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CRIME & SAFETY
Former Waupun prison warden and employees charged in prisoner deaths
The former warden of a Wisconsin prison and eight other prison employees were charged on Wednesday in connection with multiple prisoner deaths over the last year, the local sheriff said. The prison, Waupun Correctional Institution, about 70 miles northwest of Milwaukee, was the subject of a 2023 report by The...
Suspects arrested after leading Fond du Lac County sheriff’s deputies and four other agencies on 41-mile pursuit
FOND DU LAC – Two men led Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s deputies and officers from four other agencies on a 41-mile pursuit Friday night before they drove into a ditch and were taken into custody. The incident began at 10:19 p.m. July 5 when a Fond du...
3 people from Manitowoc County suspected of robbing 18 Hands Ale Haus in Fond du Lac. Owners ask for help identifying them.
FOND DU LAC – The owners of 18 Hands Ale Haus at 18 E. Division St. are offering a reward for information that leads to the capture of three people suspected of robbing the business June 24. The business posted on its Facebook page security footage from 8:24 p.m....
7/6/24 FDL County High Speed Pursuit
The pursuit of a 32-year-old Fond du Lac man who sped through a stop sign on Fond du Lac County Highway B Friday night took a Sheriff’s deputy into Washington County. A maneuver was used on Interstate 41 near Slinger to try and stop the suspect’s vehicle, but he was able to regain control and get back onto the highway. He continued heading south. Washington County Sheriff’s deputies and Germantown Police then successfully deployed tire deflation devices. In trying to avoid them the driver tried to exit the highway on County Line Road and lost control driving into a ditch where the vehicle became disabled. A passenger ran from the vehicle but was taken into custody by a State Trooper. The Fond du Lac man who was driving the vehicle is facing felony charges and the passenger, a convicted felon, was wanted on a nationwide warrant by Probation and Parole. He is also charged with resisting or obstructing. The pursuit lasted approximately 41 miles.
7-6-24 fdl man in custody following high speed chase
A Fond du Lac man is in custody following a high speed chase that ended in Washington County. The chase started shortly before 10:30 pm Friday when a sheriff’s deputy attempted to stop a vehicle that ran a stop sign on Highway B near Interstate 41. The vehicle fled south at a high rate of speed and eventually crashed in a ditch near Slinger. A passenger tried to flee on foot but was apprehended by a state patrol trooper. The driver, a 32 year old Fond du Lac man, was arrested at gun point. The passenger received injuries running through thick vegetation and was transported to the hospital for treatment. He had a nationwide felony arrest warrant. Some bystander vehicles struck tire deflation devices during the 41 mile long chase and received flat tires.
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