A 23-year-old Racine man faces a felony charge of intoxicated use of a vehicle causing great bodily harm after a head-on collision Sept. 16. The felony charge filed Thursday in Racine County Circuit Court against Dandre Renard Obee carries a fine of $25,000 and 12 years, six months in prison. According to the criminal complaint: […]
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Long-term Sheriff’s undercover drug buys bring arrest of Racine Man
A 30-year-old Racine man faces six felony charges and one misdemeanor after a series of undercover drug purchases last year. Joseph Jones is charged with three felony counts of delivery of a schedule I or II narcotic, which each carry a fine of $50,000 and 15 years in prison, along with three felony counts of […]
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Drug Take Back Day gets local police agencies to support effort
The Racine County Sheriff’s Office will again take part in the statewide Drug Take Back Day event this year. Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimmel and Racine County Sheriff Christopher Schmaling met at the Racine County Patrol Station to speak about the Drug Take Back event set for this Saturday, Oct. 27. Racine Police Chief Art […]
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Deputies use tourniquet to stabilize teen suicide attempt Sunday
A pre-dawn Sunday 911 call to the Racine County Communications Center requesting police and rescue assistance for a suicidal, intoxicated 19 year old. Upon arrival at a residence in Norway, Racine County Sheriff’s deputies found the male, who had cut his own wrist with a knife and was bleeding badly. They initiated first aid care. […]
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Undercover Oxy buys bring felony charges against Racine women, 56
A series of undercover drug purchases earlier this year led to six felony charges being filed Wednesday against a 57-year-old Racine woman. Kimberly D. Baugh is charged with three felony counts of delivery of a schedule I or II narcotic/possession with intent to deliver and three felony counts of maintaining a drug-trafficking place. If convicted […]
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William “Bill” Zilla Was An Avid Fisherman
William Frank Zilla, 91, passed away on Tuesday at Villa at Lincoln Park.  Bill was born in Racine on September 11, 1926, and was the son of the late Louis and Mary (Nee: Benes) Zilla. During WWII, Bill joined the U.S. Navy and served in the Pacific Theatre of War. He retired from the Racine […]
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Racine County Medical Examiner: Legal, Synthetic Opiate Kills 2
Racine County law enforcement officials are investigating the deaths of two people after they took a legal form of synthetic opiate they may have ordered online. County Medical Examiner Michael Payne confirmed for The Journal Times that two men – one each on the east and west ends – died this summer as a result of […]
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Man Charged in Murder-for-Hire to Kill Witness in Drug Case
Racine County Sheriff’s deputies say a man in the Racine County Jail on drug charges tried to hire a man in Milwaukee to kill a witness in his case. Isaiah Carter, 25, of Mounds View, MN, was charged Friday in Racine County Circuit Court with a single felony count of solicitation to commit 1st degree intentional […]
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Start of the School Year Also Could Mean Burglaries
After weeks at home on summer vacation, kids going back to school is usually a pretty exciting time, but residents don’t need the unnecessary trauma of a burglary. Racine County Sheriff Chris Schmaling wants residents to know that burglaries generally increase during both the fall and spring when it’s less likely homes – including apartments […]
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REAL School Raises $1,000 for Police K-9 Vest
K9 Officer Nox with the Racine County Sheriff Department will now have an extra layer of protection when he’s out trying to find bad guys thanks to the REAL School. And now, so will a number of other police K-9 units. The Caledonia school raised funds to buy a stab/bullet proof vest for Nox – […]
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Woman Facing OWI with Baby on Board
A 25-year-old Racine woman is facing drunk driving charges with her baby in the backseat after Racine County Sheriff’s deputies initiated a traffic stop. Richanya Butler was pulled over at 3 a.m. Friday for speeding and lane deviation, a written statement from RCSD reads. When deputies made contact with her, they said they observed a […]
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