An undercover investigator with the Racine County Sheriff’s Department began his workday on Tuesday, July 13, at the Mobil gas station, 10616 Northwestern Ave. Before starting his shift at about 7:30 a.m., he stopped to fuel his unmarked vehicle. While there, he encountered an active shooter. The 21-year investigator stepped up at the scene. John […]
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Man Seriously Injured In Motorcycle Accident
TOWN OF BURLINGTON – A 39-year-old Waterford man was seriously injured in a motorcycle accident in the 7700 block of Fish Hatchery Road here Saturday evening, according to the Racine County Sheriff’s Department. Deputies responded to the single-vehicle accident about 7:10 p.m. Saturday. They found the motorcyclist laying on the ground unconscious but breathing. He […]
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Woman Rescued From Burning Vehicle; Charged With Drug Possession
CALEDONIA – A Greenfield woman, rescued from a burning vehicle on Interstate 94 here Sunday, was charged with drug possession. The Racine County District Attorney’s Office charged Christine Marie Pape, 29, with two counts of possession of narcotic drugs, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of illegally obtained prescription and four counts of misdemeanor bail jumping. […]
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Caledonia Man Arrested, Charged In Child Porn Investigation
CALEDONIA – Investigators from the Racine County Sheriff’s Office Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force reported finding “thousands of images” of child pornography on a computer owned by Andrious E. Kleiderman, 39, of the 400 block of Three Mile Road here. According to the criminal complaint filed last week, investigators located an IP (Internet provider) […]
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Racine Man Accused Of Child Pornography Possession
RACINE – Thomas James Collier, 37, of Racine, has been charged by the Racine County District Attorney’s Office with 17 counts of possession of child pornography and one count of possession of drug paraphrenia. His arrest last week followed a lengthy investigation by the Racine County Sheriff’s Office Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. According […]
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Death Investigation Leads to Drug-Related Arrest
RACINE – An investigation of a likely drug overdose death led to the arrest of a Racine man on an outstanding warrant for heroin delivery and other drug-related charges Friday. Sergio A. Velasquez, 33, was charged by the Racine County District Attorney’s Office with two counts of possession of narcotic drugs-second and subsequent offense and […]
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Union Grove Man Charged After Threatening Wife
YORKVILLE – Racine County Sheriff’s Office deputies apprehended a Union Grove man who had attempted to run his wife’s vehicle off the road here Thursday. Mark L. Naeve, 53, of Union Grove was charged by the Racine County District Attorney’s Office with two counts of second degree recklessly endangering safety and disorderly conduct-use of a […]
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Woman arrested with weed, booze, oxy in car
An Indiana woman who told police she was driving from Ohio to Indiana was arrested in Sturtevant after a traffic stop, according to police. Nicole C. Henderson, 42, of East Chicago, Ind., was arrested Friday and faces charges of THC possession, narcotics possession, and drug paraphernalia possession, according to a criminal complaint filed Monday in […]
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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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Driver crashes car into Highway Patrol vehicle on I-94
RACINE COUNTY – What started Wednesday as a routine traffic stop on Interstate-94 just south of the State Highway 20 exit ended with a separate vehicle crashing into a Wisconsin Highway Patrol vehicle. PHOTO by the Racine County Sheriff’s Department A deputy with the Racine County Sheriff’s Department stopped a car for a traffic and […]
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Man Points Gun Following Disagreement Over ATV Sale
A man pointed a gun at two others following an argument over an all-terrain vehicle sale, authorities said. Racine County Sheriff’s deputies charged Chad Solodio, 42, of Racine with one count of pointing a firearm at another and one count of disorderly conduct using a dangerous weapon in Racine County Circuit Court on Thursday. Deputies […]
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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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Teen Eludes Officers; Apprehended by Dog
YORKVILLE – An Illinois teen, who initially sped away from Racine County Sheriff’s deputies, was apprehended by a deputy’s dog on Monday evening. The driver, Kamryn Harris, 18, of Zion, Ill., was taken to a local hospital for treatment of injuries from fighting with the dog. A search of Harris’s vehicle revealed a handgun, marijuana, […]
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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. […]
