This past week included quite a mix of news; crime, business, government, and cool stuff about our community. But, the top five stories mostly revolve around the shenanigans of neighbors: Racing may have led to 1 injured in single car accident Sturtevant, SCJ spar over land for Willow Road redirect Caledonia police order a man […]
Tag: Racine County Metro Drug Unit
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Police: Cousins Using Relative’s House to Deal Drugs
Police say a pair of cousins are facing over a decade behind bars for dealing drugs out of a relative’s house less than 1,000 feet from a public park. William Mueller, 22, and Kali Andersen, 18, were charged Thursday in Racine County Circuit Court with one felony count each of marijuana possession with the intent to […]
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Police: Over $8,000 in Pot Seized During Search Warrant
Officers with the Racine County Metro Drug Unit say they seized 1.59 pounds of marijuana Wednesday worth approximately $8,400 on the street. Police executed a search warrant at 7:35 a.m. Wednesday at a home in the 2800 block of Spring Street and recovered a number of items: 724.4 grams (1.59 pounds) of marijuana Hash/butter Packaging […]
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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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Racine DA: Couple Sold Marijuana Sent Through U.S. Mail
A Racine couple was charged with multiple drug and gun charges after they allegedly had marijuana delivered to their home and sold it for over nine months, according to a criminal complaint by the Racine County District Attorney’s Office. Julius Johnson, 30, and his wife, Quanetta Johnson, 39, were charged with multiple drug and gun […]
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Police Nab $48,000 in Pot During Search Warrant
A 31-year-old Racine man is facing serious drug charges after officers with the Racine County Metro Drug Unit recovered 12 pounds of what they say is high grade marijuana and a variety of weapons. According to press release from the Racine County Sheriff’s Department confirms that officers with the drug unit executed a search warrant […]
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Update: $7,500 Cash Bond for Accused Drug House Operator
**Updated 9:15 p.m. March 19 A Mount Pleasant man remains behind bars Wednesday after being assigned a $7,500 cash bond for allegedly owning and operating a drug house. Dale Johnson, 35, remains in the Racine County Jail, according to online court records. He made his initial appearance Wednesday before Racine County Court Commissioner Alice Rudebusch. […]
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Third Man Charged In Connection With Heroin Overdose
A man was charged with first-degree recklessly endangering safety and manufacturing/delivering heroin by the Racine County District Attorney’s Office on Wednesday. Scott Boll, 35, of Caledonia, was charged after another Caledonia man overdosed from the heroin, which Boll allegedly delivered to Jeff Exner, 34, of Caledonia, and Shawn Pulda, 28, of Caledonia, according to a […]
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Police: Smaller Pot Bust Leads to Grow Operation
Members of the Racine County Metro Drug Unit say the target of a search warrant last May led them to a grow operation nearby. Jerome Joseph Michel, 28, of Racine, was charged Tuesday in Racine County Circuit Court with single felony counts each of possession with intent to deliver, second or subsequent offense; manufacturing/delivering […]