Local officers respond to potential threat, focus on de-escalation
BY TINA L. SCOTTEDITOR On Tuesday, March 28, 2023, at about 3:00 p.m. the Merrill Police Department (MPD) responded to the report of a person “making threats primarily focused on self-harm by...
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04-03-2023At 2:28 p.m. dispatch advised officers that a female party was in the lobby of the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Officer who had a warrant through Lincoln County. The female party was arrested...
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For week ending April 9, 2023 Alarm system activation, no fire – unintentional 1EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury 30Motor vehicle accident with injuries 1Motor vehicle accident with no...
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1941 death of Fire Chief Talbot recognized as a LODD more than 81 years later
Merrill Fire Chief Adlord Talbot died Oct. 7, 1941, at age 60. Now, more than 81 years later, his death is officially being recognized as a line-of-duty death. On April 4, 2023, Merrill Fire...
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Lincoln County Corrections Officer Krohn recognized
Lincoln County Corrections Officer Rebecca Krohn recently completed and graduated from the 200-hour Jail Academy held at Nicolet College in Rhinelander. A post on the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office’s...
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04-10-2023At approximately 2:04 p.m. an officer responded to the Probation and Parole Office to take a male party into custody. The male party was arrested and booked into the Lincoln County Jail on a...
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For week ending April 16, 2023 Alarm system activation, no fire – unintentional 1Community Paramedicine Program visit 1Dispatched and cancelled en route 1EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with...
View ArticleLINCOLN COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTS
For week of 04/03/2023-04/15/2023 A 51-year-old Merrill woman was taken into custody on the evening of Thursday, April 6, following an incident at a residence in the Town of Pine River. A preliminary...
View ArticleFriends of Vincent donate to Fire Safety Council
The Friends of Vincent Foundation (FOV) donated $700 to the Fire Safety Council, Inc., in March 2023 for the purchase of fire safety and burn prevention educational materials to provide to students in...
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For week of 04/16/2023-04/23/2023 A 64-year-old Merrill man was injured during a one-vehicle crash in the Town of King on the evening of Wednesday, April 19, 2023. A preliminary investigation...
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For week ending April 23, 2023 Carbon monoxide detector activation, no CO 1Dispatched and cancelled en route 2Dispatched and cancelled en route(EMS) 1EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury...
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04-17-2023At 2:36 p.m. the Wisconsin Department of Corrections Probation and Parole requested officers take an individual into custody for a probation violation. The subject was taken into custody and...
View ArticleSlam the Scam: Just hang up, don’t text back, delete the email
TINA L. SCOTTEDITOR The fourth annual Slam the Scam Day was recognized on March 9, 2023, but every day should be Slam the Scam Day. What does Slam the Scam mean? In short, it means just hang up the...
View ArticleDeath of two Merrill teens still under investigation
BY TINA L. SCOTTEDITOR The death of two Merrill teens who went missing on Sunday, April 16, 2023, and whose bodies were found in the Oneida County Forest on Monday, April 17, is still under...
View ArticleWeston man receives 137-month prison sentence for trafficking...
A Weston man received a 137-month federal prison sentence for trafficking methamphetamine. Ryan P. Murray, 45, was sentenced to the roughly 11-year prison term on Wednesday, April 26, 2023, by Chief...
View ArticleFormer Oneida County Sheriff’s Sergeant sentenced for stalking and disorderly...
On May 1, 2023, the Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) announced former Oneida County Sheriff’s Patrol Sergeant, Stetson Okeefe Grant, 36, of Rhinelander was sentenced to 90 days in jail and three...
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For week ending April 30, 2023 Alarm system activation, no fire – unintentional 1Citizen complaint 1Community Paramedicine Program visit 1Dispatched and cancelled en route(EMS) 1EMS call, excluding...
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04-17-2023At 2:36 p.m. the Wisconsin Department of Corrections Probation and Parole requested officers take an individual into custody for a probation violation. The subject was taken into custody and...
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Dasty recovers from blastomycosisMPD holds K9 benefit to pay for treatment
BY TINA L. SCOTTEDITOR K9 Handler Officer Josh McCaskill and K9 Officer Dasty. Submitted photo. Dasty (pronounced Dah-stee), the Merrill Police Department’s (MPD) K9 Officer joined the Department last...
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REASON FOR WESTON WOMAN’S DISAPPEARANCE REMAINS UNKNOWN
Authorities continue to seek answers, clues leading to Tara Sullivan’s whereabouts MISSING: Tara Jane Sullivan. On May 4, 2023, the Marathon County, WI Resident Notification Alert System released the...
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