RACINE – Authorities are investigating two deaths involving Racine County Jail inmates that have occurred since Saturday. The Racine County Sheriff’s Office, which runs the county jail, reported the incidents. The Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office is conducting independent investigations of both deaths. First Death The first death, which occurred Saturday, involved a suspect charged with […]
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Waterford Man Held After Starting House On Fire
WATERFORD – A Waterford man was in custody after starting a fire in his home following an argument with his wife here Thursday evening. Wade Hotchkiss, 44, was charged with arson of building, arson of property, four counts of recklessly endangering safety, felony criminal damage to property and disorderly conduct (domestic abuse related). He was […]
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OWI Arrest: Two Children, Handgun in Vehicle
RACINE COUNTY – A 28-year-old woman from Lomira was in custody Saturday after being arrested on I-94/41 Friday night for Operating While Intoxicated and having her two children and a loaded handgun in the vehicle. The Racine County Sheriff’s Office reported that the Communications Center received a 911 call at 10:18 p.m. Friday of a […]
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Man Coughs on Walmart Customers, Screams “I am COVID,” DA says
A man waved a reflective metal pole at customers in a Walmart parking lot, coughed at them, and screamed “I am COVID!” authorities said. Mount Pleasant Police responded on Thursday to the Sturtevant Walmart location at 3049 Oakes Road for a report of a man swinging a stick and cursing at customers, according to a […]
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Myers’ Cash Bond Set at $50k in ID Theft Case
RACINE – Cash bond was set at $50,000 in court here Thursday for Michael T. Myers, a man accused of identity theft involving at least five people. He remained in custody in the Racine County Jail. Myers, 34, of Elkhorn, was apprehended Monday by the Racine County Sheriff’s Office-Criminal Investigation Bureau, officers from the Walworth […]
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Vehicle Drives Into Group; One Seriously Injured
MOUNT PLEASANT – One person received life-threatening injuries when a woman drove her car into a group of people outside a bar here early Sunday. The Mount Pleasant Police Department was called to the 2100 block of Racine Street at about 2:07 a.m. Sunday on a report of a person struck by a car. Police […]
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Metro Drug Unit Arrests Man on Drug Charges
RACINE – The Racine County Metro Drug Unit arrested a Racine man early Wednesday on charges related to the sale of crack cocaine. Everett J. Ratliff, 37, was arrested at a home on McKinley Avenue near Cedar Bend Park in Racine. Metro Drug Unit agents and the Racine County Sheriff’s Office SWAT executed a search […]
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Racine County Jail reports no new COVID-19 cases for 18 days
The Racine County Sheriff’s Office has been COVID-19-free for 18 days, officials said in a press release issued Friday. That includes jail staff, contractors, volunteers, and inmates, according to the release. Public-facing sheriff’s office staff have been COVID-free for 42 days, according to the release. Jails and prisons report a higher infection rate for COVID-19. […]
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Man Accused of Following Woman’s Car for 30 Minutes
UNION GROVE – A man was charged with stalking and disorderly conduct after he followed awoman’s car for 30 minutes here Sunday evening, according to the Racine County Sheriff’sOffice. Michael W. Kelley Dellach, 30, was being held in the Racine County Jail on a $5,150 bond. The sheriff’s office provided no current address for Dellach. […]
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Man Sleeping in Car Arrested on 7th OWI
ROCHESTER – A Yorkville man found sleeping in a car parked at a gas station here Tuesday was arrested on a 7th offense of Operating While Impaired, according to the Racine County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies were summoned at 11:21 a.m. when a citizen contacted the Racine County Communications Center about a man seen sleeping in […]
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Racine Man Held on Armed Robbery, Attempted Homicide Charges
RACINE – A Racine man was in custody Tuesday on charges of armed robbery and attempted homicide in connection with incidents in September and December. Tyrec M. Hale, 19, was charged by the Racine County District Attorney’s office with Armed Robbery-Party to a Crime, Attempted First-Degree Intentional Homicide, and Attempted Armed Robbery. He was being […]
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Drug, Weapons Charges Filed Against Racine Man
RACINE – Sirquan D. Jackson, 24, has been charged by the Racine County District Attorney’s office with three counts of intent to manufacture/deliver THC (marijuana), possession of a firearm by a felon and obstructing an officer. He was held in the Racine County Jail as of Tuesday. According to the criminal complaint, Racine Police investigated […]
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DA Charges Man With Drug Possession, Felony Bail Jumping
RACINE – A Milwaukee man, formerly of Racine, was charged by the Racine County District Attorney’s Office with drug possession and multiple counts of felony bail jumping following a traffic stop on Interstate 94. Jovahnte M. Lewis, 24, was charged last Friday with possession with intent to distribute Schedule IV drugs and four counts of […]
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Man catches gun charge after having seizure
RACINE COUNTY – A Chicago man, who had a seizure while on a bus traveling through Racine County on Tuesday, was taken to a hospital for treatment and later charged with possession of a firearm by a felon. Devante Mauri Dawson, 26, was held in the Racine County Jail as of Wednesday afternoon. The weapons […]
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D.A. Charges Homeless Man With ID Theft
RACINE – A homeless Racine man has been charged by the Racine County District Attorney’s Office with multiple counts of felony personal ID theft in connection with a series of vehicle break-ins in which debit cards and credit cards were taken. Rico J. Williams, 31, identified as homeless in the criminal complaint, was charged with […]
