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Law enforcement shoot, kill man at Caledonia park after he fired gun, authorities say
Law enforcement officers in Racine County shot and killed a 37-year-old man Wednesday at a Caledonia park after the man fired a gun, authorities say. The Wisconsin Department of Justice announced they are investigating the incident. The shooting took place at 9:47 a.m. following a report that a man was...
Law enforcement shoots and kills suspect at Cliffside Park
RACINE, Wis. — Wednesday morning, at 9:47 a.m., a person contacted the Racine County Communication Center from Cliffside Park, in the Village of Caledonia. That person reported a male suspect was lying face down on a path and not moving. The suspect was wearing all black clothing. The caller...
Caledonia residents given all-clear after Racine County Sheriff's Office activity
RACINE, Wis. — The Racine County Sheriff's Office has issued an all-clear following a shelter-in-place order issued to residents near Cliffside Park in Caledonia on Wednesday morning. The initial alert, issued shortly before 11 a.m., asked that residents on Michna Road between 6 Mile Road and 7 Mile Road...
37-year-old man killed in officer-involved shooting in Village of Caledonia
CALEDONIA, Wis. (CBS 58) -- An investigation is underway after a fatal officer-involved shooting in the Village of Caledonia Wednesday, July 10. According to the Racine County Sheriff's Office, around 9:47 a.m., a caller reported a man in all-black clothing lying face down on a path at Cliffside Park and not moving. The caller said he did not feel safe getting any closer to the individual.
We Energies flagger hit; Waterford man sentenced, 5 years prison
RACINE, Wis. - A Racine County judge sentenced Bob Slominski on Tuesday, July 9 to five years in prison plus another four years of extended supervision in connection with the March 2023 hit-and-run of a We Energies flagger. Slominski pleaded guilty in May to a charge of hit-and-run involving great...
Racine County park police shooting; man fatally shot after firing weapon
CALEDONIA, Wis. - The Racine County Sheriff's Office says law enforcement officers fatally shot a man who discharged his firearm during a tactical situation near Cliffside Park in Caledonia on Wednesday morning, Jul 10. The sheriff's office revealed in a news release that shortly before 10 a.m. Wednesday, July 10,...
UPDATE: Man shot and killed by law enforcement at Cliffside Park in Caledonia
UPDATE: The Racine County Sheriff’s Office confirms that one man was shot and killed by law enforcement as a result of the situation at Cliffside Park. Shortly before 10 this morning the Racine County Communication Center received a telephone call from a citizen who was at Cliffside Park. The caller reported that there was a man in all black clothing lying face down on a path and he was not moving. The caller also said he did not feel safe getting any closer to the subject.
Update: Joint tactical response ends in police shooting, killing man at Cliffside Park
UPDATE 6:46 p.m.: The tactical incident at Cliffside Park resulted in the death of a 37-year-old man after police opened fire because of threats against law enforcement. According to a joint press release from the Racine County Sheriff’s Office, Caledonia and Mount Pleasant police departments, at approximately 9:47 a.m., the Racine County Communication Center received a call from a park visitor reporting a man dressed in black lying face down on a path.
Sinkhole forms on recently rebuilt County Highway D in Racine County
ROCHESTER — Engineers are working to control and repair a sinkhole that is disrupting traffic on a county highway that was rebuilt last year. Racine County highway officials said shifting earth below County Highway D has caused pavement to sink and crack on the two-lane road on Rochester’s west side.
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