A Racine man forged several checks, and cashed them at area banks, including one in Mount Pleasant, according to police. Walter McMorris, 42, is charged with uttering a forgery, fraud against a financial institution and attempted fraud against a financial institution for a series of August transactions. A man went to the Racine County Sheriff’s […]
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Police: Woman Steals From ‘Shopping List’ At Walmart
A Racine woman stole items off a shopping list, according to police, and left hundreds of dollars in damaged merchandise in her wake after passing through Walmart last month. Kayla M. Ingeman, 24, is charged with retail theft and criminal damage to property, both misdemeanors. She is charged as a repeat offender, which means if […]
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Teenager Charged In Youth Football Fight
A Racine teenager has been charged with battery for a fight that took place after a youth football game at Haban Park. Cameron Mosley, 17, is charged with battery and disorderly conduct, both misdemeanors, for the Sept. 13 incident. At 3:30 p.m. that Saturday, Mount Pleasant officers were sent to Haban Park, 1330 Borgardt Road, […]
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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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Wood Road Closing Wednesday for Road Work
Mount Pleasant residents who regularly take Wood Road between Taylor and Highway KR will need another route Wednesday. The road will be closed between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. so Public Works crews can replace a damaged culvert near Little Timber Drive. “All traffic will be rerouted to Green Bay Road or Meachem Road,” MPPD […]
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Accident Knocks Out Power, Police Busy with 3 Other Accident Calls
Mount Pleasant police answered four different calls for accidents Saturday, none of which were considered serious or resulted in serious injury to those involved. There was also a call for a large fight at Haban Park involving parents attending youth football games. From MPPD Sgt. Jason Vaccaro: Spring Street/Airline Road: At 11:22 a.m., the Racine […]
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2 Charged After Parents Fight over Football at Haban Park
**Updated 9:30 p.m. Sept. 15 Mount Pleasant police had a busy Saturday answering a call for a large fight involving parents attending kids’ football games at Haban Park and at least four calls for accidents, one of which was a hit-and-run. Officers responded at 3:22 p.m. Saturday to Haban Park for a report of a large […]
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Man Wanted in Alleged Drug Case in Custody in South Carolina
A Kenosha man wanted for questioning in a 2013 drug case has been taken into custody in South Carolina, Mount Pleasant police in April asked for the public’s help finding Joshua Carver, 29. He was wanted for questioning in connection to a drug case from October 2013 stemming from a call that started as a report […]
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Police: Man Steals Razors by Hiding Items in His Pants
Mount Pleasant police say a 52-year-old man is facing felony retail theft charges after he tried to steal a number of items from Pick ‘n Save by concealing merchandise – including razor blades – in his pants. Dewey Jackson, of Racine, was charged Friday with felony retail theft and misdemeanor disorderly conduct. If convicted, he […]
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Police Officer OK After Crash
A Mount Pleasant police officer is okay after their squad was hit early Saturday morning on Washington Avenue. According to a written release from MPPD Sgt. Shawn Lueke, the officer was traveling west in a marked Mount Pleasant squad at 1:14 a.m. Saturday on Washington Avenue and driving in the left lane. In the right […]
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Thieves Steal Equipment, Piping Hours Before Festival Groundbreaking
Mount Pleasant police are searching for the suspect(s) who broke into Festival Foods hours before the store’s official groundbreaking and stole thousands of dollars in equipment and copper piping. Officers were called at 6:45 a.m. Friday to the store, 5740 Washington Avenue, for a report of a burglary. When police arrived, they discovered that sometime […]
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Police: 2 Men Jump Out of Window to Evade Arrest, Recover $14K in Marijuana
Mount Pleasant police say two men – one of whom remains at large – jumped out of a hotel window Tuesday to avoid arrest on drug charges, and officers recovered some $14,000 in marijuana. According to a press release from MPPD, Joseph Brumfield, 36, and Brandon Jones, 30, both of Racine, were in a room […]
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Police: Unlicensed Driver Facing 6 Felonies After High-Speed Chase
A 20-year-old Kenosha man is facing several felony charges after Mount Pleasant police say he led them on a high-speed chase with passengers in his car, one of them as young as 12. Jesus Herrera-Jaimes was charged Tuesday in Racine County Circuit Court with six counts of felony first degree reckless endangering safety. If convicted, […]
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Police: Man Steals Liquor, Hits Security Officer with Stop Sign
A 45-year-old Milwaukee man is accused of stealing liquor from Piggly Wiggly and hitting the store’s security officer with a stop sign when he tried to get away. David Del Valle was charged Thursday in Racine County Circuit Court with one felony count of robbery with use of force and one misdemeanor count each of battery, […]
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Ex-Officer Facing Felony Drug, Armed Robbery Charges
Former Racine police officer Paul Garchek is facing felony charges related to an alleged armed robbery last week and drug charges stemming from an incident last summer. Garchek, 41, was charged Monday in Racine County Circuit Court with one felony count each of obtaining a controlled substance by fraud and armed robbery and one misdemeanor […]
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