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Portage County inmate on the run
A 28-year-old Portage County inmate who was on a court-authorized furlough is on the run and being sought by police, according to a news release issued Monday. Police say Matthew J. Garsomke was released at 10:30 a.m. Friday, June 28 for a three-hour furlough for a specific purpose and location. He was due back at the Portage County Jail at 1:30 p.m. Friday and did not appear.
Increased speeding neighborhoods has police concerned during busy holiday weekend
STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAW) - Stevens Point police are working more hours to combat people speeding. They are increasing patrols, putting up signs, and telling everyone to slow down. Out of 700 total traffic stops since January, 229 resulted in tickets given for speeding. More speeders were given warnings, however,...
On bond for 7th OWI, Wausau-area man arrested again after traffic stop
A Kronenwetter man out on bond for a charge of seventh-offense drunken driving is facing yet another OWI after a traffic stop in Wausau, court records show. Lee P. Simon, 57, was arrested just before 3 p.m. June 26 after he was stopped for making an illegal turn on the corner of Stewart Avenue and First Avenue in Wausau. A Wausau Police officer pulled Simon over after he allegedly made a right turn onto Stewart Avenue while the traffic light was red. That intersection has a “no right turn on red” restriction.
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