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Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Driver Hits Guardrail at Power Plant, Ditches Car in Caledonia

Oak Creek officers arrested a Greenfield woman at her home after she initially lied about whether she drove the vehicle, according to a police report.

Oak Creek police arrested a 49-year-old Greenfield woman who struck a guardrail at the We Energies power plant and later abandoned her vehicle in Caledonia, according to police reports. Officers were called to the We Energies property on Elm Road about 1:50 a.m. Feb. 14 after an employee reported a driver who seemed intoxicated. After the employee told the woman to park her vehicle, the woman instead backed into a guardrail and headed southbound on Chicago Road, according to a police report. Caledonia police found her vehicle unoccupied and stuck in a snowbank near a cul-de-sac on Seven Mile Road. The car still had the keys in the ignition, police said. An Oak Creek police sergeant called the listed owner of the vehicle, who said she was …

Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Oak Creek Man Injured In Rollover Crash

An Oak Creek man lost control of his car and ended up in a marsh in Caledonia on Monday.

A 31-year-old Oak Creek man was injured after he lost control of the car he was driving at 6:59 a.m. Monday in the 8300 block of Douglas Avenue in Caledonia. He was cited for driving too fast for conditions during a snowstorm, according to a report by the Caledonia Police Department. The man told the police that he was driving his car southbound in the 8300 block of Highway 32 when he lost control of his car in the snow and went into the ditch. The car had rolled over and smoke was coming from it. The Oak Creek Fire Department took the man to Wheaton Franciscan Hospital in Franklin.

Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Caledonia Sex Offender Charged in Connection With Oak Creek Purse Theft

A sex offender working at Quizno's is charged after police say she moved without notifying authorities. Police found that out when her girlfriend was accused of stealing a purse from a customer at restaurant.

A 31-year-old Caledonia sex offender is facing charges after her coworker and her girlfriend were recently charged with stealing a purse at a Quizno’s in Oak Creek. Tricia A. Heinzelmann was charged in Racine County Circuit Court Tuesday with one count of sex offender registry violation. If convicted, she faces up to six years in prison and $10,000 in fines. According to the criminal complaint, Oak Creek police officers took a theft report after a customer left her purse at the store. When the customer had returned to get it, the purse had gone missing. Heinzelmann and Tabitha R. Sandberg, 31, who also worked at the store and is Heinzelmann’s girlfriend, face separate charges in the theft. The Oak Creek investigation led police to …

Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Update: Missing Man And Infant Located in Oak Creek

Racine County dispatch reported at 2:15 p.m. that Nathaniel Rodriguez and his infant were found at an apartment in Oak Creek.

Update, 2:15 p.m.: The missing man and his baby have been located. Racine County dispatch was overheard on the scanner saying Nathaniel Rodriguez and his eight-month-old baby were located at an apartment in Oak Creek. Both appeared to be safe and unharmed. We will update this story as we get details. Original Story: Caledonia Police and area law enforcement officials are searching for a man who has medical issues and has his eight-month-old baby with him. The police are searching for Nathaniel Rodriguez, 37, of Racine, and his child because they are concerned about his health since he has diabetes, high blood pressure, and a protruding tumor on his head. According to reports, Rodriguez fainted a month ago. He was last seen this morning …

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C. Sanders

7:45 pm on Wednesday, September 19, 2012

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Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Dead Calves Being Dumped Along County Line Road

A nearby farmer told police the cows aren't his and he suspects a Milwaukee County farm might be dumping the cows because a rendering service that used to serve the area went out of business.

Someone dumped a 2-month old dead calf near the railroad tracks in the 8200 block of County Line Road sometime between 8 p.m. Aug. 3 and 8 a.m. Aug. 4. And that's not the first time one has been found alongside the road. The calf apparently died of natural causes, and may have died from the excessive heat, according to a report by the Caledonia Police Department. A passerby noticed the calf about ten feet off of the road. Police talked with a nearby farmer, who told them that unknown people have been dumping dead cattle in the area. Two months earlier, the farmer told police, he found another dead calf about 300 feet from where this calf was found. At the time, he filed a report with the Oak Creek Police Department. The farmer suspects a …

Thursday, July 19, 2012

Suspects Sought In String Of Grocery Store Thefts

Caledonia Police are asking the public for help in finding this couple, who are suspected of taking thousands of dollars in health and beauty products from area Pick'N Save stores.

Caledonia Police are searching for a couple suspected of taking more than $600 in health and beauty products from Pick’n Save, 5111 Douglas Ave., at 10:33 a.m. July 14. According to a press release from the Caledonia Police Department, the couple is also suspected of taking $1,200 in health and beauty products from a Pick’n Save store in Racine. There have also been similar thefts in Greenfield and Oak Creek. The male suspect is described as being 18 to 25 years old,  5 feet, 10 inches to 6 feet tall, 150 to 165 pounds and having short brown hair. The man was last seen wearing a short white v-neck T-shirt, and blue shorts. The female suspect is described as being 18 to 25 years-old, 5 feet, 4 inches to 5 feet, 6 inches tall, 130 to 150 …

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Friday, December 2, 2011

Trio Wanted In String Of Thefts

Caledonia police say suspects may have visited Oak Creek.

The Caledonia Police Department has issued a statewide bulletin in an attempt to catch three people believed to have been involved in thefts in Oak Creek, Caledonia and throughout Wisconsin. Police are searching for Timothy C. Landers Jr., 20, Shaquebia King, 32, and Lee Jackson, 33. According to a report from the Caledonia Police Department, officials with the Delafield Police Department identified the suspects from a retail theft that happened there on Nov. 11. McFarland police reported similar suspects stole merchandise from cell phone stores in their area. The Appleton Police Department is investigating a retail theft where a car, which was registered to Landers, was used. Caledonia police did not indicate where in Oak Creek the …

Monday, November 14, 2011

Oak Creek Woman Passes Out In Her Car At An Intersection In Caledonia

The following information was supplied by the Caledonia Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.

A woman, who allegedly had a bit too much to drink, passed out in her car while she was stopped at an intersection at 12:04 a.m. Nov. 12 Highway 38 and Emmertsen Road. Lisa Bull, 46, of Oak Creek, was arrested for inattentive driving and suspicion of drunk driving. The person making the complaint had turned off the car and removed the keys to the car. The car Bull was driving was parked at the traffic light, which was green, and straddling the first lane and the left turn lane, according to a report by the Caledonia Police Department. Bull told the police officer to “shut up,” that the field sobriety test was “a joke,”  that he “was mean,” and that his “wife, and mother, hate" him and that he would be “divorced five times.” Bull refused to…

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7:57 am on Tuesday, November 15, 2011

The only State that promotes drinking!! Moving here from Colorado I was blown away by the lack of penaltys for drunk driving. Drive drunk get a slap on the wrist. Drive drunk again get another slap. WOW!!!   more ›

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Oak Creek Man Loses Control Of His Truck, Arrested for Drunk Driving

Man had to be extricated out of his truck.

A man had to be extricated from his car after he was involved in a one-car crash at 11:55 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 22 on County Highway V at Seven Mile Road. Joseph Dorcey, 79, of Oak Creek, was arrested for drunk driving and failing to maintain control of his car, according to a report by the Caledonia Police Department. Dorcey was driving a red SUV northbound on Highway V when it went into a ditch, then went across the road into the west shoulder and into a grassy area. Dorcey then “over corrected and flipped the vehicle on its side,” according to Officer David Rewolinski. Personnel from the Caledonia Fire Department responded and had to cut Dorcey out of the vehicle because his legs were pinned underneath the dashboard and the steering …

Saturday, July 23, 2011

What Should You Know About The Wisconsin Conceal Carry Law?

A number of people in the community have been asking Caledonia Police about the recently passed conceal carry law. So we're doing a series of videos on what you need to know.

Want to see more about this topic? Press the Facebook "like" button underneath the article. If we get more than 10 "like" we'll know to do a follow-up article. Gun-owners wanting to conceal carry have been asking about the new law, which goes into effect on Nov. 1. We're kicking off a video series about the law. If you have any questions, feel freel to email denise.lockwood@patch.com and we'll get the answers you need. Here are a few facts and resources: The new law: What areas are prohibited areas to conceal carry or even open carry a gun? Public buildings, this includes jails, police stations, government buildings that screen for weapons, a gun cannot be concealed carry beyond airport security checkpoints. Also, the bill states: “A …

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angel montero

11:17 am on Tuesday, November 15, 2011

remember, the police can't always protect you. they are to busy.   more ›

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