RACINE — A 22-year-old Racine man faces a felony charge after a restraining order violation where he allegedly doused a relative with gasoline and threatened to set him on fire. Prajit P. Patel is charged with a felony count of physical abuse of an elderly person and misdemeanor disorderly conduct after his arrest earlier this […]
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Restraining order violation could send Racine woman to jail
RACINE — A Racine woman could spend almost a year in jail because she allegedly violated a restraining order against her. Christina Higa, 60, was charged Wednesday in Racine County Circuit Court with a single misdemeanor count of violating a harassment restraining order. If convicted, she faces up to nine months in jail or $10,000 […]
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Man claims restraining order against police: flees traffic stop, jumps out windows to evade capture
RACINE – A Racine man with a warrant for his arrest was taken into custody Tuesday after he tried to flee a traffic stop during which he told officers he has a restraining order against the Caledonia Police Department. David Juarez was scheduled to be charged Tuesday in Racine County Circuit Court with one felony […]
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Police: Man Violated Restraining Order Now Facing Drug Charges
Racine police say a 23-year-old man is in custody after he violated a restraining order, a signature bond and was found with a gun, a taser and marijuana during a traffic stop. Juan Garcia, of Racine, was charged Wednesday in Racine County Circuit Court with one felony count of possession of an electric weapon and […]
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Man Charged with Stalking Ex by Hiring Private Investigator
Racine police say a 55-year-old man is behind bars after he knowingly violated an order of protection by hiring a private investigator to follow his ex. Racine County Eye is not naming the man to protect the identity of the woman in this case. The man was scheduled Monday to face a single felony count of stalking, […]
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Restraining Order Filed Against Racine Unified to Prevent Records Release
Newly elected Board of Education member Michelle Duchow has filed a restraining order against Racine Unified to prevent the release of her personnel records to The Journal Times. According to the injunction filed March 30 in Racine County Circuit Court, the district received an open records request for “any employment files related to Michelle Duchow, […]
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Woman Charged with Violating Restraining Order
Racine police say a 32-year-old woman is facing charges of violating a restraining order against her when she went to her ex-boyfriend’s house and caused a scene. The woman is not being named to protect the identity of the man and his family. She was charged Friday in Racine County Circuit Court with a handful […]
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Wife Hiding with Friends Weeks Before Husband Allegedly Killed Her
The woman killed in Mount Pleasant Wednesday had apparently been hiding from her husband at a friend’s house for weeks before her death. Mount Pleasant police Sgt. Eric Relich told reporters Thursday afternoon that the woman, 36, and her husband, 38, had only been married for a few months when she filed a restraining order […]
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Restraining Order Standoff Ends with Suspect in Custody
A standoff Wednesday night that started as a restraining order violation ended with the suspect in custody. Whether or not there were any injuries was unclear at the time this story posted. According to scanner reports on the Racine County Scanner Facebook page, police were called around 9:15 p.m. Wednesday to the 1800 block of […]