mental health issues was charged after she punched, bit and tried to “rip off” her husband’s penis at a residence in the 3400 block of Ivy Lane on Monday, according to a criminal complaint by the Racine County District Attorney’s Office. The 28-year-old Caledonia woman was charged with […]