RACINE COUNTY — A traffic stop last week for a burned-out registration lamp quickly turned into a high-speed chase into Milwaukee County and landed a 38-year-old Minocqua man in a world of trouble. Joseph Zupan faces felony charges of attempting to flee or elude an officer, second-degree recklessly endangering safety and three charges of bail […]
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Suspected drug overdose leads to Wind Lake man’s arrest on 4 criminal charges
WIND LAKE — A call for a suspected drug overdose earlier this week led to the arrest of a 31-year-old Wind Lake man on four criminal charges. Matthew S. Walkowski, 27901 Homestead Road, faces felony charges of possession of narcotic drugs as a repeat offender and possession of cocaine, along with misdemeanor counts of possession […]
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Misdemeanor charges filed against Kansasville man for death threats
RACINE COUNTY — An argument, damage to a residence and a verbal threat to shoot and kill his neighbors led to a pair of misdemeanor charges filed Tuesday against a 23-year-old Kansasville man. Andrew B. Hamilton, 24930 Jackson St., is free from custody on a $1,000 signature bond. Each of the misdemeanor charges for disorderly […]
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Domestic disturbance with dangerous weapon brings 8 charges against Waterford man
WATERFORD — A 56-year-old Waterford man with a 1995 conviction for first-degree reckless homicide in Milwaukee faces eight criminal charges for a domestic disturbance, including two felonies, after his arrest Nov. 2. Robert L. Mayle, 108 N. 3rd St., faces two felony charges of second-degree recklessly endangering safety with the use of a dangerous weapon, […]
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Criminal complaint: Mount Pleasant man facing 7th OWI in Union Grove
RACINE COUNTY — A 58-year-old Mount Pleasant man with a criminal complaint history that dates back to 1988 now faces his seventh drunken driving offense after his arrest on Oct. 21 in the Village of Union Grove. If convicted of the felony drunken driving charge, Jeffrey A. Stout, 4811 Indian Hills Drive, No. 102, faces […]
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Several area high schools put on lockdown; situation deemed hoax
KENOSHA, MILWAUKEE and RACINE — Numerous high schools went on lockdown Thursday morning after a person claiming to be a teacher called the schools saying that students had been shot. Law enforcement officials say the calls were a hoax. When they arrived on the scene, officers cleared the building and found no active shooters or […]
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Mount Pleasant rollover crash under investigation from Friday night
MOUNT PLEASANT — Village of Mount Pleasant Police are continuing to investigate a rollover crash late Friday night that left a 52-year-old Racine man with severe injuries. According to a press release issued Monday morning, police were dispatched to the 11000 block of Highway 20 at about 10:46 p.m., for a report of a vehicle […]
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Fire suppression tool donation brings life-saving solution for Racine County Sheriff’s Department
RACINE COUNTY — Thanks to a donation by the Union Grove Masonic Temple, a life-saving fire suppression tool now will travel with Racine County Sheriff’s Department deputies as they patrol the Village of Union Grove. The donated tool, designed by Fire Suppression Solutions, was presented to the Sheriff’s Department on Saturday. Deputies will use the […]
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Caledonia Police Department Weekly Police Reports Aug. 31-Sept. 6
The Caledonia Police Department shared a roundup of police reports from the past week. Between Aug. 31 and Sept. 6, there were 330 calls for service in the Village of Caledonia. According to the department, 107 traffic stops, one OWI arrest (first offense), and three accidents happened. The police department added that the accidents included […]