LINCOLN COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE REPORT
For week ending Nov. 7, 2021 A 43-year-old Minneapolis woman is facing a charge of possession of marijuana following a traffic stop Monday evening on USH 51 near County Rd. D in the Township of...
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Local family donates to local responders
BY TINA L. SCOTT EDITOR Ruth Nelson-Lau (center) is shown here with Merrill Firefighter/Paramedics Jason Hendricks (left) and Tyler Mueller (right). Hendricks and Mueller were part of the crew that...
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11-08-21 At 5:51 a.m. a caller reported he was awakened by pounding within the apartment complex he resides at. He went into the hallway and discovered the door removed to a neighbor’s apartment. An...
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For week ending NOV. 14, 2021 Carbon monoxide incident 1 Community Paramedicine Program visit 1 EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury 37 Good intent call, other 1 Trash or rubbish fire,...
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For week ending Nov. 15, 2021 Deputies are investigating a theft of aluminum rims from the Lincoln County Landfill that occurred overnight on Tuesday. Two people, a 62-year-old Minocqua man and a...
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For week ending NOV. 21, 2021 Carbon monoxide incident 1 EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury 28 Motor vehicle accident with injuries 1 Motor vehicle accident with no injuries. 1 Passenger...
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11-15-2021 At 10:07 a.m. an officer responded to the Merrill Hydro Dam for a property damage complaint. It was discovered that a glass bottle filled with rocks was thrown through a window. The...
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Friday night crash results in arrest
This vehicle, reported to be a white Chevrolet Trailblazer driven by Eric Welch, struck a parked vehicle late Friday night at approximately 11:45 p.m. in the 600 block of Prospect St. in Merrill....
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For week ending Nov. 28, 2021 A 39-year-old Merrill woman and a 53-year-old Merrill man were arrested on Monday evening following a harassment complaint. The woman was arrested on charges of disorderly...
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For week ending NOV. 28, 2021 Dispatched and cancelled en route(EMS) 1 EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury 43 Good intent call, other 1 Motor vehicle accident with injuries 1 Smoke...
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11-22-2021 At approximately 9:28 a.m., an officer received a shoplifting complaint at a local department store. Asset protection staff informed officers that a male party had a cart full of merchandise...
View ArticleWisconsin DOC switching to photocopied personal mail to address drug concerns
Madison, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Corrections (DOC) is partnering with a company to start photocopying the personal mail of all adults in its care, a response to the growing problem of...
View ArticleHit and Run on State Rd. 17 sends victim to the hospital and Eagle River man...
TINA L. SCOTT EDITOR According to a Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) press release, on Nov. 28, 2021, at approximately 6:23 p.m., deputies responded to a report of a hit-and-run on State Rd. 17...
View ArticleLincoln County D.A.: No charges to be filed against deputy involved in...
JALEN MAKI MMC STAFF Lincoln County District Attorney Galen Bayne-Allison on Monday, Nov. 8, announced that no charges will be filed against a Lincoln County Sheriff’s Deputy who was involved in a...
View ArticleMerrill man charged with six counts of Child 1st Degree Sexual Assault
Anthony S. Williams, age 44, of Merrill has been charged with four felony counts of 1st Degree Child Sexual Assault – Intercourse with Person under 12 and two felony counts of 1st Degree Child Sex...
View ArticleCORRECTION: Driver in crash misidentified
The driver of the vehicle that crashed into a parked truck the evening of Friday, Nov. 19, was incorrectly identified by witnesses at the scene as William Haight of Merrill. Haight was NOT the driver...
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For week ending Dec. 6, 2021 A 31-year-old Tomahawk man was arrested on charges of theft, take and drive vehicle without owner’s consent, resisting/obstructing an officer, and a probation hold Monday...
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For week ending NOV. 28, 2021 Building fire 2 CO detector activation due to malfunction 1 Dispatched and cancelled en route(EMS) 1 EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury 40 Motor vehicle...
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11-29-2021 At approximately 1:23 p.m. an officer was dispatched to a local department store for a shoplifting complaint. Asset protection staff had two parties detained in the office. The officer made...
View ArticleCity of Merrill Snow Emergency Declared
FROM THE MERRILL POLICE DEPARTMENT: A snow emergency will be in effect during the following dates and times: Beginning: Friday evening, December 10, 2021 at 6:00PM Ending: Saturday evening,...
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