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Inmate Back in Custody After Missing Since Monday
STEVENS POINT, Wis. (-WSAUWAOW)– Portage County Sheriff’s Office confirms the capture of a missing inmate. 28-year-old Matthew Garsomke went missing Monday after being released for a three-hour furlough. Around 11:43 Saturday morning, law enforcement was able to locate Garsomke and get him back into custody. He was found...
BREAKING: Portage Co. inmate captured, sheriff says
Stevens Point — Inmate Matthew J. Garsomke, 28, is back in custody after evading law enforcement for eight days. Portage Co. Sheriff Mike Lukas says Garsomke was located near Metro Market, 1500 Pinecrest in Stevens Point, on Saturday. After a brief chase, Stevens Point Police took him back into...
Loaded up and truckin'...on the water? Portage Co. man builds semi-truck pontoon boat
CUSTER, Wis. -Summer's here, and that means a lot of Wisconsinites are getting their boats out on the water. But don't feel intimidated if you're pushing off from the dock and see a semi-truck making waves on the open water. John Yach of Custer spent the winter building a pontoon...
Portage County sheriff's, police teaming up for increased enforcement
STEVENS POINT, Wis. - The Portage County Sheriff's Office, along with the Stevens Point Police Department and the Plover Police Department are teaming up to participate in a traffic safety task force during the summer to increase highway safety. The effort is focused toward decreasing crashes and getting voluntary compliance...
Avelo bows out of CWA, says direct flights “not profitable”
Less than a year after Avelo Airlines began nonstop flights from Central Wisconsin Airport to Orlando, Fla., the company is announcing they will pull back the endeavor. Avelo Airlines will discontinue service from Central Wisconsin to Orlando effective Aug. 31, 2024. Scheduled flights between now and August 31, 2024, will not be impacted.
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.
Portage County Sheriff’s Office searching for inmate who didn’t return to jail
STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAW) - The Portage County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help locating an inmate who did not return to the jail. Investigators said Matthew Garsomke, 28, was granted a temporary 3-hour release on Friday at 10:30 a.m. Authorities said Garsomke was last seen...
Portage County inspections: See how your favorite Stevens Point-area restaurants performed
The following are the latest results of Portage County Health Department inspections on licensed food establishments and other types of businesses, which the Stevens Point Journal reports monthly. Amherst. Ambrosia Pub & Grill, 192 S. Main St.: May 2: Five violations: Employee handling ready-to-eat food with bare hands (corrected during...
Portage County Sheriff's Office looking for inmate Matthew Garsomke after he failed to return to jail
STEVENS POINT – Officials are looking for a Portage County Jail inmate after he did not return after a three-hour furlough Friday. Matthew J. Garsomke was released for a three-hour furlough at 10:30 a.m. Friday. He was due to report back to the jail at about 1:30 p.m. Friday, but Garsomke did not return, according to a news release from the Portage County Sheriff’s Office.
Portage County Inmate Declared On The Run After Not Returning To Jail Following Furlough
STEVENS POINT, WI (WSAU-WAOW) – Following a three-hour furlough on Friday, a 28-year-old prisoner from Portage County Jail went missing and is currently at large. Matthew Garsomke, 28, was placed on furlough from jail by Portage County Circuit Courts, according to a release from the Sheriff’s Office of Portage County, and was not seen again after his scheduled return time of 1:30 p.m.
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