Racine County police stories
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The tentative agreement, which includes a 2.5% wage increase for 2025 (which will be paid retroactively), a 4% increase for 2026 and 6% wage increases for 2027 and 2028.
Racine Police Chief Alex Ramirez spoke to the crowd gathered in the Racine Council Chambers in City Hall.
Racine County Sheriff Christopher Schmaling was first elected 16 years ago and has been with the RCSO for 32 years.
Racine County Communications received a report about 5:14 a.m. regarding a vehicle crash involving a pedestrian in the 100 block of North Main Street.
Captain of RCSO operations Cary Madrigal greeted the crowd that gathered at the Racine County offices in Sturtevant and described the event as an opportunity for the community to “celebrate and mourn together.”
Three arrests have been made in the Nov. 1 killing. No arrests have been made in the Nov. 2 killing. RPD says the killings were retaliatory.
Spectrum donated $11,600 to the department earlier this year for the purchase a drone for outdoor use.
State and local law enforcement agencies will conduct random home visits to high-risk sex offenders during trick-or-treat hours across Wisconsin.
Unused or expired prescription medication may be dropped off from 8 a.m. to noon at 8811 Campus Drive.
During the floor session last Tuesday, state lawmakers honored 89 first responders and three K9 officers chosen by their respective lawmakers to be their district’s First Responder of the Year.
KENOSHA — The Kenosha Professional Police Association and the City of Kenosha have announced a tentative three-year contract.
The Sturtevant Village Board on Tuesday voted against a motion that would have affirmed the village's continuance with its local police department, and also voted to appoint Mike Rosenbaum as Village President.
After screening the documentary “The Body Politic” for members of the public in S.C. Johnson’s Golden Rondelle Theater, a three-person panel connected the actions in the documentary to their goals for Racine.
Former Village President Stuart Ten Cate announced his immediate resignation during the Sept. 16 Village Board meeting.
The event is scheduled for 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 24, at the S.C. Johnson Golden Rondelle Theater, 1525 Howe St.
The Sturtevant Village Board on Tuesday announced that it will maintain its local police department rather than outsource police services.
The Sturtevant Continual Committee on Tuesday continued discussions on the possibility of outsourcing and authorized the interim village administrator and the Police Commission to decide on a temporary officer-in-charge after Timothy O'Neill's departure.
Firefighters were sent to the 1200 block of Buchanan Street about 6 a.m. and saw two people on a second story porch overhang and others waving for help from a side window.
The Racine Police Association has operated without a formal contract since 2021.
The charges were dismissed on a prosecutor's motion Tuesday as part of a plea agreement.
The Common Council's approval of the ordinance update aligns city code with changes to state statute made last fall.
He had originally pleaded not guilty to multiple charges.
The bond was part of the county's original plan for the capital project.
The 39-year-old was charged last year with one count repeated sexual assault of the same child and one count of child enticement involving sexual contact.
A jury found him guilty of first degree reckless homicide in December 2025.
He also was ordered to serve five years of extended supervision.
On Jan. 18, Mount Pleasant Police officers were sent to the 2100 block of Racine Street after a report of shots fired.
He was accused of selling Percocet pills and cocaine to a confidential informant in March 2024.
Woman who died was a passenger in a sedan that collided with an SUV.
He is scheduled for a sentencing hearing May 29.
The 71-year-old was originally charged with two felony counts of misappropriating identifying information — obtain money and two misdemeanor counts of election fraud — fraud/absentee ballot.
The 19-year-old faces three counts of possession of child pornography by a person under the age of 18 and seven counts of child pornography possession.
According to RFD, the fire caused an estimated $30,000 in damage.
He was found guilty during a jury trial in February.
He was facing one count of possession with intent to deliver or manufacture between 1,000 and 2,500 grams of THC and one count of maintaining a drug trafficking place.
STURTEVANT — A 64-year-old woman was injured in a fire Wednesday night at an apartment building on the 3000 block of 86hth Street, according to a news release from the Racine County Sheriff's Office.
