Racine police are asking for help finding the thieves who broke into a locked garage to steal a pop-up camper and truck tires. Officers were called to a residence in the 2000 Douglas Avenue on April 12 for a report of a stolen pop-up camper out of a locked garage. The owners told police […]
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Sturtevant Man Charged with Slashing Tires, Injuring Officer
Racine police say a 29-year-old Sturtevant man is facing charges after he allegedly slashed the tires of his ex-wife and injured a officer in a separate incident. Racine County Eye is not naming the man to protect the identity of the alleged victim in the tire case. According to online court records, the man was […]
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Police: Family Spat Ends After Stabbing
Racine police say a fight between two relatives ended when one of them stabbed the other. Demitris Belle, 18, of Racine, was charged Monday in Racine County Circuit Court with one misdemeanor count of disorderly conduct, domestic abuse assessments. If convicted, he faces up to 90 days in jail and/or up to $1,000 in […]
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DA Pleads Guilty to 3 Citations, Settles Case
Racine County District Attorney Rich Chiapete Thursday plead guilty to three municipal citations against him, putting the drunk driving case against him to rest. Chiapete was cited for operating while intoxicated, first offense and hit and run after he hit a tree and a traffic signal at the intersection of Melvin and Main Streets Friday […]
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Chiapete OWI Reports Released, Details Denials
Racine County District Attorney Rich Chiapete at first denied knowing anything about an accident and told officers that he’d been home sleeping before coming clean about his involvement in an OWI-related crash, according to police reports from responding officers. On Wednesday, the full report of Chiapete’s OWI accident was released to media, and it details […]
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Racine Police Officer Raising Money For Special Olympics
Racine Police officer Kristy Walls is raising money for Special Olympics and she needs your help. She’s going to repel down Miller Park with another Kenosha Police officer, Kate Schaper. Walls needs to raise $750. Walls has been a police officer for four years and volunteers with Special Olympics during the hometown games in May […]
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Update: Outside Agency Will Review DA OWI, Hit & Run Citations
After hitting a traffic signal and a tree while coming home from a friend’s birthday party, Racine County District Attorney Rich Chiapete received municipal citations Friday night for both operating while intoxicated and hit and run. The accident was reported to dispatch at 10:04 p.m. at the intersection of Melvin and Main Streets in the […]
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Police Seek Attempted Burglary Suspects
Racine police are looking for the suspects who attempted to break into two apartments in the last two weeks on the city’s south side. Officers were called Thursday to the Castle Court apartments in the 5600 block Castle Court for a report of an attempted burglary. The resident was home at the time and reported […]
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$100,000 Bond for Homicide Defendant
The man charged with killing Dulonden Ratliff early Saturday morning was assigned a $100,000 cash bond Monday during his initial appearance. Christopher S. Brown, 23, of Racine, was charged Tuesday with one felony count of first degree reckless homicide, use of a dangerous weapon and two felony counts of recklessly endangering safety. If convicted, […]
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Homicide Suspect in Custody
The suspect police say killed a 21-year-old Kenosha man over the weekend has been arrested. Christopher Scott Brown, 23, of Racine, was taken into custody while he was at work Monday afternoon, according to a press release from the Racine Police Department. He was booked into the Racine County Jail on a single charge […]
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Family Raising Money for Homicide Victim Funeral
The family of weekend homicide victim Dulondon Ratliff has established a fundraising campaign to help pay for Ratliff’s funeral services. Ratliff was killed early Saturday morning by a single gunshot wound in the 300 block of Main Street. On the fundraising site, Oksana Pohlson posted a description of Ratliff that depicts him as a […]
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Update: Shooting Victim Identified
Racine police are actively investigating the shooting death Saturday of 21-year-old Dulonden Ratliff, of Kenosha. Officers responded at 1:16 a.m. to the 300 block of Main Street for a report of shots fired. When police arrived, they found Ratliff bleeding from a gunshot wound. He was transported to Wheaton Franciscan St. Mary’s for treatment, but […]
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Police: Woman Encouraged to Sing to Cease Her Cursing
Racine police say a 59-year-old Racine woman is facing disorderly conduct charges after several motorists reported her drunken behavior in Island Park. Deborah McClure was charged Friday in Racine County Circuit Court with a single misdemeanor count of disorderly conduct. If convicted, she faces up to 90 days in jail and/or $1,000 in fines. […]
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Police Chase Leads to Multiple Charges
Racine and Mount Pleasant police say a 29-year-old Sturtevant man was drunk late Tuesday night when he lead officers on a chase through the city and the villages of Mount Pleasant and Sturtevant. Anthony Vara was charged Wednesday in Racine County Circuit Court with single misdemeanor charges each of resisting an officer; obstructing an officer; […]
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Craigslist Deal for PlayStation Turns Into Armed Robbery
Racine police say a man who was trying to sell his PlayStation system using Craigslist was instead the victim of an armed robbery. Officers were called March 6 to the intersection of Charles Street and Romayne Avenue for a report of an armed robbery, according to the Racine Police Department. The man told police he […]