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Meth house busted

CLINTONVILLE – According to a criminal complaint filed on Nov. 21, Courtland D. Fritz, 61, and Lorrenda A. Fritz, 57, of Clintonville have been charged with numerous drug-related offenses after …

Bar brawling after midnight

MANAWA — According to a criminal complaint filed Nov. 24, Gary W. Brunner, 48, of Manawa, has been charged with two counts of threaten to cause bodily harm to certain individuals involved with …

County approves updated plan for new jail

PORTAGE COUNTY— On Nov. 18, after months of conversations, strategic design meetings, information gathering, and presentations, the Portage County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a …

Stevens Point Police Report

• Nov. 21 – Officers were dispatched to Stevens Point Area Senior High School to assists a social worker in placing a juvenile in secure detention. The call resulted in one juvenile being …

Calling 911

• Nov. 21 – A Marion Man on Bertram Street reported his snowplow blade was stolen. • Nov. 21 – An Ogdensburg woman on Spring Street reported a suspicious vehicle facing her home …

Stevens Point Police Report

• November 14 – Officers met with a man to take a harassment complaint. After investigating the matter, a man was cited for harassment and trespassed from the property where the incident …

Calling 911

• Nov. 17 – A Clintonville man on 7th Street reported someone struck and damaged his garbage can the night before. • Nov. 17 – A female caller reported she was locked in a local …

Mom speaks the truth

FREMONT – Scott Richard Hall, 62, of St. Germain, Wis. has been charged with identity theft-avoidance, felony bail jumping, obstructing an officer and possession of THC. On Nov. 10, Waupaca …

Father caught in flagrante delicto

NEW LONDON – Nelson Geovanni Nunez-Gutierrez, 40, has been charged with cause of mental harm to a child and two counts of physical abuse of a child—intentionally cause bodily harm. The …

Stevens Point Police Report

• November 7 – A man was found camping off the lagoon on West River Drive. After the man agreed to a search and drug paraphernalia and THC were located. • November 7 – A retail …

Calling 911

• Nov. 10 – A Waupaca man on Rainbow Drive reported a problem with a neighbor using a leaf blower. • Nov. 10 – A Readfield man on County Trunk W reported a burglary in a vacant …

County to pay $75,000 lawsuit settlement

WAUPACA – Peter Kraeger, current Chief of Police in the City of Waupaca and a former Waupaca County Sheriff deputy, reached a settlement in a federal lawsuit against Waupaca County and three …

Wrong-way drunk driver on 10, again

WEYAUWEGA – On Nov. 7, around 9:20 a.m, deputies were alerted to a driver going the wrong way on U.S. Highway 10 near Little River Road. Officers tried to get the driver to pull over but the …

Amherst man found not guilty of attempted homicide

STEVENS POINT—Following a week-long jury trial, Justin Wojtalewicz was found not guilty of attempted homicide in the March shooting of his brother. On March 16, Wojtalewicz shot his brother, …

Stevens Point Police Report

• Oct. 30 – A woman was struck by an e-bike on Clark Street. • Oct. 30 – A woman was upset about not seeing her child and made threats to blow up a building. • Oct. 30 …

Calling 911

• Nov. 3 – A New London man on Pamela Lane reported a male was refusing to take his medications and was having delusions. The caller feared for his safety. • Nov. 3 – A Waupaca …

Scam alert: Portage County name used in fraud

STEVENS POINT — Portage County officials are warning residents about a scam involving fake invoices that have instructions to pay “fees” on permits or application for items such as …

Mother in Amber Alert case makes court appearance

STEVENS POINT — Chelsie Lehmann, 31, made her initial appearance in Portage County Court on Oct. 27 in relation to the Amber Alert that was issued in Sept. for her missing six-year-old child. …

Threats shut down worship service

PORTAGE COUNTY — On Nov. 1, at 2:48 p.m., the Portage County Sheriff’s Office was notified by the Veteran’s Crisis Line of possible threats made against a local religious …

Bank robber busted

BEAR CREEK – Martin Muniz-Lara, 43, was arrested and charged with robbing Premier Community Bank on Oct. 17. That morning he walked into the bank, flashed a revolver and said he had a bomb in …

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