LINCOLN COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE REPORTS
Weekend Wrap Up: May 15, 2022 On 05-15-2022 deputies investigated a battery that took place at a bar in the Town of Bradley. A male subject reported being struck in the back of the head. The victim...
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For week ending MAY 22, 2022 Building fire 1*Confined Space Standby 2Dispatched and cancelled en route 1EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury 32Grass fire 1**Steam, vapor, fog or dust...
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Weekend Wrap Up: 05/16/2022 – 05/22/2022 05-16-2022 a deputy was assigned to investigate a violation of a court order. It is ordered by the court that the suspect, a 49-year-old Gleason area man is to...
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05-16-2022At 5:43 p.m. multiple individuals were observed leaving a store with numerous items that they had not paid for. At this time, the investigation is ongoing.At 10:04 p.m. officers and the fire...
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For week ending MAY 29, 2022 Alarm system sounded due to malfunction 1Assist invalid 1Carbon monoxide incident 1Community Paramedicine Program visit 1Dispatched for Mutual Aid EMS or Fire...
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Weekend Wrap Up: 05/23/2022 – 05/29/2022 05-23-2022 a 23-year-old Wausau man reported that, while he was fishing off Beach Rd. in the Town of Bradley, someone slashed all four of the tires on his car....
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05-23-2022At 12:33 a.m. an officer discovered damage to grass at a park from a vehicle driving on it as well as trash in the lot.At 9:51 a.m. a male was arrested for a probation violation at the...
View ArticleFormer Tomahawk resident Henry Robert Hughes found not guilty in 2016 death...
By Jalen MakiTomahawk Leader Editor MERRILL – A former Tomahawk resident charged in the 2016 death of his infant son was found not guilty by a Lincoln County jury on Wednesday, June 1. The jury found...
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Weekend Wrap Up: 05/30/2022 – 06/05/2022 05-30-2022A deputy on routine patrol stopped a vehicle at North 4th St. and Somo Ave. in the City of Tomahawk for minor traffic violations. As a result of that...
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For week ending JUNE 5, 2022 Building fire 1Carbon monoxide incident 1Community Paramedicine Program visit 1Confined Space Standby 1EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury 39Motor vehicle...
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05-30-2022At 3:54 p.m. a male was located inside a business that he was not allowed to be in. The male was found to be in violation of his court orders by being intoxicated and arrested for the...
View ArticleNTC announces Merrill area Law Enforcement Academy Graduates
Northcentral Technical College (NTC) in Wausau announced three Merrill-area students graduated from the NTC Criminal Justice – Law Enforcement 720 Academy in May 2022. A commencement ceremony was held...
View ArticleFriday fire likely caused by a towel over a lamp
TINA L. SCOTTEDITOR The City of Merrill Fire Department (MFD) responded to a two-story brick home on Joe Snow Rd. in Merrill on Friday, June 3, 2022, for a reported fire. While no smoke or flames were...
View ArticleGraap now charged with first degree murder in the January death of Kayla Frank
TINA L. SCOTTEDITOR As of June 6, 2022, Tanner H. Graap, now age 28, of Merrill, the man arrested and charged in connection with the Jan. 18, 2022, shooting death of Kayla M. Frank, is now charged...
View ArticleGraap now charged with first degree murder in the January death of Kayla Frank
TINA L. SCOTTEDITOR As of June 6, 2022, Tanner H. Graap, now age 28, of Merrill, the man arrested and charged in connection with the Jan. 18, 2022, shooting death of Kayla M. Frank, is now charged...
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Weekend Wrap Up: 06/06/2022 – 06/19/2022 06-09-2022 a K9 deputy on routine patrol stopped a vehicle on CTH P near Logan Rd. in the Town of Pine River for minor traffic violations. Upon deploying his...
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For week ending JUNE 19, 2022 Alarm system sounded due to malfunction 2Building fire (Mutual Aid Given) 1Community Paramedicine Program visit 2Dispatched and cancelled en route(EMS) 2EMS call,...
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06-06-22At 7:01 a.m. a crash was reported in a parking lot. A driver had struck a pole in the lot. Crash report will be completed.At 7:00 p.m. a business reported receiving a counterfeit $100 bill....
View ArticlePolice need help locating a missing 11-year-old Wisconsin Rapids girl
Wisconsin Rapids Police Dept. is asking for help locating missing 11-year-old Ambrosia Wallenfang who was last seen wearing a black Kane Brown t-shirt, black shorts, a black and red Rafters hat, and a...
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Tomahawk man facing charges related to thefts, burglaries, drug activity
Huston By Jalen MakiTomahawk Leader Editor A Tomahawk man is facing charges related to thefts, burglaries and drug activity. According to a release from the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, Zachary...
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