Officials: More than 500 child porn images discovered at home of Waterford man, 67
WATERFORD -- A Waterford man, 67, was arrested Monday, March 12 after officials say they found more than 500 images of child pornography in his possession.Gregory Frank has been charged with 16 counts of possessing child pornography.The Racine County Sheriff's Office executed a search warrant at his Waterford home on Feb. 21.
Indiana man prosecutors say traveled 100+ miles to have sex with girls, 11, 15, pleads not guilty
RACINE COUNTY -- An Indiana man, 56, was arrested Feb. 28 in Racine County after officials say he traveled approximately 109 miles to have sex with girls, 11 and 15 was in court Wednesday, March 7 for his preliminary hearing.Richard Barney waived his prelim, and probable cause was found for further proceedings.
Man accused of threatening passengers on board Greyhound bus pleads guilty; gets 52 days in jail
RACINE -- Margarito Vargas-Rosas, 34, the man accused of threatening passengers on board a Greyhound bus in January, pleaded guilty on Monday, March 5 to one count of disorderly conduct.
15-year-old student of Union Grove HS arrested for 'making terroristic threats'
UNION GROVE -- A 15-year-old student of Union Grove High School was arrested on Monday, Feb. 26 for "making terroristic threats" and disorderly conduct.The Racine County Sheriff's office indicated in a Facebook post that it had received a complaint from Union Grove High School of a student who had thoughts of "shooting up the school."Officials say the suspect was quickly identified -- and he was taken into custody at the high school.
Plea hearing set for man accused of threatening passengers on Greyhound bus
RACINE COUNTY -- Margarito Vargas-Rosas, 33, accused of threatening passengers on board a Greyhound bus on Jan. 12 has a plea hearing set in the case against him.Vargas-Rosas was in court Wednesday, Feb. 14 for his preliminary hearing, which he waived.
'She smelled skunk:' Man arrested after pot plants found by disabled wife in basement
TOWN OF NORWAY -- A man was arrested and he now faces drug charges after prosecutors say his disabled wife went down into the basement of their Town of Norway home for the first time in years, and soon led deputies to marijuana plants.Michael Larose, 53, faces the following charges:
Man stabbed at Town of Burlington bar over game of pool; suspect in custody
TOWN OF BURLINGTON -- One man was taken to the hospital after he got stabbed at a bar in the Town of Burlington Friday night, January 26th.Deputies say they took a 911 call of a stabbing of a patron at the Countryside Pub around 9:15 p.m. When Racine County Sheriff Deputies made it to the scene, they found a 54-year-old man with a stab wound to his lower left side.
Racine County K-9 unit finds bags of marijuana during traffic stop; Chicago man admits it's his
RACINE COUNTY -- A 25-year-old Chicago man is charged after a Racine County K-9 found marijuana in his vehicle Tuesday night, Jan. 23.Christian Olvera, 25, faces one count of possession with intent to deliver or manufacture THC, greater than 1,000 but less than 2,500 grams, second and subsequent offense.According to a criminal complaint, Olvera was stopped on I-94 at Mile Marker 333.2 in Racine County around 8:30 p.m. on Jan. 23.
'I'll kill everyone on this bus:' Charges filed against man accused of threatening passengers on Greyhound
RACINE COUNTY, Wis. -- Formal charges have been issued out of Racine County against Margarito Vargas-Rosas, 33, in connection with an incident in which he's accused of threatening passengers on board a Greyhound bus on Friday, Jan. 12.Vargas-Rosas is charged with terrorist threats and disorderly conduct.
Greyhound driver off the road amid investigation after 27-minute ordeal on I-94
WAUKEGAN, Ill. -- Greyhound officials said Monday, Jan. 15 the driver in Friday night's pursuit on I-94 has been removed from the road as the company conducts an internal investigation.
42-year-old man arrested for 5th OWI offense after crashing SUV in Racine County
RACINE COUNTY -- Sheriff's deputies arrested a 42-year-old man for his fifth OWI offense, after he allegedly crashed an SUV into a tree off State Highway 11/Durand Avenue, east of State Highway 83 in Racine County.
Caught on camera: 2 charged in connection with theft of scrap metal from business; 1 fled the scene
RACINE COUNTY -- Two men have been criminally charged after prosecutors say they were caught on camera stealing scrap metal from a business in Racine County.38-year-old Jeremy Debartelo of Kenosha and 23-year-old Robert Greskoviak are charged in this case.Debartelo faces one count of theft of movable property as party to a crime, one count of criminal damage to property as party to a crime and possession of drug paraphernalia.
"In a rush to get home," woman accused of leading deputies on 100+mph pursuit while drunk
RACINE COUNTY -- A Racine County woman is accused of leading deputies on a pursuit reaching speeds in excess of 120 miles-per-hour, and she was allegedly drunk at the time.