RACINE — The first day of 2024 didn’t turn out very well for a 20-year-old Racine man, who was facing a sentencing hearing last week in two other cases that likely would land him in prison when the vehicle he was driving was clocked going well over the posted limit of 45 mph. Leondre Varner […]
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12 criminal charges filed against Chicago woman for OWI with 4 children in vehicle
A traffic stop for speeding in August led to a total of 12 criminal charges filed against a 22-year-old Chicago woman. Sanaa Byrd faces four felony counts of second-degree recklessly endangering safety, four misdemeanor counts of operating while intoxicated with a minor child in the vehicle and four misdemeanor counts of child neglect. Each of […]
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Man wanted on felony warrant flees from law enforcement – leaving his 2 children behind
RACINE —A man wanted on a felony warrant from the Department of Corrections was apprehended Thursday after a vehicle and foot pursuit through the city. In his attempt to get away from law enforcement, he jumped out of his car and fled on foot – leaving his two children behind in the car. Jordan D. […]
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Motorcycle driver leads police on series of high-speed chases in 3 counties, faces over 20 years prison
SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN — A series of high-speed pursuits with a motorcycle in recent weeks eventually led authorities to a 20-year-old Thiensville man, who now faces three felony charges as a result. Alexander Salefsky remains in custody in the Racine County Jail on a $5,000 cash bond. He is charged with two felony counts of second-degree […]
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Man charged with assault, intimidation, strangulation of 2 women, threatening to harm child
RACINE — A 35-year-old Racine man is looking at decades in prison after an alleged assault on two different women and threatened to harm one woman’s child because she called police. Peter DeRose was charged Tues., Dec. 13, in Racine County Circuit Court with one felony count each of intimidation of a victim, strangulation, and […]
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6 felony charges, several others filed after high-speed chase
RACINE — A traffic stop on Sept. 12 in the City of Racine quickly turned into a high-speed chase, and eventually, a slew of felony charges filed against a 23-year-old Racine man. Marketas D. Ellis, 519 Mulberry Lane, remains in custody in the Racine County Jail on a $10,000 cash bond set during his initial […]