Teenage boy accused in car dealership theft released from hospital

MOUNT PLEASANT -- Mount Pleasant police say the 13-year-old boy who was arrested on Monday, July 4th in connection with a burglary at a car dealership has been released from the hospital.The boy suffered non-life threatening injuries after crashing a stolen gray Ford Transit van on the night of the burglary to the Porcaro Ford car dealership in Mount Pleasant.Since being released from the hospital on Tuesday, July 5th, the boy was taken to a secure juvenile detention facility in Milwaukee.

Boy arrested after allegedly stealing car from dealership, leading police on chase, crashing

MOUNT PLEASANT -- A 13-year-old boy was arrested early Monday, July 4th after allegedly burglarizing a car dealership in Mount Pleasant, stealing a car and then crashing that vehicle.

Mount Pleasant man accused of defrauding "Point One Recruiting," where he worked

MOUNT PLEASANT -- Mount Pleasant police say a 39-year-old man was arrested and charges have been submitted to the Racine County District Attorney's Office after the man allegedly defrauded a recruiting company.On February 11th, police received a complaint of theft by an employee of "Point One Recruiting" on Corporate Drive in Mount Pleasant.A subsequent investigation revealed the man was employed by the company as a recruiter -- responsible for the recruitment and placement of employees to companies that had retained Point One.The suspect, on several occasions, had failed to report unsuccessful placements to the management staff at Point One.The suspect then refunded the fee paid by the customer but kept the commission he received as though it was a successful placement.Police say the man on at least six occasions, falsified documents to support that he had successfully placed employees with companies, in order to claim his commission.These commissions totaled in excess of $40,000.The suspect was arrested, and charges of theft from a business setting (greater than $10,000) have been submitted to the district attorney's office.

Mount Pleasant police seek suspect after "SF Petroleum" robbed at gunpoint

MOUNT PLEASANT -- Mount Pleasant police are seeking a suspect responsible for a robbery at SF Petroleum, near the intersection of 24th Street and Racine Street on Sunday, march 20th.It happened around 9:00 a.m.Police say the suspect entered the store and displayed a handgun.

Passenger badly hurt in crash dies; Racine man now faces homicide charge

RACINE COUNTY -- A Racine man is now facing a homicide charge in connection with a crash that happened on Monday, March 7th in Mount Pleasant.

Streets closed in Mount Pleasant after coal train experiences problems with engine

MOUNT PLEASANT -- Mount Pleasant police said on Thursday evening, March 3rd a Union Pacific coal train was stopped on the tracks in the area of Airline Road and Gittings Road/Airline Road and Spring Street in Mount Pleasant after experiencing a mechanical failure with its engine.A maintenance crew from Union Pacific was working on fixing the engine.The call for this incident came in around 6:30 p.m.No one was hurt.Spring Street (Highway T), Old Spring Street, and Gittings Road in Mount Pleasant were closed in between 90th Street (western boundary) and Airline Road (eastern boundary).Crews were working on getting an engine out of Milwaukee to come, hook up to the train, and at least move it out of the way of automobile traffic.Detours around the area where the train is are Highway 20 (south) and Highway K (north).

Mount Pleasant man crashes car into utility pole, cited for OWI

MOUNT PLEASANT -- A 50-year-old man was arrested late Saturday, February 27th after crashing his vehicle into a power pole at State Highway 20 and Emmertsen Rd.

24-year-old pregnant woman, arrested on multiple warrants after fleeing officers is charged

RACINE COUNTY -- Criminal charges have now been filed against a pregnant woman who was arrested on multiple warrants on December 23rd after she crashed into a fire hydrant while fleeing from police.24-year-old Jeaniqua Brumby of Mount Pleasant faces eight charges:

Pregnant woman arrested after fleeing from police, crashing into fire hydrant

MOUNT PLEASANT --  A 24-year-old Racine woman was arrested Wednesday night, December 23rd after she crashed into a fire hydrant while fleeing from police.The incident started after Mount Pleasant police officers were dispatched to the Dollar Tree located at 5201 Washington Avenue (near Washington and S.

14-year-old boy struck, injured by hit-and-run driver in Mount Pleasant

MOUNT PLEASANT -- Mount Pleasant police are looking for a driver who allegedly struck a 14-year-old boy Tuesday morning, December 22nd.

35-year-old Racine woman arrested, accused of making bomb threat to Mount Pleasant business

MOUNT PLEASANT -- Mount Pleasant police on Thursday, December 17th responded to a business on Globe Drive for a bomb threat.It happened around 10:00 a.m.Police were called to Seda North America Inc., near Globe Drive and International Drive.The building was searched, and nothing suspicious was found.Investigators immediately followed up on leads and developed a suspect.That suspect, a 35-year-old Racine woman, was arrested at her home.

Recognize these two? Mount Pleasant PD search for two suspects in string of burglaries

MOUNT PLEASANT -- Mount Pleasant police are searching for two suspects involved in a string of burglaries that took place in the early morning hours of Friday, December 11th.Mount Pleasant police say they handled three residential burglaries and one entry to a vehicle in the area of Braun Road and Taylor Avenue.

109 miles-per-hour: Police cite two men for racing on the highway in Mount Pleasant

MOUNT PLEASANT -- Mount Pleasant police say two people were arrested for racing on the highway early on Sunday, November 29th.Police say it was shortly before 7:00 a.m. when an officer headed southbound on State Highway 31/Green Bay Road observed two vehicles racing towards him northbound on Highway 31 -- near Braun Road.The vehicles were traveling at 109 miles-per-hour, according to police.