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Michigan Men Sentenced for Stealing over $3,500 in Apple Watches from Fond du Lac Walmart
FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — Two Michigan men convicted of stealing thousands of dollars worth of Apple watches from a Fond du Lac Walmart were sentenced to prison Wednesday. Ricky Bell and Jaylon Autry pleaded no contest in April to robbery with use of force and retail theft...
‘He’s just gone’: Heartbroken family and frightened Oshkosh neighborhood mourn 19-year-old after homicide
OSHKOSH, Wis. (WFRV) – A deadly shooting Tuesday night has left one teen dead, one in jail, one family heartbroken, and one neighborhood shaken. Family members say that the victim is 19-year-old Atem Mathiang, making the trip down from Michigan to visit his cousins and aunts in Oshkosh for the week.
7-3-24 used fireworks may have started fdl garage fire
Improperly disposed of fireworks may have started a fire that destroyed a garage in Fond du Lac over the weekend. Nobody was injured in the fire that destroyed the detached garage and a couple of vehicles at a residence on County Highway K in Fond du Lac early Sunday morning. Jason Roberts with Fond du Lac Fire and Rescue says used fireworks had been placed in a garbage container prior to the fire starting. Roberts says always make sure the fireworks are completely cooled, and place them in a bucket of water before tossing them in a garbage can.
Fond Du Lac Man Charged In Dodge County With Attempted Homicide Enters Not Guilty Plea
(Calamus) A Fond du Lac man charged with Attempted First-Degree Intentional Homicide was in court Tuesday for his arraignment hearing. Oscar Toruno entered a plea of not guilty to the felony charge that stems from an incident that occurred in the town of Calamus last August. Fond du Lac County...
Trial date set for suspect accused of killing Cindy Schulz-Juedes in prison
FOND DU LAC COUNTY, Wis. (WSAW) - A 10-day trial will be held next summer for the Taycheedah Correctional Facility inmate charged with killing her cellmate-- a convicted murderer from central Wisconsin. Taylor Sanchez, 27, is charged with first-degree intentional homicide for the death of Cindy Schulz-Juedes. She remains in...
No One Hurt In FDL Fire
FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ) – A fire early Sunday morning in Fond du Lac destroyed a garage, two vehicles and did damage to other nearby vehicles and garages. According to Battalion Chief Joe Maramonte with Fond du Lac Fire/Rescue the fire started at 1:22 a.m. on County Road K.
7/3/24 Hometown Broadcasting News Wednesday
A 40-year-old Fond du Lac man pled not guilty to an attempted first-degree intentional homicide charge during his arraignment in Dodge County court Tuesday. Oscar Toruno allegedly tried to kill his girlfriend last August. According to the criminal complaint he had been accused of a similar charge in Fond du Lac County for a previous domestic incident and Dodge County deputies were notified by those authorities about an incident in the Town of Calamus. Dodge County deputies visited with the victim who told them Toruno, her live-in-boyfriend, was waiting in car one day after work. He allegedly drove them to a secluded location where he accused her of being unfaithful and tried to stab her with a knife. She was able to fend him off but received multiple cuts to her hands. She talked him down promising not to report the incident. He handed over the knife and she threw it into a field. Toruno told investigators he did try to kill the victim, but didn’t because she had the right to live.
Oshkosh officials warn of spike in fireworks injuries, urge public caution
OSHKOSH (WLUK) -- The Oshkosh Fire and Police Departments would like to remind you to play it safe with fireworks this Independence Day. According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) there has been a 25% increase in firework related injuries over the past 15 years. According to the CPSC,...
Waupun Man Injured Following ATV Crash
(Waupun) A Waupun man was seriously injured following an ATV crash early Monday morning. Officers with the Waupun Police Department responded to North Madison Street at East Franklin Street around 1:26am. It was reported that a male subject was lying in the roadway with injuries. The 39-year-old man was transported...
7/2/24 Hometown Broadcasting News Tuesday
PRELIMINARY HEARINGS HELD IN HUMAN TRAFFICKING CASE. Preliminary hearings were held in Fond du Lac County court last Friday for the mother of a 12-year-old girl who allegedly trafficked the girl and the man who allegedly paid to sexually assault the girl. Thirty-one-year-old Elia Antonio waived her hearing and was bound over for trial. Thirty-three-year-old Juan Carlos Rocha Mejia’s hearing was rescheduled for July 25th because he still doesn’t have an attorney. Rocha Mejia was arrested during a SWAT operation on May 19th after Sheriff’s deputies responded to a Town of Oakfield home. The girl showed up there after breaking away from Rocha Mejia who had her in a van was trying to tie her down, blindfold, and sexually assault her. According to the criminal complaint the victim’s mother claimed Rocha Mejia intimidated and threatened her into turning the girl over to him.
Report: Suspect in fatal GR motorcycle crash shot, killed in Wisconsin
OSHKOSH, Wis. — The man accused of fatally hitting a motorcyclist in Grand Rapids last summer was shot and killed in Wisconsin this week. Atem Mathiang, 19, was shot multiple times Tuesday on an Oshkosh street corner, according to a report by NBC 26, FOX 17’s sister station in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
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