Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office Reports
Deputies along with firefighters from the DNR and Town of Russell responded to a grass fire on Prairie Dr. in the Town of Schley Monday afternoon at 3:30 p.m. Firefighters were on the scene for about...
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May 5 Calls: #701- At 12:13 p.m. Eng 62 responded to Woodbine Ave. for a CO detector sounding, investigation found faulty detector. May 7 Calls: #705- At 11:38 a.m. Med 62 responded to Martin St. for a...
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May 5 At 11:04 a.m., an officer investigated a report of graffiti. The investigation is ongoing. May 6 At 1:37 p.m. it was reported that someone had damaged the soda machine at the River Bend Trail...
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April 20 Calls: #616- At 9:53 a.m. Med 62 responded to Logan Ave. for a 41-year old male with a medical problem, transported to AGSH. #617- At 11:40 a.m. Med 62 responded to 1st St. for a 58-year old...
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Traffic on US Hwy 51 was slowed briefly Friday afternoon when a grass fire was reported near Kaphaem Rd in the Town of Bradley. A trooper from the Wisconsin State Patrol found where a blanket was...
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May 11 At 3:45 p.m., an officer responded to a gas skip complaint. A vehicle left a local gas station without paying for fuel. The investigation is ongoing. At 6:38 p.m., officers responded to a...
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May 11 Calls: #722- At 8:13 a.m. Med 62 responded to Hwy E for an 85-year old female with a medical problem, transported to AGSH. #723- At 2:38 p.m. Med 62 responded to Cty Rd K. for a 81-year old male...
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A 29-year old man cited on Friday morning, May 29, after a crash in the Town of Scott. A caller reported following a vehicle driving recklessly on County Rd K and then watched it leave the road and...
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Lincoln County Deputies responded to a two vehicle crash on County Rd A near Bill France Way in the Town of Bradley on Monday morning. The first vehicle struck a deer and lost control striking the...
View ArticleMFD maintains high ISO rating
The Merrill Fire Department was recently notified that they have maintained their Class 2 Public Protection Rating through the Insurance Services Office. The classification by Insurance Services...
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A 25-year old Waukesha man was cited for speeding; 93 mph in a 65 mph zone on Tuesday night on USH 51 near County Rd D in the Town of Bradley. A 23-year old Merrill man was arrested on charges of...
View ArticleMerrill man in custody following vehicle pursuit
A 51-year old Merrill man is in the Lincoln County Jail following a vehicle pursuit Saturday evening. A deputy initially attempted to stop the suspect vehicle for a speeding violation on County Rd JJ...
View ArticleMerrill home damaged by fire
For the Foto News MERRILL – A Merrill home was damaged by fire on June 28. Crews were called to North Mill Street just after 2 p.m., after someone passing by the home saw smoke coming from the...
View ArticleMFD announces new procedure for paramedics
In 2006, the Merrill Fire Department upgraded their ambulance service to EMT-Paramedic which is the highest level of pre-hospital emergency care, but starting July 1st, they will add to their paramedic...
View ArticleOne reported injured in two vehicle US 51 crash
One person was reported injured in a two vehicle crash in the Town of Merrill on Friday evening, July 17. According to a press release issued by the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, at around 6:22 p.m....
View ArticleClabots retires from Merrill Fire & EMS
After 20 years of dedicated service to the Merrill community, Firefighter/Paramedic Chris Clabots has retired from the Merrill Fire Department as of July 15. Chris started his emergency services career...
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A 45 year old Merrill man was arrested last Wednesday, July 15, evening after a short pursuit in the Town of Merrill. The man was charged with felony fleeing an officer and a misdemeanor charge of...
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07-13-2020 At approximately 4:08 am, an officer responded to an illegal garbage dumping complaint where a property owner found four bags of trash dumped on their property. As a result of the...
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07-20-2020 At 4:01 p.m, an officer responded to a theft complaint. The caller advised their daughter wanted to report she had medication stolen from her residence. The investigation is ongoing....
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State Rd 64 east of Merrill was closed for several hours on Tuesday evening, July 28, after a power line fell across the roadway. At 6:25 p.m. a 911 call reported the line had fell and a small fire had...
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