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• Aug. 3 – A caller reported a driver in an older GMC truck was following a wet-paint truck and was swerving in and out of the freshly painting lines and ruining the work. Yellow paint was all …

Stevens Point Police Report

• July 31 – A Wood Street address was broken into and vandalized with spray paint. • July 31 – A 50-year-old woman reported a white truck was not stopping for pedestrians on Main Street, and …

Hit and run in Town of Hull

TOWN OF HULL — A Town of Hull man has been taken into custody after striking a pedestrian with his vehicle. On Aug. 6, at approximately 8:20 p.m., Portage County Sheriff’s Deputies were …

PORTAGE COUNTY — A man was pronounced deceased near the Highway 10 West Overpass, from what investigators say is a suspected suicide. On Aug. 8 at approximately 1:17 p.m., the Portage County …

Man pleads not guilty by mental defect

PORTAGE COUNTY — Richard Schneider, who allegedly made threats against the Tomorrow River School District, has entered pleas of not guilty by mental disease or defect. On Feb. 13, Schneider …

Courthouse halfway finished

WAUPACA – It’s been a long year for Ron Hansen, the Waupaca County Courthouse Maintenance Director. He’s been the boots-on-the-ground supervisor of the building’s massive renovation project …

Calling 911

• July 27 – A man reported there were fraudulent charges to his credit card. • July 27 – A woman reported a man was trespassing on her property and digging a large, deep hole. • July 27 – …

Stevens Point Police Report

• July 24 – An officer took a report regarding a retail theft at Stevens Point Liquor on Stanley Street. • July 24 – Two individuals informed an officer that a man had been driving by their …

Two arrested in Town of Carson homicide

TOWN OF CARSON — On July 21, a woman was found stabbed to death in her Town of Carson home. According to Sheriff Mike Lukas, a woman went to the home of Jeanette Pientka around 10:57 a.m. to …

Calling 911

• July 20 –A woman reported she woke up to a car in her front yard with its front end smashed. Nobody was around. • July 20 – Probation & Parole in Oshkosh requested help to find a man …

Stevens Point Police Report

• July 17 – An electric scooter was reported stolen from a Fourth Avenue property. • July 17 – A 38-year-old man received a warning for failing to stop his electric scooter at a stop sign. …

Fatal fire at Franklin Park Apartments

NEW LONDON — A Sunday afternoon fire at the Franklin Park Apartments left one person dead, a suspect in custody, and dozens of residents displaced as state and local agencies investigate what …

County attorney to argue before Wisconsin Supreme Court

COUNTY – Waupaca County’s top attorney will head to the state’s highest court this September to argue a case with statewide implications that will determine whether county corporation counsel …

Calling 911

• July 14 –A woman stopped in the sheriff’s office lobby and reported she was being harassed by a man. • July 14 – Canadian National Railroad reported a crossing arm was broken. A crew was …

Driver seeks new trial in fatal wrong-way crash

WEYAUWEGA – A Neenah man convicted of killing four siblings in a 2023 wrong-way crash on U.S. Highway 10 in Weyauwega is seeking to withdraw his pleas and secure a new trial, arguing that the …

Stevens Point Police Report

• July 10 – A man was found near Riverfront Art Center in possession of alcohol while charging a device with the center’s outlet. He was issued a citation for open intoxication, using city …

STEVENS POINT — John Shulfer has been deemed competent to stand trial in the July 6, 2025 deaths of his parents. Shulfer was originally deemed competent to stand trial in Sept. 2025, but that …

Calling 911

• July 6 – A man reported his grandson stole his chainsaw and pawned it at the pawn shop in Shawano. • July 6 – A caller reported having video evidence of a person doing donuts and tearing up …

Stevens Point Police Report

• July 2 – A fraud complaint was made at Pacelli High School. • July 2 – A 13-year-old boy believed an 11-year-old girl had stolen his bike. A verbal argument between the two then turned …

Bond modified for suspect in multi-county chase

PORTAGE COUNTY — Strahan Stocks, 26, is facing nine felony charges in relation to a multi-county chase that occurred on May 14. Stocks is alleged to have led officers on a high speed chase, …

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