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Rock County SWAT executes search warrant in drug investigation
JANESVILLE – The Rock County Sheriff’s Office Special Weapons and Tactics team executed a search warrant on Tuesday morning in the 2000 block of South Osborne Avenue in Janesville. The search was part of a drug trafficking investigation led by the sheriff’s office Special Investigation Unit. Seven people...
Rock County Sheriff’s Office joining in Special Olympics' Cop On A Rooftop
JANESVILLE — The Rock County Sheriff’s Office will join the statewide Cop On A Rooftop event on Friday, Aug. 16, from 6 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Dunkin’ Donuts locations in Janesville, 2121 Milton Ave. and 1905 Center Ave. This annual event benefits Special Olympics Wisconsin, which...
Diversity Action Team hosts family event in downtown Janesville
JANESVILLE — What makes us different from — and the same as — each other was the focus of a fun, family event Saturday in Janesville, hosted by the Diversity Action Team of Rock County. The event, held at the Town Square Pavilion in downtown Janesville on a breezy day under a bright sky with a hint of coming autumn, included a variety of vendors and activities. “Everything that we...
Public record for August 12, 2024
Rock County Felony arrests All of those listed below have since their arrest been formally charged with a felony (or felonies). BRIAN PALUCH, 39, of Madison, vehicle operator flee or elude an officer and 2nd degree recklessly endangering safety, June 22, Humes Road, Janesville. ...
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.
Sex offender released in Whitewater
The Rock County Sheriff’s office is making the public aware of a convicted sex offender who is moving in to the community. 58-year-old Christopher A. Strong has been relocated to 11046 East County Road N in Whitewater. Strong was convicted of first-degree sexual assault of a child in Racine...
'So much healing for me here.' Once-grieving Janesville mom now supports other mothers in need
JANESVILLE — Jina Shinkay’s involvement at the Pregnancy Helpline & Resource Center in Janesville started in the simplest of ways and in the toughest of life moments — dropping off donations after several miscarriages and the stillborn birth of her daughter. She later began organizing baby clothes one day a week, and then began shadowing counselors on call and completed training to answer hotline calls. Now, she volunteers three days...
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