CALEDONIA — The Caledonia Police Department shared a roundup of police reports from the week of Sept. 21 – 27. There were 399 calls for service. This included 133 traffic violations, three accidents and three OWI arrests. The department reports one was an Absolute Sobriety arrest, where the driver was under 21, one first offense, […]
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Caledonia Police Department Weekly Police Reports Sept. 14-Sept. 20
CALEDONIA — The Caledonia Police Department shared a roundup of police reports from the week of Sept. 14 – 20, there were 381 calls for service. This included 116 traffic stops and 12 accidents. The Caledonia Police Department made five arrests for OWIs. There were four first offenses, one was a 3rd offense, and one […]
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Caledonia Police Department Weekly Police Reports Sept. 7-Sept. 13
CALEDONIA — The Caledonia Police Department shared a roundup of police reports from the past week. Between Sept. 7 and Sept. 11, there were 414 calls for service. Of those calls, 103 were traffic stops or traffic-related incidents. There were five accidents and two arrests for OWI. Regarding the OWIs, one driver had their first […]
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Car crash with criticial injuries reported in Town of Burlington, road closed
TOWN OF BURLINGTON, WI — Officials with the Racine County Sheriff’s Office are investigating a car crash with critical injuries that happened Tuesday morning. The crash happened in the 8600 Block of Schaal Road. Deputies closed Schaal Road between Pine Street and Karcher Road. The roadway is expected to be closed for several hours. The […]
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Woman injured in car versus pedestrian crash on County Line Road
VILLAGE OF YORKVILLE – A 36-year-old woman suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries in a car versus pedestrian crash Friday, Oct. 8 in the 2000 block of County Line Road. Deputies with the Racine County Sheriff’s Department responded at 6:24 p.m. to a call for a high and run crash. A passing motorist cared for the […]
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Union Grove man dies from self-inflicted gunshot wound, prompts Racine County SWAT team response
UNION GROVE-A Union Grove man is dead after taking his own life Tuesday afternoon at a residence in the 15900 block of Durand Avenue. The man shot himself, according to a press release officials with the Racine County Sheriff’s Department. His name has not been released by officials. His girlfriend called the Racine County Communications […]
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Eau Claire man arrested for driving drunk, admits to drinking two bottles of vodka
Deputies with the Racine County Sheriff’s Department arrested an Eau Claire man at 11 a.m. Sunday on Interstate 41 for suspicion of driving drunk with the children and his wife in the car. Max Hagen, 35, is facing: Two counts reckless of endangering safetySix counts felony bail jumpingTwo counts operating under the influence with passengers […]
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Milwaukee man arrested for 5th drunk driving incident
YORKVILLE – A Milwaukee man was arrested here early Wednesday on a 5th offense of drunk driving, the Racine County Sheriff’s Office reported. According to a news release, a sheriff’s deputy found a vehicle parked on the shoulder of South Sylvania Avenue near Grandview Parkway with its headlights on and engine running shortly after midnight on Wednesday. […]
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Man tells deputies he accidentally shot his wife, Racine County DA issues charges
Burlington – A Burlington man is being held on several felony charges after he “accidentally shot” his wife in the leg, but she disagreed with that assessment. Salvador Sanchez, 43, was charged Wednesday by the Racine County District Attorney’s Office with injury by negligent handling of a dangerous weapon, second-degree recklessly endangering safety (domestic abuse assessment), […]
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Hometown Hero: Racine County Sheriff’s Department Undercover Investigator
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 […]