RACINE — A 41-year-old Racine man faces the rest of his life in prison after authorities filed 10 new charges of possession of child sex abuse materials (CSAM) after the original 2021 case against him was closed. Matthew A. June was scheduled to be charged Thursday, Oct. 13, with 10 felony counts of possession of […]
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Man charged with sexual assault of young family member
A Racine man is facing the rest of his life in prison after police arrested him for sexual assault of a young family member. Elijah Mosley was charged Tuesday in Racine County Circuit Court with one felony count each of sexual assault of a child under the age of 12 and incest. If convicted, he […]
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Convicted Sex Offender with Ties to Racine and Kenosha Charged with Failure to Register
A convicted sex offender for whom a $5,000 warrant was issued in 2021 for failing to register his new address is now in the Racine County Jail. Michael Eggleston was charged Monday in Racine County Circuit Court with one felony count of failing to register as a sex offender. If convicted, he faces up to […]
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Sex Offender Information Bulletin
The following Sex Offender Information Bulletin was released by the Racine Police Department and has been posted in its entirety without alteration: The Racine Police Department, in cooperation with the Division of Community Corrections, is releasing the following information pursuant to Wisconsin State Statutes 301.46(2m) which authorizes law enforcement agencies to inform the public of […]
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Judge Issues Stay Order on Sex Offenders Placement
CALEDONIA – On Thursday, a Racine County Circuit Court Judge issued a stay order that temporarily halts a planned placement of two registered sex offenders to a Caledonia neighborhood. Judge Wynne Laufenberg issued the order after the Caledonia Village Board announced plans to sue the state over plans to place Daniel R. Williams and Hung […]
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Village of Caledonia Sues To Prevent Sex Offender Placement
CALEDONIA – The Village of Caledonia is suing the state to prevent two registered sex offenders from being placed in a rental property at 9901 Saratoga Drive. The planned lawsuit, announced Tuesday, was unanimously approved by the Caledonia Village Board in a special meeting Monday evening. At issue is the planned placement of Daniel R. […]
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DA charges sex offender with child pornography possession
BURLINGTON – A man previously convicted of sex offenses and now faces more charges is being held on a $100,000 bond. Justin E. Klein, 37, a registered sex offender, was charged by the Racine County District Attorney with ten counts of child pornography possession. Each of the charges is a felony punishable by a $100,000 […]
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Mount Pleasant’s 2019 Halloween Sex Offender Safety Map
MOUNT PLEASANT, WI — Before kids go out trick or treating on Halloween, fall is a good time to take an inventory of who is living in your neighborhood. Mount Pleasant currently has 38 registered sex offenders listed on the Wisconsin Sex Offender Registry, however 13 of them are on active supervision. According to state […]
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Racine Sheriff’s Office conducts Halloween compliance checks on sex offenders, makes arrests
The Racine County Sheriff’s Office and the Division of Community Corrections (DCC) partnered to conduct additional supervised checks on sex offenders residing throughout Racine County during Halloween trick-or-treat hours. The sex offenders under supervision of the Wisconsin Department of Corrections sign a Halloween Contract that requires them to be indoors a minimum of one hour […]
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Oshkosh man arrested for seeking sex with ’15-year-old girl’
A 32-year-old Oshkosh man is under arrest for communicating with what he thought was a 15-year-old girl for the purposes of sex. Investigators from the Racine County Sheriff’s Office arrested Daryl A. Prater after the department’s Internet Crimes Against Children Unit developed a case where Prater thought he was communicating with 15-year-old. and ultimately arranged […]
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Convicted Sex Offender, Wanted In Oregon, Found In Racine Motel
A man, wanted in Oregon for absconding from parole for being a sex offender, was arrested after drunkenly attracting the attention of police two nights in a row. Kurtis L. McVae of Portland Ore., 27, was staying at the Knights Inn at 1149 Oakes Rd. And that’s where police found him, covered in vomit. Police […]
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Sex offender released on bond accused of raping teen
A 17-year-old girl reported Saturday that someone she had known for a few months raped her and choked her after she gave him a ride. The man, Thomas A. Nelson, is a convicted sex offender who is on the sex offender registry. Nelson, 30, of Caledonia, is charged with second-degree sexual assault, strangulation and suffocation, false […]
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Police Ask For Vigilance When Child Sex Offender Released
A convicted child sex offender will be released from prison Nov. 15. But when he is, Racine Police warn that the community needs to be vigilant because the man doesn’t have a permanent residence. Eric Pletz, 41, of Racine, will live at Genesis Behavioral Services Inc., 4606 Durand Ave., because he has no permanent residence […]
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Two Cited For Violating Sex Offender Ordinance
After failing to notify police twice that he was living in Caledonia, a sex offender and the woman he was living with have been issued municipal citations for violating the village’s registered sex offender ordinance. Donald Knebel, 60, moved into a residence in the 2700 block of 6 Mile Road. Caledonia Police notified the woman and […]
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Sex Offender Notification Meeting Set, 3 Men To Be Released
Three convicted sex offenders will be released from prison and placed in homes in Racine. Law enforcement officials believe the criminal history the men have puts them in a class where they could re-offend, according to a press release by the Racine Police Department.The public is invited to a sex offender notification meeting set for […]