Racine County: Car crash involving five motorcycles injures six people
RACINE COUNTY -- Six people in total were injured following a collision that involved a car and five motorcycles on State Highway 83 at County L in Racine County on Saturday morning, June 4th.The accident occurred around 10:00 a.m.Racine County officials say five motorcycles and a car were traveling southbound, and a group of 10 additional motorcycles were traveling northbound.One of the southbound motorcycles was slowing down to avoid hitting a car, when it collided with another motorcycle behind it -- which then struck a third motorcycle in the group of riders headed northbound.Authorities say one person from the crash was transported by Flight for Life.
Public meeting with experts set for June 7th amid severe bluff erosion in Racine, Kenosha counties
RACINE/KENOSHA COUNTIES -- Racine County Executive Jonathan Delagrave on Thursday, June 2nd announced that a meeting will take place involving state and federal officials on Tuesday, June 7th amid severe erosion along Lake Michigan in both Racine and Kenosha counties -- affecting homeowners in Caledonia, Mount Pleasant, Racine and Kenosha.This "Technical Assistance Community Meeting" will take place at the Village of Mount Pleasant Auditorium at 8811 Campus Drive in Mount Pleasant from 5:30 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on June 7th.Affected property owners and local officials are invited to attend."It's taking your land, is what it's doing, you know?
Burlington explosion: Investigators say foul play led to fire, deaths of three people
BURLINGTON -- The Racine County Sheriff's Office indicated in a news release on Wednesday, June 1st that foul play was at hand when a house caught fire and subsequently exploded in the Town of Burlington on May 14th.
Bluff erosion survey: Officials call damage along Lake Michigan near Mount Pleasant eye-opening
RACINE COUNTY -- A bluff erosion survey took place Tuesday, May 31st off the coast of Lake Michigan near Mount Pleasant.
Operation Orange Bottle: Racine County sheriff releases information into large-scale drug operation
RACINE -- Saving lives one pill and person at a time.
50 facing charges since fall after Racine Co. drug unit, DEA teamed up to stop sale of prescription drugs
RACINE COUNTY -- Officials with the Racine County Sheriff's Office say 50 suspects have been identified and taken into custody since the fall of 2015 -- when the "Metro Drug Unit" and the Milwaukee DEA teamed up for a large scale operation focused on combating rampant prescription painkiller diversion, misuse and addiction in Racine County.Sheriff's officials say this investigation has focused on street level opiate dealers in Racine who are illegally selling prescription drugs.The investigation has revealed the most common drugs being sold on the street are Oxycodone, Hydrocodone, Adderall and Xanax.According to a news release issued by Racine County Sheriff Christopher Schmaling, investigators utilized a "Prescription Drug Monitoring Program" to identify prescribers -- and doctors were then contacted and informed of their patient's illegal activity.
"Oh my God! It just blew up!" 911 calls released after fatal explosion, fire in Burlington
BURLINGTON -- For the fourth straight day, investigators on Tuesday, May 17th were out at the scene of an explosion and fire that happened Saturday, May 14th on Ketterhagen Road in Burlington.
Was third person inside home that exploded in Burlington? Investigators work "diligently" to determine that
BURLINGTON -- More than 48 hours after a house exploded in Burlington in Racine County, crews on Monday, May 16th were still searching for clues, and also working to determine whether there was a third person inside the home when it caught fire and exploded on Saturday, May 14th.Investigators have already recovered the bodies of two people at the scene on Ketterhagen Road.
Two bodies recovered from scene of explosion, fire at home in Burlington: "Like a bomb going off"
BURLINGTON -- Officials with the Racine County Sheriff's office say two people were killed in an explosion and fire at a home in Burlington on Saturday, May 14th.
"Underneath our nose:" 34-year-old man arrested after marijuana grow operation found in Yorkville
RACINE COUNTY -- A Racine County tip led deputies to a marijuana grow operation, and landed a 34-year-old man from Yorkville behind bars.
Thomas Brucker, accused of manufacturing, delivering heroin, pleads not guilty
RACINE COUNTY -- A Racine man who was bitten by a Racine County Sheriff's K-9 officer on May 4th as a search warrant was being executed at his home has pleaded not guilty to the charges filed against him.
Man & woman, admitted "addicts" charged, accused of manufacturing, delivering heroin
RACINE COUNTY -- A man and woman from Racine have been criminally charged, accused of manufacturing and delivering heroin, after a search warrant was executed at their home, located just a block away from the Racine County Jail.
Three arrested as search warrant served in Racine; two men allegedly showed up to buy drugs
RACINE COUNTY -- Officials with the Racine County Sheriff's Office say a total of three people were arrested as a search warrant was served and drugs were seized from a home on Durand Avenue on Monday night, May 2nd.
Captured: Andrew Leland, inmate who walked away from job site taken into custody
RACINE -- Racine authorities say 23-year-old Andrew Leland -- a minimum-security inmate at Sturtevant Transitional Facility that walked away from a work release job site was captured on Monday evening, May 2nd.Officials were searching for Leland since Monday afternoon.Leland’s prior offense includes perjury before the court.
Probation for Madison man, accused of attempting to engage in sexual activity with a minor
RACINE COUNTY -- A Madison man, accused of attempting to engage in sexual activity with a minor, has been sentenced.53-year-old Mark Lentz in February pleaded no contest to a felony charge of attempted second degree sexual assault of a child.In court on Monday, April 25th, Lentz was sentenced to serve four years in prison and three years extended supervision.
Man, woman arrested after 40 pounds of marijuana found in home in Sturtevant
STURTEVANT -- Two 57-year-old Sturtevant residents were arrested on Wednesday, April 20th as agents with the Racine County Sheriff's Office's Metro Drug Unit served a search warrant at a home there.Officials say 40 pounds of marijuana was located in the home on 90th Street, along with marijuana plant material and schedule II narcotic medications.Agents also discovered evidence in a detached garage that there had been a marijuana grow operation which appeared to have been recently dismantled.A 59-year-old man and 59-year-old woman were arrested on charges of possession of marijuana with intent to deliver and possession of schedule II narcotics with intent to deliver.PHOTO GALLERY
Man arrested for OWI after search utilizing K-9 officers, "thermal night vision" following crash
RACINE COUNTY -- Officials with the Racine County Sheriff's Office on Friday night, had to use K-9 officers and "thermal night vision" technology to locate a suspect arrested for OWI after a crash in the Town of Burlington.Sheriff's officials say shortly before 8:00 p.m., a 911 call came in from a concerned citizen who reported a vehicle had passed him traveling at approximately 100 miles-per-hour, before crashing on State Highway 83 at Pine Street north of Schaal Road.K-9 Nitro and K-9 Friday responded to the scene with their handlers to assist in a search for the suspect -- who exited his vehicle and fled on foot after the crash.The K-9 officers and deputies using thermal night vision technology tracked the suspect for over a quarter-mile through fields and wooded areas.The 23-year-old Kenosha man was eventually located and arrested.
Man who appeared intoxicated, taunts Racine Co. K-9 before being arrested
RACINE -- A man who authorities say appeared intoxicated also allegedly taunted a Racine County Sheriff's K-9 before later being arrested.A deputy was monitoring traffic around 2:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 9th on State Highway 11 in the Town of Dover.
Recognize them? Racine County Sheriff's officials look to ID suspects in theft from gas station
KANSASVILLE -- Racine County Sheriff's officials need your help identifying suspects accused of stealing money from coin boxes at a BP gas station in the Kansasville area.Do you recognize the suspects seen in the videos below?
17-year-old boy being held in jail, accused of threatening to blow up Union Grove High School
RACINE COUNTY -- A 17-year-old boy is being held at the Racine County Jail on felony and misdemeanor charges amid an investigation into a potential threat at Union Grove High School.On Thursday morning, March 24th, around 8:30 a.m., the Racine County Communications Center received information regarding a potential threat at the school.