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Beloit man sentenced on 2023 federal drug charges
BELOIT, Wis. (WTVO) — Iyon Perkins, 42, has been sentenced to two and a half years in federal prison for maintaining a drug dwelling and conspiracy to distribute cocaine. Law enforcement authorities from multiple agencies swarmed five residences in Beloit in September 2023 for a “complex narcotics investigation.” The Rock County Sheriff’s Office said the […]
Public record for August 15, 2024
Rock County Felony arrests All of those listed below have since their arrest been formally charged with a felony (or felonies). ISAIAH BELL, 24, of Janesville, possession with intent to deliver THC, July 16, 2200 block of West Court Street, Janesville. ZNOBIAN MCADORY, 26, of Beloit, strangulation and suffocation and threat to law enforcement officer, July 15, 200 block of Depot Street, Village of Footville. DONTIEZ ETCHIN, 36, of Janesville, second degree sexual assault, July 27, 300 block of South Main Street, Janesville.
Two Janesville residents arrested after drug trafficking investigation
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - Two people were arrested in Janesville Tuesday morning after the Rock County Special Weapons and Tactics (S.W.A.T) team carried out a search warrant for drug trafficking, officials said. The warrant came after an investigation done by the Rock County Special Investigations Unit. There were seven people...
Rock County teens charged with shooting flare guns at people
Beloit Police say a pair of 17-year-olds shot flare guns at a home of the 1600 block of Dewey Avenue as a family with two young children sat on the porch. Steven Meade II of Janesville and Ayden Ross of Beloit are charged with first-degree recklessly endangering safety and obstructing an officer. Ross is also charged with four counts of bail jumping as he has nine other open cases.
Woman with two children in car leads police on chase through downtown Lake Geneva
LAKE GENEVA — An Edgerton woman who police say had two children in her car led police on a chase through downtown Lake Geneva Wednesday just as the busy Venetian Festival was getting under way. According to Lake Geneva Police Chief Ed Gritzner, officers were sent to the area...
Fitchburg man gets 22 1/2 years in Beloit shooting that wounded man
A man guilty of shooting another man while scattering bullets around Beloit’s Colley Road in 2023 will serve 22-and-a-half years behind bars. Rock County Judge Ashley Morse handed a stiff sentence Wednesday — nearly the maximum punishment possible — for 28-year-old Phillip Fung Li of Fitchburg. Lee pleaded guilty of first degree reckless injury and first degree endangering safety in the shooting last August.
Investigators: Propane torch might have factored into fire that destroyed Surrey Ridge apartment building
Janesville fire officials say they may never know a definite cause of the fire that destroyed a 26-unit building at Janesville’s Surrey Ridge Apartments. But a Janesville fire investigator says investigators think the blaze at 2600 E. Racine St. that displaced 55 people July 8 involved a propane torch.
Warehouse Steak and Stein Restaurant in Roscoe Village damaged by Thursday fire
COSHOCTON − The Coshocton Fire Department reported a smoker fire at 12:35 p.m. Thursday at the Warehouse Steak and Stein Restaurant, 400 N. Whitewoman St. Chief Rusty Dreher in a press release said fire personnel arrived to find a working fire in a kitchen area of the basement. The blaze extended out...
Trained searchers called in to find missing Roscoe man
ROSCOE, Ill. (WIFR) - The Roscoe Police Department expands its search for a missing 76-year-old man. Gilbert Wierschke was last seen leaving his home around 7:45 p.m. Monday, Aug. 12, in the 10000 block of Marblewing Lane. Police say Wierschke has Alzheimer’s disease and may be confused or disoriented. He was last seen wearing a blue Chicago Cubs T-shirt, jeans, black baseball cap, black tennis shoes and glasses.
Loves Park Police Department wishes a happy first day of school to Harlem students
LOVES PARK, Ill. (WIFR) - As students in the Harlem School District head back to class, the Loves Park Police Department jumped in on the fun and excitement. The police department took to Facebook, wishing students good luck for their first day. It also introduced the community to School Resource...
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