With 30 years of law enforcement experience, Capt. Dan Warren, of the Caledonia Police Department, has been tapped as Caledonia’s next police chief. The Caledonia Police and Fire Commission chose Warren among four internal candidates to replace outgoing police chief Toby Schey at a meeting held Monday. The decision does not require approval from the […]
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Caledonia Police Chief Warns Board Of Low Staffing, Experience Levels
The Caledonia Police Department may be in for a bumpy ride over the next few years because of being understaffed and having so many new hires warned Caledonia Police Chief Toby Schey. Schey, who announced his retirement last month, had his last day on the job on Dec. 3. He highlighted a number of successes […]
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Caledonia Police Chief To Address Board About State Of Department
Outgoing police chief Toby Schey will address the Caledonia Village Board for a special board meeting about the state of the Caledonia Police Department at 6:30 p.m. Monday at the East Side Community Center, 6156 Douglas Avenue. After serving on the Caledonia Police Department for 24 years — almost five of it as the police […]
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Caledonia Police Chief Toby Schey To Retire
After serving on the Caledonia Police Department for 24 years — almost five of it as the police chief — Toby Schey announced that he is retiring. Schey’s last day at the department is Dec. 3. In the interim, Capt. Dan Warren will fill in as the Caledonia Police and Fire Commission search internally for […]
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Age Discrimination Allegations Against Caledonia Police Department Unfounded
The Equal Rights Division of the Department of Workforce Development determined that allegations made by a long-time cop against that the Caledonia Police Department for discriminated were unfounded, according to a story by the Journal Times. Caledonia police Sgt. Robert Kittel filed a complaint in September against the command staff in his department alleging that […]
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Caledonia Village Board Eyes Creating Caledonia School District
The Caledonia Village Board will hear a presentation and talking about the about the feasibility of creating an independent Caledonia School District at a special board meeting to be held at 6 p.m. Monday, Aug. 25 at the East Side Community Center, 6156 Douglas Ave. Several years ago, a group wanted to look at ceding […]
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Caledonia To Hold Public Meeting On Heroin Use
Caledonia police chief Toby Schey will give a report on heroin use in Caledonia after the village board asked for information about recent heroin-related incidents in the village, including several overdoses, and deaths. Four people have died from heroin-overdoses in Caledonia this year, said captain Dan Warren as he poured through pages of heroin-related calls that had […]
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Caledonia Considers Tighter Restrictions On Sex Offenders Residency
Over the years, the Caledonia Police Department has ousted a number of sex offenders from living in the community after it was discovered that they had violated the village’s ordinance. But the map the village used wasn’t as clear as it needed to be and the village has been working on fixing that. Police chief […]
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Police Chief Releases More Details On Orphaned Kanine Case
The Village Board commended the Caledonia Police, Caledonia Fire department, and the WIsconsin Humane Society on how the animal seizure case was handled at Orphaned Kanines, 1922 Kremer Ave. on Thursday. Orphaned Kanines owner Debra Gray could get decades behind bars after police say she kept dozens of dogs, 10 cats and 2 pigs in […]
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Residents Complain About Noisy Union Pacific Railroad Engines
A sleep deprived John Vassh, 7712 Dunkelow Road, said he has lived near the Union Pacific Railroad train tracks since he was nine-years-old and hasn’t had any issue living near them until two- and a half-years ago. Vassh, 53, lives with his wife and children near the tracks. He told the Village of Caledonia Board […]