NotableIncidents
Jackson Police Department
These are some of the calls-for-service that Jackson officers handled each month. Jackson is one of the safest communities in Wisconsin but not immune from crime, anti-social behavior, and other issues that require police intervention.
Chief Dolnick, who started writing these stories in 2003, is preparing to retire and is busy with the transition to a new administration. Consequently, this page won’t be updated in the immediate future. The chief hopes that his efforts have illustrated that the idea of a “sleepy little town where nothing happens” is a myth, and that our residents are more aware of the challenges their police officers can face.
January 2019
In an effort to provide transparency and share information with those we serve, we are sharing with you the below list of notable calls for service for January. Note that this is not a complete list of calls as JPD officers handled hundreds of other calls in January. Names and locations have been removed to protect the privacy of those involved. If you have a question please contact us directly.
01/01 @ 11:45 a.m. – A complaint was received that a large amount of opened mail was found in a resident’s garbage can. The caller had not placed the mail in his garbage can and didn’t know who had. The mail was addressed to several Jackson area businesses. Each business was contacted and reported having checks stolen out of the mail. We are working with the postal inspector to track down missing checks, etc.
01/02 – An officer responded to the Village Hall for a man that was confused and made threatening statements. He was taken into protective custody and transported to a hospital.
01/02 @ 1:32 a.m. – Officers were called to a residence to assist with a report of a possum in the house. The officers were able to safely evict the possum.
01/03 @ 2:37 a.m. – An officer was dispatched to a residence for a report of a male that had chased his wife and child out of the house at knife point. The man was located and taken into custody.
01/03 – Officers responded to a complaint of a fire in a residence. A woman made threatening statements and was taken into custody.
01/04@ 6 p.m. – A woman reported that her ex-boyfriend had threatened to kill her and her family. The officer met with her and learned that the suspect had been stalking her for several months. The suspect was located in another city and was arrested. He was charged with multiple crimes.
01/06 @ 2:38 a.m. – A Jackson police officer responded to assist the Slinger Police Department with a substantial battery case at a bar.
01/08 @ 5:33 a.m. – An officer responded to Slinger to assist them with a foot pursuit.
01/08 @ 3:20 p.m. – A report of a sex offender registry violation was received and is under investigation.
01/11 @ 9:50 p.m. – Officers were called to a local factory for a report of a disorderly person. The business had terminated a man that had then made threats and refused to turn in his key fob for the building. Officers located the suspect at a local gas station and he resisted arrest. He was taken into custody and transported to the jail. Several charges are pending.
01/12 @ 2:40 p.m. – An officer was requested to respond to a residence for a report of a highly intoxicated woman. The woman punched the officer in the chest and resisted arrest. Due to her intoxicated state she was transported to a local hospital. She continued to be resistive and disorderly at the hospital. After medical clearance, she was transported to the jail.
01/13 @ – An officer was requested under mutual aid to respond to a residence in the Town of Jackson for a person experiencing a drug overdose. The Jackson officer administered Narcan, an opiate antidote, which successfully revived the victim. This matter was turned over to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office.
01/14 @ 1:08 p.m. – An officer responded to a residence for a strong odor of propane. JFD found no problem there but the odor was coming from the house next door. They forced entry and found a grill with the propane tank open and a burner on. JFD ventilated and the homeowner was notified.
01/14 @ 8:17 p.m. -An officer took a complaint of a possible child enticement that occurred on the same date at 3:15 p.m. A 33-year -old man approached 13 and 14-year old girls at a local gas station and asked them if they needed a ride somewhere. They declined, and he then said he “wasn’t going to kidnap” them and said he “had some friendly puppies in the truck”. Detective Foeger was assigned this case and ultimately cited the suspect.
01/15 @ 1:40 a.m. – An officer on patrol stopped a vehicle for expired registration. The driver failed SFST’s and was arrested for OWI (1st) and a probation violation. PBT .135. The driver was transported to the Washington County Detention Center and held for the probation violation.
01/18 @ 3:51 p.m. – A caller reported seeing drug activity in a vehicle. An officer stopped the vehicle and arrested an adult male and female for possession of cocaine and drug paraphernalia. The woman also had warrants for her arrest. Both were transported to the jail.
01/20 @ 9:23 p.m. – An officer was running radar on Jackson Drive when she spotted a vehicle travelling at 78 miles per hour in the 25 mile per hour zone. The driver was cited for speeding.
On 12/30/18, the Jackson Police Department arrested a 38-year-old woman following a traffic pursuit which began in Jackson and ended in Slinger. After the pursuit, the woman resisted arrest by arming herself with a scissors and spit in the officer’s face. She was arrested and charged with Fleeing, Resisting Arrest, Disorderly Conduct with a Dangerous Weapon, and Discharging a Bodily Fluid at a Law Enforcement Officer.
On 01/22/19, the same woman called the Jackson Police Department and threatened the life of the Police Chief and his family.
On 01/25/19, the woman called the Jackson Police Department and threatened the life of the Lieutenant. The woman was taken into custody with the assistance of the Milwaukee Police Department and transported to the Washington County Jail. Additional charges are under review.
01/22 @ 7:27 p.m. – Officers responded to a report of a domestic disturbance. A male suspect was arrested for battery, disorderly conduct and felony bail jumping. He was transported to the jail.
01/25 – Officers took a person into protective custody after threats were made.
01/30 @ 3:39 p.m. – An officer responded to a domestic disturbance involving multiple family members. A woman was arrested and transported to jail for domestic disorderly conduct.
April 2018
On April 4 at about 10:30 PM, a 41-year-old woman called the police station and told Officer Borkowski that she wanted her boyfriend removed because they were having an argument about the television. When asked if there had been physical contact, the woman said it was only a verbal argument. However, after the officer and Sgt. Fristed arrived, the woman claimed that the boyfriend had grabbed her throat and punched her in the arm after she hung up. She said the altercation began when she went to bed and was disturbed by the sound of the television. She texted her boyfriend to turn the volume down; when he didn’t, she then yelled at him to turn the music down and go to sleep. She said the man entered the bedroom, yelled at her, and slammed the door behind them. She then followed him into the living room and told him she wanted him out. She grabbed his property, threw it into the hallway, and tried to push them out. When he tried to get back inside, she pushed him again, and then he allegedly grabbed her neck and pushed her back. The man’s story was basically the same, but he added that the woman had scratched his neck several times during the altercation. She ended up being arrested for disorderly conduct/domestic violence.
On April 5 at 6:50 PM, Officers Henning and Mueller, Deputy Binsfeld, and Sgt. Fristed were dispatched to a Green Valley address after a woman reported that she got into a physical altercation with her husband, and he was now in the bedroom with a gun. When officers were in position and announced their presence, the man, 35, came out of the bedroom; he was not armed. He said that after his wife returned from work, the two got into an argument about a divorce that he wanted. He admitted grabbing her by the leg and pulling her off of the bed, but didn’t mean to hurt her. He said he did not hit her or threaten the children. His wife said that her husband became extremely angry, pulled her by the hair, slapped her in the face, called her a “gold digger”, pushed her to the ground, and briefly prevented her from leaving. The man was arrested for disorderly conduct/domestic violence.
On April 6, the owner of a dog grooming company, located in another community, claimed that a local family was mistreating its dog. When Officer Krueger went to see the dog, the complainant pointed to its red eyes, dirty ears, what appeared to be rotting teeth, and a growth that she believed was a cancerous tumor. Because the dog had not been licensed in seven years, Officer Krueger impounded the dog and turned it over to the Washington County Humane Society. After further investigation, Society staff reported that a veterinarian was treating the dog for all of the ailments, some of which were due to its age and could not be cured, and that the growth was not cancer. The Humane Society concluded that the dog had not been neglected. The dog was turned back over to the family after it was licensed.
At 7:06 PM, Officer Mueller stopped a vehicle on Ridgeway Drive after seeing that the driver and two passengers, all familiar characters, were not wearing seatbelts. The driver took about a block-and-a-half to pull over, and then ran over the curb. While standing next to the vehicle, both Officer Mueller and Officer Henning could smell marijuana coming from inside. When asked about it, each occupant denied smoking marijuana “today” and said there wasn’t any inside the vehicle. A search turned up multiple “corner bags” inside the vehicle, each having a very small amount of residue but not enough to be tested. Everyone was cited for failing to wear their safety belts and sent on their way.
About an hour later, Officer Mueller spotted a 27-year-old Milwaukee man driving on Main Street. Remembering that the man has a suspended license, he stopped the vehicle. Once again, Officers Mueller and Henning could spell marijuana coming from the vehicle. When asked about it, the man admitting having smoked marijuana earlier in the day. A search of the vehicle turned up three marijuana “roaches”. It appeared that the man had purchased cigar blunts, cut open the wrappings, dumped the tobacco onto the floor of the vehicle, and filled the wrapper with marijuana. The man was cited for possession of marijuana, failure to wear seatbelts, operating after suspension, and operating without insurance. When told that he has a mandatory court appearance, the driver asked what would happen if he didn’t show up for court. He was told that the tickets would turn into arrest warrants if he ignored them. This probably disappointed the man, whose $484 forfeiture for disorderly conduct in 2015 has remained unpaid, since Milwaukee relies on “civil judgments” to collect fines. Then he did a “see you in court” routine, insisting there was no marijuana in his car.
On April 8 at 8:53 PM, Officer Henning spotted a vehicle driving at a high rate of speed on Main Street. He also observed that the vehicle was repeatedly drifting between the centerline and the fog line, and then crossed the centerline several times near Westbury Bank. After stopping the vehicle, the 23-year-old Slinger driver told him that he had been distracted while plugging his cell phone in. However, Officer Henning noticed signs of intoxication. The man said that he had been at the Circle B in Ozaukee County and had two-to-four beers. After failing the field sobriety test and having a PBT of .15%, the man was arrested for his first offense.
On April 9 at 5:07 PM, Officers Henning and Oswald responded to a Green Valley address when Jackson Rescue was paged for a pulseless, non-breather. When they arrived, they found that the 50-year-old man had regained some consciousness, but was flailing violently and yelling. Chief Dolnick and Sgt. Fristed arrived to assist. Jackson Rescue determined that the man’s blood sugar was dangerously low, which was responsible for his condition. However, blue residue was visible in his nostrils, and further investigation indicated that the man had been snorting prescription narcotics.
On April 12, a 21-year-old man told Officer Mueller that he had been contacted by a woman on a dating website and, after talking for two hours, they exchanged nude photos. The next day, she claimed that she was only 17, and demanded money or she would report what happened to the police. He was induced to pay a total of $3500 in several installments. The woman continued to call him, and now claimed to be in a mental institution in South Carolina and wanted $5,000 to supposedly pay for her treatment.
On April 16 at 2:22 PM, the Sheriff’s Office requested assistance at a rescue call on Magna Vista Drive in the Town of Jackson regarding an unconscious overdose victim. Officers Mueller and Henning responded, and also followed Jackson Rescue to St. Joseph’s Hospital until relieved by Deputy Dexter.
On April 17 at 6:41 PM, Officer Oswald stopped a vehicle because the registration was suspended for failing the emissions test, the registered owner was suspended, and she was on parole with a restriction not to drive without a valid license. The 25-year-old woman was arrested without incident and taken to the county jail. About two hours later, jail staff told Officer Oswald that a glass crack pipe, wrapped in plastic, was found inside the woman’s vagin*. Charges of possession of cocaine and drug paraphernalia were sent to the District Attorney.
At 9:10 PM, Officers Henning and Oswald were dispatched to a local business for a possible family fight. It was explained that the wife of the owner showed up unexpectedly and a tense situation ensued, but she left without incident. Officer Henning reported that the three men “were in varying degrees of intoxication”, and agreed to sleep at the business. They claimed that the woman was also intoxicated. Deputy Lallier observed her vehicle parked at a Town of Polk home, but she didn’t answer the door.
At 11 PM, a woman told Officer Brinks that her husband was overseas with the US Army and was making suicidal threats. She was provided with information about the Army’s hotline to deal with situations of this kind.
On April 18 at 6:08 PM, during a snowstorm, a 55-year-old West Bend man called 911 because his car wouldn’t start, and he needed a tow from McDonald’s. When Sgt. Fristed told him that this was not a proper use of 911, the man said that it was snowing and cold, and he didn’t want to be stranded. Sgt. Fristed told that he could hardly be stranded when he was a few steps from McDonald’s. The fellow also claimed to be unaware of calling ‘Information’ (411) for a non-emergency phone number.
On April 20 at 11:30 AM, a near-hysterical woman who refused to identify herself made several calls to the station about her boyfriend walking out with drugs. Chief Dolnick told her that the man couldn’t be stopped based on a vague, anonymous report. Eventually, the woman identified herself and said they had a fight. Sgt. Fristed stopped the man as he walked on Main Street, and Officer Laabs went to check on the caller. He determined that, during an argument, the man had tipped over several pieces of furniture, and pushed her as he left. He was arrested for disorderly conduct/domestic violence.
At 7:43 PM, Officers Mueller and Krueger investigated an anonymous report that a couple was arguing. A man said that he needed a ride to rehab, but he was refusing to let his girlfriend’s grandmother take him because he didn’t know her well enough. He admitted to using crack and heroin that morning. Officer Mueller persuaded the man to change his appointment to later in the evening, and the woman agreed to drive him herself.
On April 22 at about 2:34 AM, Slinger Lt. Cashin of Slinger PD requested mutual aid regarding an extremely intoxicated and uncooperative woman. When Officer Borkowski arrived, she saw that the 37-year-old woman was in the back seat of the Slinger squad. When Lt. Cashin asked her to exit the vehicle so Officer Borkowski could conduct a custodial search, the woman responded with an enthusiastic, “Don’t f***ing touch me! Nobody f***ing touches me!” Officer Borkowski’s attempt to reason with the woman was met with a reiteration that no would be allowed to f***ing touch her. The woman put her foot on the inner frame of the door to keep from being removed, but eventually she was extricated. Once she was searched and put back into the squad, she resumed yelling numerous and sundry profanities. After Lieut. Cashin drove her away to jail for resisting arrest and disorderly conduct, Officer Borkowski spoke to a witness, who was sitting in a vehicle in the apartment parking lot. A 32-year-old Hartford man walked up and started yelling at the witness not to cooperate. Officer Borkowski grabbed his arm, pulled him away from the vehicle, and told him to go back inside his residence or he would be arrested. A friend of his came outside and tried to pull him towards the door. The man finally left, shouting his own hearty, “F*** you!” at Officer Borkowski. Lt. Cashin cited the man for disorderly conduct.
At about 4:00 AM, Officer Borkowski was asked to check the welfare of a woman who was threatening to harm herself at a Spruce Street apartment; Deputy Schultz assisted. She found a 19-year-old woman sitting in the kitchen, strapped to the chair with a leather belt and a dog leash. A friend explained that the woman asked to be strapped down because voices were telling her to harm herself or them. The woman told Officer Borkowski that she had stopped taking medication for her schizophrenia, and felt as if the symptoms were overwhelming her. Jackson Rescue was dispatched to transport her to the hospital. Later, the woman agreed to a voluntary commitment at an in-patient facility.
On April 23 at 7:02 PM, Officers Mueller was questioning a 39-year-old Jackson man about driving with a suspended license, when he noticed the man smelled of intoxicants. The man failed field sobriety tests and had a preliminary breath test of .08%. The driver had five prior OWI convictions, and the legal limit after three convictions is .02%. He was arrested for OWI-6th Offense, which is a felony, and possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia.
On April 27 at 2:12 AM, Slinger Lt. Cashin alerted Officer Brinks to three vehicles heading toward the village, driving at a high rate of speed. Officer Brinks observed one of them, a Mini Cooper, turn left onto Main Street from the wrong lane, enter Highway 45, and accelerate to 87 mph. The Slinger woman, 21, was revoked for an OWI conviction, and was driving outside of her occupational license hours. She was cited for the license violation, speeding, and expired registration. One of the great mysteries of life is why suspended and revoked drivers draw attention to themselves.
On April 28 at 2:23 AM, Slinger Lt. Cashin, who was off-duty, notified Officer Brinks that he was following a possible impaired driver on Highway 60. Before Officer Brinks intercepted the vehicle, Lt. Cashin reported that it had crashed at the Tillie Lake roundabout. The West Bend man, 26, wasn’t injured, but needed to lean against his vehicle for support. He said that he was coming from a bar, where he had possibly four beers and four shots. Lt. Cashin said the vehicle had been swerving, entered the roundabout at a high rate speed, failed to negotiate the curve, drove through the roundabout, was launched about 4’ into the air, landed back on the ground, struck a curb, and came to a stop. The man failed field tests and had a PBT of .19%; he was arrested for his first offense.
On April 29 at 11:15 PM, Officer Borkowski assisted Slinger officers as they made contact at a home regarding a weapons offense. A 41-year-old man turned over a handgun without incident.
On April 30 at 4:00 PM, a driver actually called 911 because she was “disgusted” and “terrified” by a foam rubber arm and leg that were sticking out from the trunk of an SUV on Highway 45. No deputies were close, so Washington County requested mutual aid; Officer Mueller stopped the vehicle near Highway 145. The Waukesha woman, 51, said she’d been driving with the Halloween prop for a long time, and was surprised that someone would call 911 about it. No kidding.
MARCH 2018
On March 1 at noon, the Comfort Inn & Suites reported that a guest was supposed to check out on February 25, but kept extending his stay on a nightly basis. At 11 AM, the man was refusing to come to the door when staff knocked. The motel was entirely booked starting that evening, and they needed the room back. Staff believed that the man was intoxicated and/or on drugs. Officers Krueger and Mueller also couldn’t get the man to respond and, based on the possibility that he was incapacitated, and gained entry with the assistance of a motel employee. They found the 20-year-old Grafton man extremely intoxicated, delirious, and bloodied about the face. Beer bottles were found in a trashcan, and there was a bottle of vodka that was almost empty. Jackson Rescue was paged. A PBT test at the motel was .37%, but the hospital determined that his blood alcohol level was above .40%, necessitating admission.
On March 2 at 7:30 PM, a Hemlock Street woman told Officer Henning that another tenant in her apartment building was posting disparaging and disgusting remarks about her on Facebook. The other tenant has been feuding with the neighbors since she moved into the building, often accusing them of breaking into her apartment and stealing things (e.g. perfume, spices, and her wedding dress). Officer Henning told the complainant that these particular Facebook comments, while offensive, were not illegal.
On March 3 at about 5:45 PM, West Bend PD radioed that a domestic violence suspect driving a black Chevrolet Impala was possibly southbound on Highway 45. Officer Henning intercepted the vehicle near Highway 60. Deputy Nuzzo and West Bend Officer Dopke arrived to assist. Ultimately, a 19-year-old woman was arrested by Officer Dopke, and the other occupants were allowed to leave.
At about 7:30 PM, Officers Henning and Oswald were dispatched to a Georgetown Drive address, where they were told that an 18-year-old Kiel man showed up at their house, caused a disturbance, and called her an “ugly bitch”. The man was joined by three friends, all of whom were connected to another house on that street. When questioned, the suspect said he did go to the complainant’s house, where “s*** got real”. He wouldn’t provide a statement because he wasn’t a “snitch”. The big city gangster from Kiel was cited for disorderly conduct.
Shortly after 11 PM, Slinger police responded to a report of a pizza delivery person who had been robbed at knife point on Maple Avenue. Slinger requested mutual aid, and Officer Oswald was there until about 1 AM.
On March 4 at about 6:42 AM, Officers Laabs and Brinks were dispatched to a Main Street address after a neighbor reported that a woman had been yelling since 5 AM. The officers found a West Bend woman, 47, who was extremely intoxicated. As reported by Officer Laabs, “she had difficulty in speaking, slurring her words, and could not maintain a complete and thorough thought”. Inside the house, a male resident told the officers that he met the woman online several months earlier, and she called him the previous night from a bar and arranged to come over. By 4 AM, the man wanted to go to bed because he had to work the next day. She became verbally abusive and refused to leave. The woman was cited for disorderly conduct, and arrangements were made for a relative to retrieve her.
At 3:08 PM, Officer Henning was dispatched to meet Jackson Rescue regarding a woman who had fallen and possibly injured herself in the bathtub. The woman said that she didn’t know why she felt weak in the knees, but was very nervous about her surgery tomorrow. She admitted to having the customary “couple of beers”, but a PBT test indicated .23%. A friend agreed to stay with her, and the woman declined to be taken to the hospital.
On March 5 at 5:48 AM, the clerk at the Village Mart convenience store reported that she had just been held up. Officers Brinks and Laabs, and several sheriff’s deputies, responded to the area. A man dressed entirely in black, with his head covered, walked behind the counter and tried to open the cash register. When unsuccessful, he shoved the clerk away, vaulted over the front counter, and went out the door. The Waukesha County Sheriff’s Office K-9 unit responded, and tracked the suspect to Scot Court. From there, it’s believed he left in a vehicle. About an hour later, the suspect tried the same thing at a convenience store in Hartford, during which the clerk tried to attack him with a hammer. The suspect removed a small knife from his pocket, threatened the clerk, and fled. Working with his counterparts in other cities where the man has operated, Det. Foeger developed significant investigative leads and the case remains active.
On March 6 at 7:20 PM, Officer Oswald clocked a vehicle speeding on Hickory Lane. He followed the vehicle with emergency lights, and then the siren, until it finally pulled over in the Jackson Pub parking lot. The 36-year-old Jackson woman acknowledged speeding. Officer Oswald detected the strong odor of intoxicants coming from the woman, who admitted that she “had a couple” but later estimated that she had 5 to 6 light beers over the previous two hours. Also in the vehicle was a five-year-old girl. After failing field sobriety tests, and a PBT of .12%, the woman was arrested for OWI-2nd Offense, and operating while intoxicated with a passenger under age 16. The woman’s fiancée retrieved the child, and the woman was booked at the county jail.
On March 10 at 3:20 PM, a business owner told Officer Henning that two days earlier, a customer exposed himself to her. She chose not to report the incident, because it might hurt business, but now the man had returned. After further investigation, the 25-year-old Wauwatosa man was arrested for lewd and lascivious conduct. He has a record in several other counties for similar behavior.
At 5 PM, Dispatch asked Officer Gerke to watch for Hartford Rescue as it entered the village on Highway 60, because a silver Pontiac was ignoring its lights and siren and not pulling over. Officer Gerke spotted both vehicles as they entered the village and stopped the Pontiac. The 16-year-old Random Lake girl said she didn’t notice the ambulance behind her. She denied using her cell phone, but admitted looking at it “briefly”. She was cited for failing to yield to an emergency vehicle.
On March 11 at 2:05 PM, an employee at Walgreens reported that a hit-and-run vehicle had just destroyed their fence and fled the scene. Officer Henning found the vehicle’s license plate in the debris, and it listed to a 38-year-old man who we’re familiar with. The man was located, failed field sobriety tests, and had a PBT of .22%. The man denied driving the vehicle, and claimed he didn’t know how it became damaged. After being arrested for his third offense, the man said that he would refuse to submit to a blood test. While Officers Krueger and Mueller guarded him at the hospital, Officer Henning obtained a search warrant from Judge Martens. When a technician attempted to get a blood sample, the man became combative, balled his fist, and tried to fight with the officers. He eventually submitted and the sample was drawn. However, when being escorted out of the hospital, the man again became combative and had to be restrained by the three officers and a deputy. The man was held in the County Jail for OWI-3rd Offense, possession of drug paraphernalia, and resisting arrest.
At 5:47 PM, Officer Gerke was told that a 63-year-old Stonewall Drive woman had yelled at some children for riding their bicycles on condo association property, said she was going to call the police and they were going to jail. Officer Gerke learned that the children had been given permission by another condo resident to ride their bicycles in the driveway. The woman was cautioned not to deal with children in this manner, and either contact the condo association or the police in the future.
On March 14 at 3 PM, a 74-year-old Jackson man told Officer Gerke that he allowed his granddaughter and her boyfriend to live with him while they got back on their feet. He said both were drug users, but he believed they were clean and attempting to straighten their lives around. While he was out of town, his daughter checked the residence and noticed that a 55 inch television was missing and a safe had been emptied out. Upon his return, he also discovered that electronic devices, jewelry, and tools had also been stolen. The granddaughter and her boyfriend have disappeared, but some of the items have turned up at pawnshops in West Allis and West Bend. The case remains under investigation.
At 10:36 PM, Officers Brinks and Oswald were dispatched to a Hemlock Street apartment after a woman called Dispatch, saying that her children lie and steal, and she can’t take it anymore. The officers determined that the mother, although frustrated, had no intention of harming her children. They spoke to the children about the need to be truthful when their mother asks if they had done something wrong.
On March 15 at 5 PM, a woman called the police station and told Officer Oswald about a coworker who was being assaulted by her boyfriend in Jackson. Officer Oswald attempted to make contact with the victim, but she didn’t answer and he left a message. With the assistance of another police department, he was able to locate a phone number and address for the victim’s estranged husband. He, too, didn’t answer, so he asked the other police department to check the address in case the woman was there. They later reported that the house wasn’t occupied. At about 6:10 PM, a second coworker called to report the same concerns. She said that the victim had been coming to work with bruises, said that her boyfriend did it, but said she did not want him to get into trouble. Sgt. Fristed and Officer Oswald made periodic checks of the boyfriend’s home, and at 10:25 PM observed the woman’s vehicle in the driveway. When they spoke to her outside, away from the boyfriend, she refused to provide any information. Officer Oswald tried convincing her to accept his assistance, even if it was just to leave the residence, but she consistently refused. Officer Oswald was not able to observe any injuries to her face, but it was possible that any bruises were covered with makeup. Based solely on the third hand information from the coworkers, it was impossible to take further action. The next day, Chief Dolnick reviewed the situation with the District Attorney, who agreed that nothing could be done. Later that day, a third coworker emailed Chief Dolnick, writing that she and her colleagues felt Officer Oswald didn’t take this case seriously, and left the woman in danger. So, Chief Dolnick contacted the original caller, left a message explaining that a written statement might help this situation, and asked her to call back; she never did.
On March 16 at about 11:30 PM, Officer Borkowski, assisted by Slinger Lieut. Cashin and Deputy Graper, responded to a single-family home regarding someone attempting to open the front door. The woman said her dog started barking, and when she went to investigate, she saw subjects at her front door. One of them tried turning the handle, and then they ran away. An intoxicated 19-year-old walked up and told the officer that he knocked on the door because he was looking for a friend who may have entered via the garage. In searching the house, Officer Borkowski located a 19-year-old woman sleeping on the basem*nt couch. Intoxicants had made her incoherent; when asked for her address, she replied, “53095”. Officer Borkowski believed that the young man had been hosting an underage drinking party, from which the girl had staggered away and sought repose in the complainant’s basem*nt, without really knowing where she was. Officer Borkowski arranged for the young woman’s mother to pick her up and return her to “53095”. The man wouldn’t allow the officer inside his home. Officer Borkowski returned a few days later, after the parents were back, and told them what happened. Both 19-year-olds were cited for underage consumption of alcohol.
On March 17 at about 10:30 PM, Lieut. Cashin from Slinger PD requested mutual aid regarding a fight between two adult siblings. By the time Sgt. Fristed arrived, the 28-year-old man was in handcuffs, and Lieut. Cashin requested an ambulance to check on his injuries. While waiting for the ambulance, the man volunteered that his brother punched him in the face and hit him with a liquor bottle. While Lieut. Cashin dealt with the brother, Sgt. Fristed followed the ambulance to Hartford Hospital. While this man was getting a CAT scan of his head, Lieut. Cashin arrived and relieved Sgt. Fristed.
On March 18 at 1:45 PM, a social worker at Children’s Hospital reported that a 17 day old infant from Jackson had been brought in with serious injuries that did not appear to be accidental. After Officer Gerke and Det. Foeger arrived at the hospital and started speaking to the parents, it was determined that the incident had actually occurred in Menomonee Falls. The Jackson officers remained until Menomonee Falls authorities arrived.
On March 19 at 9 AM, the police department received information from West Bend PD that that an 18-year-old woman, whose entire family we’re familiar with, had decided to transmit a Snapchat photograph of her holding a semi-automatic pistol. Since this made its way to students at the high school, it became a matter of great concern. The woman told Officer Gerke that the pistol belonged to her father; why she decided to send the picture on Snapchat is unknown.
On March 20 at 8:10 PM, Officer Henning was informed by Sheriff’s Sgt. Robertson that, while investigating a domestic violence case in the Town of Polk, they became aware of another incident in Jackson. A 57-year-old man reported that his wife followed him to work in Jackson on March 16 and, after being unable to get in the building, damaged his truck. In addition to the charges filed by the county, Officer Henning referred her to the District Attorney for disorderly conduct and criminal damage to property, both as acts of domestic violence.
On March 21 at 12:14 PM, a hospital asked the police department to check on the welfare of a 65-year-old woman who had spinal surgery two weeks earlier, but was now canceling her follow-up appointments. A nurse became concerned while talking to her on the phone, because the woman sounded impaired. When Officer Gerke arrived at the address, she saw that the woman’s purse was on the stoop. When she knocked on the door, the woman refused to open the door; Officer Gerke asked Chief Dolnick to assist. While waiting for the chief to arrive, she checked the woman’s vehicle and could see that a dead cat was inside a pet carrier. Eventually, the woman agreed to open the door. The officers found that the floor was covered with debris, boxes, and all kinds of household items. The woman was not intoxicated, but seemed to be impaired by painkillers and was depressed by the death of a close friend. When asked about the cat, she said that it had been mean to her other cat and she strangled it. Chief Dolnick asked Adult Protective Services to inspect the residence and interview the woman; they were not able to take any action. Eventually, the woman agreed to have Jackson Rescue take her to the hospital for examination. Officer Gerke, who is a trained Humane Officer, seized two remaining cats and turned them over to the Washington County Humane Society because they weren’t licensed or vaccinated. A few days after the woman was released from the hospital, she fixed those problems and brought the cats home. Unfortunately, she had one more interaction with the police department on March 22.
At about 7 PM, Officer Henning was on routine patrol when he observed that a man was kicking and pounding a vehicle that was occupied by a woman in the parking lot of the former Link’s Hideaway. Officer Oswald headed over to assist. When the woman saw Officer Henning, she got out of the vehicle and the man started walking toward her. When he ignored the officer’s commands to stop, Officer Henning aimed his Taser at him; he stopped and sat on the pavement. The woman said that the man had been drinking much of the day and was acting strangely. She said he was talking about “strange stuff” and not making sense. At one point she wanted to leave, but she kept pushing her and preventing her from doing so. She eventually made it to the parking lot and into her vehicle, and he started pounding on it. When she tried to drive away, he held onto the back of the car. Officer Henning arrested the man for false imprisonment and disorderly conduct, both as acts of domestic violence. On the way to jail, the man started complaining about back pain and demanded an x-ray at the hospital. The man went back and forth on whether he wanted to go to the hospital, and eventually Officer Henning decided to take him for medical clearance; Deputy Thompson assisted at the hospital. While walking the man into the lobby, he started pulling away from Officer Henning, refused to walk, and said they’d have to carry him. He was directed into a wheelchair and brought into in an examination room. Due to his alcohol-hazed mental condition, it was difficult for anyone to communicate with the man, but eventually he was cleared and taken to the jail.
On March 22 at 4:20 PM, the 65-year-old woman was released from the hospital and drove to the police station to ask for her cats back. The civilian clerk told Officer Henning that the woman sounded as though she was intoxicated. While speaking to her, Officer Henning observed that her speech was slurred, she was unsteady, and she appeared to be very confused. She listed five different medications that had been prescribed, most of which would cause significant impairment. After failing a field sobriety test, and a PBT test of .00%, she was arrested for operating while under the influence. After the legal blood draw she was turned over to a relative. A few days after this, she sent a card to the police department, thanking the officers because their interventions caused her to reassess how she was living.
On March 24, just before midnight, a woman told Officer Borkowski that her 13-year-old son was out of control. The altercation began when the boy pushed his way into her room and grabbed her cell phone. Due to prior incidents, the boy was referred to juvenile authorities for disorderly conduct.
On March 25, shortly after 10 PM, a clerk at the Main Street Mart noticed that there was a vehicle running in the parking lot and the driver appeared to be asleep or passed out behind the wheel. When Officer Oswald and Sgt. Fristed arrived, they found the man unconscious behind the wheel. It took several minutes of pounding on the vehicle to wake him up. The 38-year-old Milwaukee man was unsteady, had slurred speech, and smelled of intoxicants. The officers could see an almost-empty bottle of vodka on the passenger seat. The man refused to perform field sobriety tests and was arrested for OWI-2nd Offense. He refused to consent to a blood test, so a search warrant had to be obtained from Judge Martens at his home. After the blood test, the man was booked at the county jail for a 12 hour hold. On March 29, he failed to make his initial appearance in court, and a bench warrant was issued.
On March 28 at about 10:30 AM, a neighbor reported that two women were fighting in a garage at a Hemlock Street apartment building. Officer Krueger and Det. Foeger determined that a young woman became upset with her mother over a family issue, threatened to kill herself, and cut herself on the wrists. ACS determined that an emergency detention was not warranted, but placer on a mutually-agreed upon safety plan.
On March 29 at 5:35 AM, Germantown PD reported that a vehicle had fled the scene of domestic fight and was possibly heading to Jackson. Officers Mueller and Brinks intercepted the vehicle as it entered Hunters Road. Germantown’s Officer Pierce arrived and took the male passenger, 24, into custody.
At 3:42 PM, Officer Henning noticed a Hickory Drive man, 56, drive toward him on Sherman Road. The officer knew that this fellow was revoked for a prior OWI arrest, so he turned around and stopped him as he pulled into his driveway. After exiting his car, the man asked, “Why do you keep f***ing with me?” Officer Henning noticed that his speech was slurred and he smelled of intoxicants. After failing field tests, and a PBT of .20%, the man was arrested for OWI-3rd Offense. A search of his vehicle turned up 7 grams of marijuana, for which he was cited.
On March 30 at 7:53 PM, Officer Henning stopped an old Chevrolet Tahoe in the north industrial park, after a computer check indicated the registered owner was suspended. While standing next to the passenger door, a Milwaukee man, 46, asked Officer Henning why he was standing there. When the officer tried to answer, the man said, “I don’t have to talk to you” and rolled the window up. Officer Henning noticed he wasn’t wearing a seatbelt, which gave him the right to ask for identification. This caused the driver and passenger to accuse him of racial profiling. Imagine the passenger’s surprise when Officer Henning determined that he was wanted on a child support warrant by Milwaukee County.
February 2018
On February 4 at 5:40 PM, the father of a seven-year-old girl told Officer Oswald that the girl reported being struck in the stomach by her mother. Because the girl was now with the father in a different city and not in immediate danger, Officer Oswald obtained the basic background information and notified CPS. Det. Foeger conducted a follow-up investigation and made arrangements for the girl to be interviewed by a forensic investigator.
On February 5 at 6 AM, Officers Brinks and Mueller were dispatched to a Hickory Lane address for a domestic fight. The caller said her husband broke a lightbulb, was attacking her, trying to take her phone, and grabbed her and threw her to the ground. The 911 dispatcher could hear the husband yelling in the background. Despite this, however, the caller tried to cancel the officers before they arrived. This couple is well known to us. The caller initially didn’t want the officers in the residence, but she explained that her husband had been gone for several days, which she thought was suspicious. He spotted her checking his cell phone and tried to get it back by shoving her to the ground, climbing on top of her, and trying to pry it out of her hands. At one point, he swung at her, missed, and knocked down a chandelier. The man was arrested for disorderly conduct/domestic violence and bail jumping, the latter being connected to an open case in Circuit Court. The following week, the man failed to appear in court for that case, and a bench warrant was issued. At this writing, his whereabouts are unknown.
At 11 AM, a friend found a 45-year-old woman deceased in her bed at a Green Valley address. Officer Laabs and Chief Dolnick responded to the scene. It appeared that the victim had been dead for about three days. Officer Gerke was called in to process evidence. Drug paraphernalia, cocaine, and heroin were located after the Medical Examiner rolled the victim for examination. Officer Gerke attended the autopsy the following day. The exact cause of death has not yet been established.
On February 6, a woman told Officer Henning that she had been pushed and shoved by her 13-year-old son. Previously, the youth has refused to go to school, and has frightened the mother enough that she has locked herself in her room to keep him away. When interviewed, the boy responded that he “didn’t give a f***”, and that Officer Henning should just write him a ticket. Instead, the boy was referred to juvenile court so he can receive the services that he obviously needs.
On February 8 at 11:12 AM, the owner of a local company told Officer Laabs that while researching on the Internet, he was led to believe that his computer had been hacked. That, in turn, led to him allowing a supposed tech firm to connect to his computer and obtain his credit card number, for which he was charged $500. When the man’s partner found out what was going on, she immediately had him disconnect the computer. The credit card company canceled and blocked the payment, but the suspects continued to call the office several times a day for three weeks. In fact, a man calling himself Bill Gates, but with a decidedly East Indian accent, called while Officer Laabs was there. “Bill” refuse to believe that he was speaking to a police officer; earlier, he identified himself to the receptionist as “John Wayne”. Every time the suspects call, their phone number changes, indicating that they are camouflaging their Caller ID. The callers keep asking to reconnect to the company’s computer so they can “refund” the $500, even though they keep being told there was nothing to refund.
On February 11 at 4:47 PM, the Sheriff’s Office requested mutual aid at a two vehicle crash on Jackson Drive & Western Avenue in the Town of Jackson; Officer Gerke responded.
On February 13 at 3:49 AM, a caller told 911 that two tow trucks were traveling back-and-forth on Main Street, at 100 mph, and the drivers were shooting at each other. Officers Brinks and Mueller only saw normal snow removal operations underway.
At 12:46 PM, the owner of a local business told Officer Gerke that there were footprints in the snow leading up to his building’s windows. After checking it out, Officer Gerke assured him that the prints were left by a squirrel that was jumping from the deep snow further away from the building.
At 8:15 PM, Officers Henning and Gerke responded to a possible domestic violence case at a Ridgeway Drive address. A woman reported that her brother had threatened to kill her and grabbed the phone so she couldn’t call the police. She was able to locate her cell phone and call for help. The 30-year-old brother, who we’re familiar with, was arrested for disorderly conduct/domestic violence.
On February 14 at 1:30 PM, and Officer Gerke was informed that a 39-year-old woman who was at Municipal Court in the village hall, was wanted by the city of Oconomowoc. After taking her into custody, the woman made arrangements for her father to post the bail electronically from his Arizona home.
On February 15 at 1:13 PM, anonymous caller reported that a 50-year-old man had returned to his Green Valley residence. This individual was wanted by the Department of Corrections on a felony apprehension order. Officers Gerke and Laabs, and Det. Foeger, kept the residence under surveillance and spotted a vehicle leaving it. Officer Gerke stopped it near Highway P, and the occupants said that the man had left on foot. Trooper Perales spotted the man near Northwest Passage, and tackled him when he tried to run. In addition to the DOC warrant, Trooper Perales booked him the County Jail for possession of narcotics.
On February 16 at about 8:45 PM, a Main Street woman told Officer Oswald that her neighbor in the adjacent apartment was pounding on the wall, possibly because she was running her air-conditioning unit. The neighbor, 53, said he is very sensitive to noise, they cause panic attacks, and he was having one now. Officer Oswald offered to call an ambulance, but the man declined. He complained that the neighbor’s oxygen machine makes noise and causes his floor to shake. When told that the police can’t tell someone not to use their air-conditioning, the man became upset and demanded Chief Dolnick’s business card (which Officer Oswald didn’t have) so he could complain.
On February 18 at about 7:23 PM, Officers Oswald and Krueger were dispatched to McDonald’s, after a caller reported seeing a man trying to throw a woman into a vehicle. The man was last seen walking across the street to the Main Street Mart, and the woman had driven the vehicle down a side road behind McDonald’s. The 34-year-old Town of Jackson woman said that she got into an argument with her husband, but was not attacked. Although this did not correspond to what the witness reported, there was a lack of probable cause to arrest either party for disorderly conduct/domestic violence.
On February 19 at 6:08 PM, a Main Street woman, 24, told Officer Henning that her heroin-addicted boyfriend took her car without permission. Before the officer arrived, the complainant reported that the boyfriend returned and she wanted to cancel the complaint. The man said he was upset that his girlfriend wouldn’t take him to the doctor for withdrawal symptoms, so he decided to drive to Milwaukee to buy heroin; however, he changed his mind and came back home. He said that he planned on starting a Suboxone treatment program later that week.
On February 20 at about 5:00 PM, torrential rain caused flooding in the older section of Green Valley. Officer Gerke checked with the Department of Public Works and the Fire Department, but since this is private property, they couldn’t assist. The water started to recede once the rain abated.
January 2018
On January 1 at 5:13 PM, Officer Oswald was dispatched to a Hemlock Street apartment building after an anonymous phone call regarding loud music. He could hear music while standing in the parking lot about 20 feet away from the door. The 50-year-old resident said that he’s lived there for five years and no one complained about his music before. He characterized one of his neighbors as a “redneck” and theorized that the complaint was made because he’s black. The gentleman agree to turn the music down. See next.
At about 7:30 PM, the man Officer Oswald spoke to earlier called to complain about music coming from his neighbor’s apartment. Officer Oswald could hear the thumping of the bass tone coming from upstairs, although the man believed it was coming from a different apartment, possibly the “redneck” that he mentioned earlier. Officer Oswald contacted the upstairs neighbor, who confirmed that he was composing a song on his bass guitar and didn’t realize it was so loud.
On January 3 at 7:10 AM, Officer Laabs was dispatched to an address regarding a 13-year-old who was refusing to go to school. The father told him that his son was refusing to get out of bed. When asked what he did about it, Dad replied, “Nothing”. When asked if he called the school, he stated, “No”. Officer Laabs counseled the boy to get up and go to school.
On January 6 at 1:45 AM, Germantown PD requested mutual aid from Officer Brinks, to translate Spanish after they arrested a 34-year-old Milwaukee man who was driving the wrong way on Mequon Road, and was suspected of being intoxicated.
On January 7 at 3:45 PM, Officer Henning determined that a vehicle that passed him on Highway P had a suspended registration for emissions. After he pulled onto the highway, he lost sight of the vehicle for a moment as it crested a hill, and then the vehicle was gone after trying to elude him. Officer Henning turned around and checked the north industrial park, finding the vehicle on Alcan Drive; Deputy Lagosh arrived to assist. The 29-year-old West Bend man claimed to be going to pick up his child “on a road by Piggly Wiggly”, which is on the other side of the village. He then tried to explain his location in the industrial park by saying that he had gotten lost, was going a different way to the child’s mother’s house, that he was texting, and also calling his mother. His 27-year-old female companion, from Allenton, reported that she was currently on probation for child neglect. The driver admitted that his license was suspended, and Officer Henning also noticed that his eyes were bloodshot and watery. A computer inquiry revealed that the driver was actually revoked for prior OWI offenses, was supposed to have an ignition interlock device in the vehicle, and was subject to a .02% alcohol level restriction. County jail staff advised that he was out on a signature bond. The man was asked to step out of the vehicle, at which time he was arrested for bail jumping and secured in Officer Henning’a squad. Deputy Lagosh reported seeing a spoon and Q-tips by the center console. The passenger gave permission for a vehicle search, and several small bags containing a white powdery residue, other bags fashioned into narcotics packaging, and an empty wrapper for Suboxone were found. Upon returning to the squad car, Officer Henning could smell the odor of intoxicants coming from the driver. Due to the severe weather conditions, a field sobriety test was conducted in the police garage instead of outside. The man failed the field tests and had a PBT of .09%; he was arrested for his second offense.
On January 8 at 12:15 PM, a 75-year-old woman told Officer Gerke that her nephew keeps entering her house to steal things, such as a fork, herring, and a map. We know from past contacts that this is a delusion. Chief Dolnick contacted Adult Protective Services. Caseworkers from Adult Protective Services and the Aging & Disability Resource Center visited the woman and determined that she was, in all other respects, doing well.
On January 9 at about 1:20 PM, Officer Gerke monitored radio communications between two deputies heading toward an apartment on Hemlock Street, where they were going to look for a woman and her teenaged son, both of whom we’re familiar with. The two had failed to appear in court, and the judge issued a bench warrant for their arrest. One of the deputies advised her that they located the mother, but her son wasn’t home and she wouldn’t say where he was. Officer Gerke observed a vehicle pull into the parking lot and saw the son in the passenger seat; she stood by while he was taken into custody.
On January 10 at 12:42 PM, Officer Gerke was dispatched to a Ridgeway Drive address regarding a 911 hang-up call. The 32-year-old resident said that her son was playing with her phone and accidentally hit the emergency button. It was discovered that Mom had an arrest warrant for an unpaid West Bend citation. She made arrangements to have her mother pay the warrant for her online.
At about 9:35 PM, a county highway department worker advised Dispatch that he was following a white Dodge pickup truck that was driving erratically on Highway 60. Officer Oswald spotted the vehicle but was some distance away. Officer Henning intercepted it near the Village Hall, followed and eventually stopped it after observing swerving and speed variations. The 53-year-old Saukville man said that he was heading home from his mechanic’s house. Officer Henning noticed that the man’s breath smelled of intoxicants and that his speech was slow and slurred. During the field sobriety test, the man was asked to recite the alphabet starting with E and ending with W. Instead of just saying the letters, he added words, such as, “T Terrific” and “F Fahrenheit”. After failing the field sobriety tests and having a PBT of .16%, he was arrested for his first offense.
On January 11 at 4:37 AM, Officer Brinks was dispatched to Ridgeway Drive regarding a man who was running down the street in bare feet and might be carrying a handgun. Officer Brinks parked his squad close to the area and approached on foot; three county deputies also arrived and set up in the area to assist. The officer observed the 40-year-old man, who we’re familiar with, walking, making exaggerated gestures, and talking to himself; he did not appear to be armed. When speaking to the man, Officer Brinks observed that he was agitated, speaking rapidly, and changing subjects quickly. It appeared as if the man was under the influence of a stimulant and/or experiencing a manic episode. The man said that he was “role-playing” Agents of Shield with some friends who were back in his apartment. In the past, the man has imagined people were at his apartment having a party. Jackson Rescue determined that the man was medically stable. Acute Care Services declined to intervene because he was not a danger to himself or others. As his eccentric behavior did not justify an emergency detention, he was driven back to his apartment. See next.
At 7:18 AM, Officer Laabs was dispatched to Chestnut Court regarding a man lying amongst the trees, wearing only a T-shirt and shorts. He found the man from the previous incident sitting in someone’s front yard, speaking to individuals who are not there. It was about 50° with a misty rain. Officer Brinks was off-duty but hadn’t gone home yet, and he stood-by to assist until Deputy Broker arrived. Again, ACS said nothing could be done. The man refused to go to the hospital to be checked out. Officer Laabs was able to contact the man’s parents, who agreed to drive to the village to assist him. However, they added that the man had a history of diabetes, so Officer Laabs had Jackson Rescue dispatched. The man agreed to cooperate with the EMTs, who took him to the hospital to be checked out. The man was also cited for disorderly conduct. See next.
At 2:30 PM, the father of the aforementioned individual told Officer Oswald that his son was showing signs of extreme anxiety and claimed to have seen a dog with only two legs walk across the street. Once again, ACS concluded that no action could be taken because the man was not a threat to himself or others. See next.
At 7:13 PM, Officers Oswald, Krueger, and Mueller were dispatched back to the 40-year-old man’s residence after a neighbor saw him hanging half naked out the window and yelling. Upon arrival, the officers saw the man throwing items out the second floor window and yelling at imaginary people. The officers were concerned that the man might try to jump out the window, so they made immediate entry and were able to enter the bedroom without incident. Jackson Rescue was again dispatched because the man was bleeding from cuts on his hands and head. This time, his actions were enough to trigger an emergency detention. At the hospital during medical clearance, he told Officer Oswald that alien creatures had killed three people in his bedroom and he was yelling because he was fighting them off. Shortly before midnight, the inpatient facility in Fond du Lac declined to accept the man. At 2:09 AM, a facility in Brown Deer also refused him. At 3 AM, Winnebago Mental Health accepted him, and Officer Oswald turned him over to the Sheriff’s Office for transport.
On January 13 shortly before 8 AM, a woman told Officers Krueger that she had been raped by her boyfriend the previous week. After further investigation, a 26-year-old man was arrested and charged with 3rd Degree Sexual Assault.
On January 14 at about 1:30 AM, a 911 caller reported an erratic driver heading toward the village on Highway 60. Officer Borkowski intercepted the vehicle near the village hall and stopped it on Hickory Lane after observing erratic driving. While talking to the 27-year-old Jackson man, she detected the strong odor of intoxicants. Because it was -4°, the field sobriety test was conducted in the heated police garage, with Deputy Schultz assisting. After failing the field tests, and having a PBT of .15%, the man was arrested for his first offense.
On January 15 at about 1:30 PM, Officers Gerke and Krueger were dispatched to a law office because a client was throwing items around the office and yelling. An attorney told them that the client, who had since left, was upset about a case, threw a soda can, was yelling, and slammed a door hard enough to damage the wall. The attorney only wanted the 45-year-old Milwaukee man notified not to return to the business.
On January 17, Officer Oswald learned that a student at the elementary school had made journal entries that appeared to describe a physical attack against her mother by the woman’s boyfriend. After further investigation, the man was arrested for disorderly conduct, battery, and suffocation/strangulation, all as acts of domestic violence. He was also held on an outstanding warrant from the Waukesha Police Department and held on a probation violation.
At 6:45 PM, a 13-year-old girl told Officer Oswald that she was receiving harassing Snapchat messages from classmates who were angered by something she supposedly said. Some of these messages contained threats to beat her up unless she apologized.
On January 19 at 3:30 PM, the Sheriff’s Office requested mutual aid for a three vehicle crash on Highway 60 at Briarwood in the Town of Jackson. When Officer Oswald arrived, the fire department asked that he close the highway at Church Road, so Flight for Life could land.
At 6:18 PM, a 69-year-old resident told Officer Oswald that she received a phone call originating from a blocked number. “David Johnson”, who had an Indian accent, said her computer had been hacked. He convinced her to allow him to access her laptop remotely, undoubtedly to place spyware into it. He claimed that child p*rnography was on her computer and instructed her to purchase $300 worth of iTunes gift cards from Walmart, as his fee to remove it. When she returned from Walmart and provided David with the numbers, he (falsely) said they were invalid and told her to buy another $300 in cards. She drove back to Walmart and asked why the numbers were invalid. The staff recognized what was going on and told her not to buy any more, and to contact the police. Officer Oswald told her not to turn her computer back on until it could be checked by a reputable technician. The $300 could not be recovered.
On January 20 at 1:39 PM, Det. Foeger was dispatched to a rescue call regarding a possible overdose. He found a 39-year-old woman on the bedroom floor, partially responsive; Jackson Rescue arrived shortly later. It was discovered that the woman had overdosed on a prescription medication for depression. An ACS worker determined that an emergency detention would be necessary, and Officers Krueger and Mueller took her to an inpatient facility after she was medically cleared.
On January 21, shortly after midnight, Officer Gerke stopped a vehicle for speeding on Main Street. She noted that it took a while for the 30-year-old Milwaukee man to pull the vehicle over. While talking to him, she detected the odor of intoxicants coming from his breath. She also observed that he was chewing on tobacco, which may have been an attempt to disguise the odor and would explain why he didn’t stop immediately. After Lieut. Cashin from Slinger PD arrived, she administered a field sobriety test, which the man failed. He refused to submit to a PBT test. After he was arrested for his second offense, the man refused to consent to a chemical test, so Officer Gerke had to wake up Judge Pouros for a search warrant. In addition to the drunk driving charge, the man was cited for speeding and operating a motor vehicle without insurance. Since a sober adult could not take responsibility for him, he was booked at the County Jail on a 12 hour hold.
At 9:20 AM, Officer Krueger was told the following story. Two groups were having breakfast in the lobby of the Comfort Inn and Suites; a teenaged brother and sister, and an adult with a group of nine year old girls. It appeared to the girls that the teenagers were laughing at them. As the group was leaving, the adult told the teens that it wasn’t right for them to laugh at the girls. The teens told their mother that the other woman took their picture and threatened to post it on the internet. She then went to the other woman’s motel room and confronted her. The woman said she was holding her phone up, but didn’t take the son and daughter’s picture and didn’t threaten to post anything. Both women were warned for disorderly conduct.
On January 22 at 11 PM, Officer Thorson from Slinger asked Officer Borkowski to look for a vehicle at the Comfort Inn & Suites, because the 28-year-old driver had been posting suicidal statements on Facebook. Officer Borkowski spotted the vehicle, and was joined by Officer Thorson and Sgt. Fristed. The woman was uncooperative, but was convinced to exit the vehicle and go back to Slinger, and speak to an ACS worker.
On January 24 at 8:45 PM, Officer Henning heard a bulletin from West Bend that the operator of a white two-door convertible, heading south on Highway 45, was wanted for domestic violence. Officer Henning stopped the vehicle south of Highway 60, and was joined by Sgt. Fristed and Deputy Lallier. Officer Bruss from West Bend arrived shortly after. When asked to step out of the vehicle, the man told someone on a cell phone, “Four cops are here to put four bullets in me” and “Finna shoot me”, finna being a slang word for “intending to” or “fixing to”. While looking inside of the vehicle, Officer Henning observed marijuana stems and a baggie used to store drugs. A search of the vehicle turned up marijuana, a marijuana cigar, and various “corner bags” and sandwich bags. The man was arrested by Officer Bruss, and cited for possession of marijuana by Officer Henning.
On January 23 at 7:06 PM, a woman reported that her 79-year-old father had just called and said people were trying to break into his house, and he believed they may have gotten in. She added that he has firearms in the house, although she didn’t think he would arm himself. Sgt. Fristed and Officer Gerke cautiously approached the house. Officer Gerke activated the emergency lights on her squad, so it would be obvious to the man that they were the police. The man told the officers that, the previous night, people came into his house and took him to a party. They then took him back home and he woke up in his TV room, along with his deceased mother and wife. The man’s Parkinson’s disease may have been causing the delusions. His daughter arrived; she took possession of the firearms and had Dad stay at her house until he could see a doctor.
On January 25 at about noon, Officer Gerke was dispatched to a disabled vehicle on Highway 45. She found that the 73-year-old Naperville, Illinois man had driven until running out of gas. When asked where he was headed, he said he was returning to his home from a convention and believed he was on Interstate 88 in Illinois. ACS made arrangements to place the man at the Samaritan Home overnight, so arrangements could be made with Illinois social service personnel to somehow return the man home. Officer Gerke asked Naperville police to check his wife’s welfare.
On January 26 at about 8 PM, a 911 caller reported that an older Dodge Neon was driving slowly on Highway 45, without any taillights. Dispatch advised that the license plates called-in by the witness were suspended for unpaid parking tickets, and the registered owner was also suspended. Officer Henning spotted the vehicle as it exited at Highway 60 and initiated a traffic stop; the vehicle drove almost entirely into the ditch. The 27-year-old New Berlin man said he had no identification of any kind, but it was determined that he was the same person listed as the registered owner. The officer noted that the man’s eyes were bloodshot and watery, his speech was slow and slurred, he smelled of intoxicants mixed with the odor of cigarettes, and his clothing was soiled. The man failed field sobriety tests and had a PBT of .13%. He was arrested for his second offense.
On January 28 at about 6 PM, a woman told Officer Henning that her 31-year-old niece, from Milwaukee, kept coming to the residence despite being told to stay away. She was also suspected of having removed property. When questioned, the woman denied knowing the complainant; she was cited for trespassing.
On January 30 at about 4 AM, the Main Street Mart reported that an occupied vehicle had been parked in front of the store for half an hour. Officer Gerke found a 26-year-old Manitowoc woman in the driver seat, apparently asleep with her head against the steering wheel. The woman, who provided a suspended driver’s license, said she was coming from a friend’s house and stopped to charge her phone. Officer Gerke could detect the odor of marijuana coming from inside the vehicle, and noticed that the woman’s eyes were red and glassy, and that she appeared disoriented. After Slinger Officer Thorson arrived, the woman was asked to step out of the vehicle. She was initially uncooperative and said she wasn’t going to exit the vehicle unless she was told why. Officer Gerke said that she could smell marijuana, had probable cause to search the vehicle, and also wanted to perform a field sobriety test to make sure the woman was capable of driving. A search of the vehicle turned up a marijuana cigarette in the ashtray. The woman said that she last smoked marijuana at about 9 PM. Since the woman had a PBT of .12%, and a suspended license, she was told to find someone to pick up both her and the vehicle.
December 2017
On December 3 at 9:08 AM, a Hemlock Street woman told Officer Laabs that her neighbor had been taking photos and posting them on Facebook with derogatory comments about her. The suspect in this case has been accusing other building tenants of sneaking into her apartment and stealing possessions. On Facebook, she referred to the complainant as a “bleached nut” and “barren whor*”. She also has been expressing the belief that one neighbor secretly works for the FBI. As the comments were being posted on the woman’s own Facebook page, they didn’t constitute harassment. Whether they were defamatory would need to be settled in civil court.
At about 8:30 PM, a resident told Officer Oswald that the father of her children has been calling and texting her repeatedly. When the officer called the man, he advised that, “The bitch does cocaine with men” and that he wanted to see his kids. When told that his calls and texts could be considered harassment, the man started yelling at Officer Oswald, at which point he hung up. The man called back, upset that the officer hung up. A long conversation followed, during which Officer Oswald convinced the man that getting arrested for harassment wouldn’t help his chances in any future custody hearings.
On December 4 at 4:19 PM, a Jackson man told Det. Foeger and Officer Oswald that he’d been robbed in a Milwaukee suburb on the evening of December 1. The robbery, which he reported to the suburb’s police department the next day, had allegedly happened after he met a woman who posted a message on social media seeking financial assistance. He said that he was accosted by a man who threatened him with a gun and took $1,000. The resident had since received a text message from the woman that showed a photo of his home, with cryptic messages that appeared to be an extortion threat. JPD coordinated with the other police department. A warrant had just been issued for the man after he failed to appear in Washington County Circuit Court. The other department eventually arrested both subjects on local charges and the man’s warrant.
At about 6:30 PM, Officer Oswald was dispatched to McDonald’s for a rescue call involving a man who collapsed in the bathroom. He found a 32-year-old West Bend man lying on his back in a stall, breathing but unresponsive, with pupils that were pinpoint an unresponsive. Based on the signs, Officer Oswald believed that the man had overdosed on a narcotic, and he applied a naloxone auto-injector into the man’s thigh. At about that time, EMTs arrived; they inserted an oral airway into the man’s mouth, but he remained unresponsive. They then delivered a second dose of naloxone through the nose causing the man to wake up suddenly. While EMTs were working on the victim, Officer Oswald comforted a six-year-old boy who had been in the bathroom and witnessed the man collapse. The boy’s father later called Chief Dolnick to thank Officer Oswald for his actions. A routine check revealed that the victim was on probation, and the Department of Corrections placed a hold on him. While in the ER, the man accused Officer Oswald of taking a photo of him while he was using the toilet, and threatened to file a complaint against him (the same officer who helped save his life). By 2:15 AM, the man was ready to be cleared and taken to County Jail. He asked to use the toilet, doubled-up, and claimed to have abdominal pain; he was taken away for a CT scan. When he was finally cleared at 4:30 AM, the man made a fuss about Officer Oswald taking him to jail because, “I don’t trust him”, and so a deputy handled it.
On December 5 at 11:15 PM, Germantown PD requested mutual aid from Officer Brinks to translate for a Spanish speaking man under arrest for OWI.
On December 6 at about 3 PM, a 62-year-old woman told Officer Oswald that she had attempted to transfer her email from one company to another. While navigating this process on-line, it’s believed that she unwittingly found a phony tech support phone number. Using their “services” would have eventually allowed a scammer to get into her computer and/or steal her credit card information. The thief must not have been optimistic about getting anywhere, so he offered to buy her a new computer if she agreed to have sex with him. The woman was understandably upset, and she broke off contact. Officer Oswald checked the computer’s history and observed several tech support sites that didn’t appear to be genuine. Because the suspect was impossible to trace, and even likely to be overseas, no further action could be taken.
On December 9 at about 6 PM, a woman told Officer Henning that she and family members were doing an intervention on her boyfriend, who is a heroin addict. The man began yelling and made suicidal statements. When interviewed, the man said that he was frustrated and angry, but did not intend to harm himself. He said that he intended to remain at the residence for 10 days while he gets clean. An ACS worker spoke to the man on the phone, providing information on counseling and other drug services. The ACS worker did not see the need to take further action.
On December 11 at 5:04 AM, the Sheriff’s Office requested mutual aid from Officer Brinks to interview a Spanish-speaking man at the County Jail. Deputies had located the man and an accomplice at the park-and-ride on Highway 33 near Allenton, sitting in a vehicle that had been stolen in Milwaukee during an armed robbery two days earlier.
At about 10:30 PM, Officer Brinks and Sgt. Fristed responded to a Stonewall Drive address regarding the sound of a fight. A 32-year-old woman said she and her husband were fighting, he’d been drinking, and that he was in the bedroom, where there was also an assault rifle.
On December 12 at about 8:30 AM, Det. Foeger and Officer Laabs met Jackson Rescue at a Cranberry Creek address regarding a 48-year-old man who had been found deceased by family members. The man had been diagnosed with advanced cancer earlier this year. Det. Foeger collected the man’s prescription medications and assisted the Medical Examiner.
At 2:22 PM, a Child Protective Services worker asked to meet with Det. Foeger at Jackson Elementary School regarding a student, 6, who a teacher reported may have been physically abused. After an investigation, it was determined that the source of a bruise was accidental, although some elements of the case resulted in CPS creating a child safety plan so the parents could cope with the child’s behavioral issues.
At 3:20 PM, Officer Henning observed that a maroon Jeep Grand Cherokee was missing its front license plate, and the rear plate belonged on a red Jeep Compass. There were several vehicles between the squad and the Jeep, and when Officer Henning activated the red/blue lights, the driver sped up, turned into the Lake Terrace Apartments parking lot, and backed into a stall, as Officer Henning pulled up. The 37-year-old Hartford man admitted to driving on a suspended license. He also said that the license plate had been given to him by “a friend” who claimed it came from a family member, but that it was probably stolen. It was determined that the plate’s owner did, indeed, report the theft to Milwaukee PD, which failed to enter it into the FBI stolen property file (which would have instantly alerted Officer Henning when he checked the plate). The man was cited for receiving stolen property, driving while suspended, and other offenses.
At 3:45 PM, a Green Valley woman told Officer Henning that she received a phone call from a supposed Texas police officer. He told her that a vehicle had been located near “the border” with blood and 14 pounds of cocaine inside. Because this vehicle contained the woman’s identification and banking information, the kind officer was concerned that her privacy may be compromised. He then instructed the woman to drain her bank account. When she said it only had $200 but she had more in her 401(k), he expressed interest in that money but she didn’t have access to it. She followed his instructions to drive to the Walmart in West Bend, where she was then instructed to purchase iTunes gift cards, which is a common part of the scams. When she asked about buying Walmart gift cards instead, the scammer said she should go home, sit down, have a cup of coffee, and forget the whole thing. She didn’t call the police because she thought it was a scam; she was concerned about getting in trouble in Texas and still believed it was possible she was talking to a police officer. It’s unclear what justification the “police officer” gave her for emptying her bank account. Those who perpetrate confidence games are good at convincing people to do things that don’t make any sense. Officer Henning assured her that this was a scam, and nothing happened in Texas. The caller knew the woman’s Social Security number and other financial information, probably the result of a data breach elsewhere, so she was told to contact the Social Security Administration and to freeze her credit accounts.
On December 13 at 10:52 PM, Officers Brinks and Oswald responded to a family fight in which a couple was arguing and items had been thrown. A 49-year-old man said that his wife woke him up because he was snoring, causing him to lose his temper and use profanity. An argument ensued, and his wife eventually got up and went into the living room, but not before calling him a “fat, lazy f***”. He responded by taking his wife’s phone, charger and a bottle of soda, and throwing them into the hallway. The situation did not rise to the level of a mandatory domestic violence arrest situation, and the couple was cautioned to maintain the peace so it didn’t get to that level.
At 5:33 AM, the Germantown Police Department requested mutual aid from Officer Brinks to translate for a man who was arrested for driving while revoked and bail jumping.
On December 24 at 4:00 PM, a resident told Officer Oswald that a pistol had been stolen from his unlocked vehicle. After further investigation in conjunction with the Sheriff’s Office, the gun was recovered and a Kewaskum man was arrested for receiving stolen property.
On December 25 at 7 PM, a 34-year-old Glendale man telephoned Officer Borkowski, asking her to check the welfare of the mother of his child, who he said had been drinking and could be a danger to the child. He also alleged that she had a gun in a case and believe that there was a child protective order against her that prohibited drinking. Officer Borkowski, based on her past experience, asked the man if his motivation was truly her safety or if there was conflict with child custody. The man indicated that he was concerned for her safety but acknowledged that there were custody issues, also. Then the man said that he was concerned that she might use the gun to harm herself, but admitted that he had received no phone calls, text messages or any other information to lead to that conclusion. Officer Borkowski and Deputy Lagosh went to the address, where the woman allowed them to come inside. They found that she had been drinking, but was in no way intoxicated. They determined that none of her children were in the residence. Officer Borkowski also determined that there was no legal restriction on the woman’s consumption of alcohol.
December 26 at about 4 AM, Officer Borkowski was dispatched to check on the welfare of a man walking in and out of traffic near the Piggly Wiggly. She observed a 42-year-old Georgetown Drive man who was, indeed, walking in and out of traffic, such as it was at 4 AM with a temperature of -6°. The man initially walked across the store parking lot, refusing to stop and speak to the officer. She finally convinced him to come over and talk, and was joined by Officer Gerke and Deputy Droese. Then stated that he had gotten into an argument with his boyfriend of five months, so he went for a walk. Officer Borkowski convinced him to accept a ride back to the apartment to talk. There was no evidence that the man and his roommate, who refused to identify himself, had been involved in domestic abuse or that either intended to harm himself, so no further action was taken.
Later that morning, a woman reported seeing tracks in the snow of her neighbor’s driveway leading up to a vehicle. Knowing that the family was away, she notified the police department. Officer Gerke checked the tracks and observed a distinctive pattern. As the day progressed, another residents started reporting that their vehicles had been entered. Later that day, Officer Gerke spotted a local youth who is known to us and was wearing boots that matched the brand used in the thefts. Stolen property was recovered and the young man was eventually arrested for a variety of charges.
At about 6:30 PM, a woman told Officer Oswald that she’d been victimized in an internet scam. After discovering a problem with an Amazon order, she searched the internet for their customer service number instead of getting it directly from their web site. Using a phone number that Google returned, she called what turned out to be a scammer. The woman was told to pay the supposed $150 shipping fee with iTunes gift cards. She also allowed the person to access her computer remotely to “help” with the transaction. Having been identified as a target, another person called about supposed problems that required another $100 in cards. While Officer Oswald was there, someone with a thick foreign accent called offering her a discount if she made a new Amazon purchase with iTunes gift cards. Officer Oswald advised her to keep her computer turned off because it was probably compromised.
On December 28 at 4:09 PM, the Butler Police Department asked Officer Henning to check on the welfare of a Main Street resident, after her husband tried to withdraw a large amount of money from a bank. The teller suspected that the man was being scammed. Further investigation by Butler revealed that the man received a phone call from someone claiming to be holding his wife hostage, and he could hear a woman screaming in the background. Officer Henning checked the residence and found no one home. Later, it was learned that the man went to a different bank and withdrew money, but eventually figured out that it was a scam. However, it’s unknown if he realized this before transmitting the funds to the “kidnapper”.
On December 29 at 7:00 AM, a passerby reported that a Camry was stopped on Tillie Lake Road at Tillie Lake Court, and the driver was asleep behind the wheel. The Slinger man, 36, told Officer Gerke that he just left St. Joseph’s Hospital, but seemed confused about his current location. He said he fell in the hospital parking lot while changing a flat tire, and left there at 6:00 AM. Officer Gerke observed that his speech was slow and slurred, his pupils were dilated, and he’d urinated in his pants. The vehicle had fresh damage, branches were stuck in the undercarriage, the rear axle was bent, and the muffler, which was in the back seat, was packed with snow. The man had no recollection of striking anything, and Deputy Binsfeld was unable to find an accident scene in the area. The man failed the field test but had an alcohol level of 0. This was likely because prescription pills were found in a plastic bag, inside the vehicle. The man was cited for OWI-First Offense, but he has another first offense pending in Fond du Lac County. He was held in County Jail for felony bail jumping in connection with several drug convictions.
At 4 PM, Officer Henning was dispatched to a residence regarding a 73-year-old woman who was having difficulty breathing. When he arrived, along with two firefighters, they found the woman sitting on a couch displaying agonal (abnormal, labored) breathing; shortly after that she stopped breathing and didn’t have a pulse. Officer Henning assisted in moving her onto the gurney and into the rescue squad. A weak pulse was detected, but because she had a “do not resuscitate” order, no lifesaving efforts were attempted and after a few minutes her heart stopped. Officer Henning assisted the medical examiner and inventoried the woman’s prescriptions.
November 2017
Officers assisted the fire department at 16 rescue calls this month.
On November 2 at 7:53 PM, the Sheriff’s Office requested mutual aid for a rescue call on Dry Gulch Road in the Town of Jackson. Jackson rescue had been dispatched regarding a 21-year-old man who had difficulty breathing. When Officer Oswald arrived, he observed indications of a possible heroin overdose. Before he administered Naloxone, the man opened his eyes and started to sit up, although he was groggy and his eyelids were droopy. The man suddenly reached out and grabbed a baggie that had been hidden from view, and tried to shove it into his mouth. Officer Oswald grabbed the man’s hands and pride his fingers open to get the baggie away from him. It appeared to contain a white powdery substance. Jackson Rescue arrived, followed by Lt. Herman and Deputy McCardle from the Sheriff’s Office. Officer Oswald turned the contraband over to them.
At 11:34 PM, Officer Borkowski was dispatched to a Blackberry Circle address regarding a domestic fight; Slinger’s Lt. Cashin came to assist. The 27-year-old woman said that after she and her husband started arguing, he insisted that they adjourn outside so the argument wouldn’t be heard by another family member. However, he decided there infant daughter should be with them, so he woke her up. When the woman tried to convince him to leave the baby with the other adult, he grabbed her arm and started to push and pull her. She was unable to free herself until she punched him in the face. He then blocked the entry door to the residence while still holding the child. She then grabbed the nearest phone and called 911. The husband claimed that his wife had grabbed a knife during the altercation and threatened to harm herself; however, that was determined to be a false allegation. He was arrested for disorderly conduct/domestic violence.
On November 3 at 7:18 PM, Officer Gerke was dispatched to a Hemlock Street apartment regarding a possible family trouble; Dep. Gullickson asssisted. Neighbors reported hearing screaming and pounding on the walls coming from the apartment. When the officers arrived, they could hear someone yelling, “Give me my purse back”. The 50-year-old mother said her daughter, 14, doesn’t do her chores, so she took her cell phone away and broke it. In retaliation, the girl took her mother’s purse and locked it in her own bedroom. She then began banging on the walls, yelling at her mother, kicked a hole in her mother’s bedroom door, broke her own bedroom door, and then broke an electrical outlet plate cover. Everything that Officer Gerke said to the girl was answered with a variation of, “I don’t give a f***”. When told that she intended to refer the girl to juvenile court, the mother told Officer Gerke that, “the police don’t care about families, and that’s why we don’t need the police”.
At 10:36 PM, Officer Borkowski was dispatched to a Green Valley residence regarding a domestic in progress; Dep. Doran was sent to assist. Upon arrival, Officer Borkowski observed a 47-year-old man standing outside, leaning up against his vehicle, and visibly intoxicated. He greeted the officer with, “you might as well take me to jail because I lifted up a table in the kitchen and it fell down on [her] leg”. His girlfriend said they had gotten into a verbal argument after drinking all night. She believed her boyfriend had approximately 10 beers, while she enjoyed three or four Seagram’s and Cherry co*ke. She verified that he pulled up the counter and dropped it on her foot, then grabbed her by the coat and dragged her a couple of feet, causing a rug burn on her hip. The man was arrested for disorderly conduct/domestic violence.
On November 5 at 2:18 AM, the Sheriff’s Office requested mutual aid from Officer Brinks, to translate Spanish for a 31-year-old West Bend man who was under arrest for OWI.
At 6:37 PM, a woman asked that an officer check the welfare of her 39-year-old daughter, who has had alcohol and narcotic issues in the past and sounded as though she was impaired while speaking to her on the telephone; Officer Gerke and Deputy Lallier responded. The woman said she took some Vicodin because of a toothache but had nothing to drink since the previous night. The PBT test indicated a .08% level. Jackson Rescue was dispatched to evaluate her, and she agreed to voluntarily go to the hospital to make sure there wasn’t an interaction between the Vicodin and other medications that she takes.
At 10:20 PM, the Sheriff’s Office requested mutual aid from Officer Brinks to again translate, this time for a 30-year-old Milwaukee man who is being detained on suspicion of driving while intoxicated.
On November 8 at about 7 AM, the Sheriff’s Office requested mutual aid for a crash on Sherman Road just outside the village limits. Both lanes of traffic were reportedly blocked and an off-duty Jackson firefighter was already on the scene. Officer Gerke arrived at the same time as Deputy Sincoular. There were no injuries, so the deputy wrote the crash report while Officer Gerke kept traffic away from the scene.
At 9:30 PM, a Green Valley woman told Officer Brinks that her neighbor had strobe lights pointed at her manufactured home and he was harassing her through the use of these lights. There has been an ongoing feud between the two parties for several years. Officer Brinks noticed that the neighbor had decorative lights and a floodlight, but nothing that was aimed specifically at the woman’s residence. The complainant was upset, and said he was helping or protecting a criminal more than her.
On November 9 at 4:30 PM, Officer Oswald and Sgt. Fristed responded to an address regarding an argument between a mother and her teenage daughter. The officers found them inches away from each other’s face, yelling. Officer Oswald asked the girl several times to step outside and speak to him; she said, “No!” each time. Officer Oswald blanketed the girl’s arm and escorted her outside. She said the argument started because she wants her mother to leave her stepfather. She woke up to the two adults arguing and heard her mother say, “What are you going to do, rape me?” She believed her mother was being assaulted, which the mother denied. The mother stated that there is a split pending due to financial issues, and there has been a lot of arguing. She said her daughter threatened to kill herself if she didn’t leave now. The statement overheard by the daughter, she said, was in connection with her husband wanting sex, and her refusing; she said nothing actually happened and she would not hesitate to report an actual assault. ACS was dispatched to evaluate the seriousness of the girl’s threat to harm herself.
On November 11 at about 2 AM, Germantown PD asked Officer Borkowski to check on the welfare of a 16-year-old girl on Blackberry Circle. Her mother had been out for the evening and was dropped off at her parents’ house in Germantown. She was not sober enough to drive back to Jackson. The daughter was supposed to have joined her in Germantown after work, but failed to arrive. Officer Borkowski got no response when she pushed the doorbell, but another tenant let her into the building. As she walked up the steps, the girl poked her head out of the apartment and yelled that she was sleeping and didn’t hear the doorbell. Officer Borkowski told her that she needed to check her welfare at her mother’s request. The girl was uncooperative and rude, ultimately telling the officer several times that she needed to, “get the f*** out”. Officer Borkowski concluded that the girl’s welfare was just fine.
On November 12 at 1 PM, Officer Wenzler from West Bend PD asked Officer Krueger to locate a vehicle wanted in connection with the theft of clothing from ShopKo. Following investigative leads, Officer Krueger located the vehicle parked in a driveway on Georgetown Drive. Officer Wenzler and arrived and interviewed a 17-year-old Main Street resident who we are familiar with, and ultimately issued him a citation for retail theft. See November 15.
On November 13 at 7:23 PM, a 55-year-old woman told Officer Gerke that she received a call from “Senior Officer Jackson”, claiming to be from the Social Security office. The caller said that a vehicle had been found in Texas with blood in it, money that had been taken from two banks, and 20 pounds of cocaine. He further claimed that there was paperwork inside the vehicle indicating that she had rented it. He then demanded $4500 for an attorney. When she advised that she didn’t have that kind of money, he said that they would be willing to take whatever she had. She was then switched to a supposedly “secured line” to confirm her identity. At that point she provided her Social Security number. She received another phone call advising that someone was going to be at her residence the next day, and she needed a witness in two forms of identification so she could be served with papers of some kind. This was, obviously, a scam, and she was advised to contact her banking institutions and the credit bureaus to freeze her information. She was also assured that it was extremely unlikely anyone was going to come to her residence.
On November 15, a resident told Officer Oswald that his car had been rummaged through the previous night and money had been stolen. He found a pay stub on the floorboard that belonged to the 17-year-old Main Street man. Officer Oswald found the man walking on Georgetown Drive, and told him that he’d located his paystub. The man advised that he has no wallet, so the paystub was loose in his pocket and he had lost it. When asked how the pay stub found its way into a vehicle from which money had been stolen, he had no idea. He was issued a citation for theft. See November 16.
On November 16 at 5:01 PM, the Sheriff’s Office requested mutual aid for a burglar alarm at Hidden Glen Golf Club, near the east county line, as they had no deputies available. Officer Oswald responded, and determined that the building was secure.
At 7:41 PM, Officer Gerke observed the 17-year-old Main Street man enter the Village Mart. She had cited him for retail theft after he stole cigarettes in August 2016. He’d been advised not to return or he’d be cited for trespassing. In September of this year, Officer Krueger cited him for trespassing after he was caught stealing a cigar from the store. Despite this, the man claimed he didn’t know he couldn’t be there; he was issued another citation for trespassing.
On November 17 at about 2 PM, the Piggly Wiggly reported that a 59-year-old woman concealed coffee creamer, pack of sliced cantaloupe, sponge candy, two magazines, and two steaks in her (large) purse. This was her third offense in the Mid-Moraine Municipal Court system, so she was issued a citation for $691 plus restitution and told not to return.
At 6:25 PM, Officer Oswald was dispatched to a Main Street address after a woman reported that her intoxicated boyfriend had armed himself with a knife, pointed toward his stomach, and threatened to kill himself. She also said she had cut her hand while wrestling the knife away from him. Officer Oswald met the woman outside and requested assistance; Slinger Officer Cook and Deputy Dombrowski responded. The woman said that her nine-year-old daughter was somewhere in the residence. Officer Oswald stood on a landing between stairs going up to the main floor and down to the basem*nt, and shouted several commands to the man to show himself. After about five minutes, the man appeared at the top of the stairs, unarmed. The assisting officers arrived and stood by with him, while Officer Oswald checked on the girl’s welfare. The woman said that the boyfriend came home after drinking heavily and exchanging angry text messages with her. When he held the knife against the stomach, she tried to pull it away and cut her hand slightly. The man said that he was upset at being lectured about his drinking because he’s 37 years old and should be able to drink. He denied having any suicidal intent. The man was arrested for disorderly conduct/domestic violence.
On November 18 at 8:17 PM, Officer Oswald was dispatched to a Main Street address after a woman reported that an intoxicated male friend was banging on her door and intentionally put his leg underneath her vehicle as she was attempting to leave; Deputy McCardle assisted. The heavily intoxicated man told Officer Oswald, “I’m here because of love”. When asked if his leg had been run over by a vehicle, he said he didn’t want to get anyone in trouble and he was fine. However, Officer Oswald saw that the man was limping, and he was bleeding from the left ankle. Although he declined medical treatment, Jackson Rescue was dispatched. The woman said that the man had been drunk and annoying all day, and didn’t believe that she had run over his ankle when she tried to drive away. Since the two didn’t live together, this didn’t qualify as a domestic violence case. Neither subject wanted to press charges, so no further action was taken.
On November 19 at 7:15 PM, an anonymous caller reported that a white truck was stopped on Main Street, and the driver was yelling about “beating someone’s ass”. When Officer Oswald arrived, the vehicle was gone. See next.
On November 20 at 11:50 AM, Officer Krueger was asked to check on the welfare of a 39-year-old woman, after her mother reported that she was likely intoxicated and unable to care for herself. He found that the woman was, indeed, intoxicated (.20% PBT), but was not a threat to herself. Detox was not an option for a blood-alcohol level that low. The woman’s mother agreed to stay with her. See next.
At 7:50 PM, the intoxicated woman in the previous incident requested the police because her mother wouldn’t release custody of the woman’s young child. Upon arrival at the mother’s house, Officer Oswald saw the woman’s car in the driveway and could hear yelling coming from inside. He requested mutual aid, and Deputy Seibel responded. Once inside the house, he observed that the woman’s eyes were bloodshot and glossy, she swayed while standing, her speech was slurred, and she smelled strongly of intoxicants. She attempted to follow her mother into a bedroom, but was prevented by the officer. The mother reported that her daughter had driven to the residence, came inside, and began demanding her daughter. Observing that she was intoxicated, she refused to release the daughter. The woman punched her mother in the face. The mother raised her hands in a defensive move, and the daughter delivered a second punch that struck her hand. The younger woman was arrested for disorderly conduct and battery, both as acts of domestic violence. The mother declined to complete a written statement, would not allow her injuries to be photographed, and refused to meet with the District Attorney. Consequently, the domestic violence case was dropped. However, the field sobriety test and PBT of .22% was enough to sustain an arrest for OWI-first offense.
At 9:22 PM, the manager of the Jackson Motel reported that a guest, a 59-year-old Indiana man, lost the keys to his vehicle and was throwing items from his truck around; she was afraid his behavior could escalate. Officer Oswald observed that the vehicle had been reported a short time earlier to Slinger PD when the man walked into a convenience store without wearing shoes and generally acting strange. Slinger officers had stopped his vehicle and eventually released him, after giving him directions to a hotel in West Bend. Officer Oswald observed that the truck matched the description of the one stopped on Main Street two hours earlier. The man did not appear to be intoxicated, so he was encouraged to go into his room and stay there for the night. See next.
On November 20 at 3:06 PM, Officer Oswald and Chief Dolnick went to the Jackson Motel, after the manager reported that the Indiana man was refusing to leave. The manager explained that she was trying to get him to leave, however he would continually pack up belongings, unpack them, move them around, and not leave. She believed that he was intoxicated, but a PBT test indicated no alcohol. The man finally put his belongings into the truck and departed.
On November 21 at 2:40 PM, a Cedarburg woman reported that all four tires of her vehicle had been slashed while parked at the commuter lot on Highway P. A friend of the woman told Officer Gerke that he overheard a 24-year-old West Bend man brag about slashing the tires and valve stems on his ex-girlfriend’s vehicle. The woman said she broke up with the man a few days earlier, and he has since been harassing her and another man. Further investigation revealed that the suspect is on probation. His agent was notified, and Officer Gerke will interview the suspect after he’s apprehended for violating probation.
On November 24 at 11:46 PM, Officer Brinks was dispatched to assist Jackson Rescue at a Georgetown Drive address, regarding a highly intoxicated male who was requesting transport to the hospital. Officer Brinks found the 46-year-old man lying on the kitchen floor, mumbling about how drunk he was and that he didn’t feel well. A PBT test returned a result of .20%. ACS was contacted, but concluded that the man didn’t have to be placed in a detox unit, so Rescue just conveyed him to the hospital for treatment.
October 2017
On October 1 at 3:25 PM, Officers Gerke and Henning responded to a rescue call to a single-family residence, regarding an unresponsive female. They found a 27-year-old woman laying on the bathroom floor; she had a weak pulse and constricted pupils. The woman was known to the officers as a heroin user. Another resident reported that she’d been clean for the past year but did take hydrocodone immediately before collapsing. Two doses of Narcan were administered by the officers, which improved her heart rate and breathing but did not restore her to consciousness. The officers moved the woman to the front foyer so the EMTs would have better access. Later, when interviewed at the hospital, she admitted to using heroin and cocaine the previous night while she was with friends in Milwaukee. She then took the hydrocodone when she returned to the house and didn’t remember anything after that.
On October 2 at 1:25 AM, a 42-year-old Chestnut Court woman called police when her intoxicated son, 21, was causing a disturbance and throwing things around. Upon arrival, Officer Brinks found the man outside and asked what was going on. He said that he had been drinking with a cousin and a brother, when a shoving match started because the suspect wanted some of his brother’s Cheetos. Punches were thrown. The man said his family treats him poorly because they think he’s a drug addict. However, the other man said that the suspect had gone berserk when he couldn’t find his cell phone. The suspect was arrested for disorderly conduct/domestic violence. Deputies Rodich and Schultz assisted.
On October 3 at 8:44 PM, an intoxicated 47-year-old Green Valley man told Officer Gerke that he slapped his girlfriend during an argument. He said that the two, who were both intoxicated, had been arguing all day, and it culminated with him slapping her on the back of the head. His girlfriend admitted having an argument, but denied that physical contact had taken place. The man was arrested for disorderly conduct.
On October 4 at about 8 AM, Officer Laabs was dispatched to a single-family home, where a woman had locked herself in the bedroom after ransacking the house; Deputy Dexter assisted. Officers were able to force the door open and they found the woman lying in a fetal position, covered only by a towel. Jackson Rescue arrived to provide care and take the woman to St. Joseph’s Hospital. Besides having a blood alcohol concentration of .11%, the woman claimed to have consumed antifreeze and has a history of mental health issues. She was admitted for treatment, and later transferred to an inpatient unit.
At 3:42 PM, Officers Oswald and Krueger were dispatched to a Hemlock Street apartment, where a mother reported that her 16-year-old son had attacked her and damaged the television. The youth was arrested for disorderly conduct and removed to the police station. Acute Care Services stated that he could be returned to the residence, but the case would be referred to juvenile authorities for delinquency.
At 5:06 PM, the Sheriff’s Office requested mutual aid on Mayfield Road regarding a woman who was threatening the family while in possession of a knife; Officer Krueger responded and assisted two deputies.
On October 6 at 12:50 PM, a woman reported that her boyfriend was texting suicidal threats while working at a business in a Jackson industrial Park. She also said that the man, 26, was already under a “safety plan” in Dodge County after making suicidal threats there. Officer Krueger and in ACS worker met with the man, and it was agreed that he would stay with his mother to keep an eye on his situation.
On October 8 at about 7 PM, a cell phone caller reported a possible intoxicated driver heading toward the village from the Five Corners area in Ozaukee County. Officer Henning observed the vehicle stopped at a red light on Jackson Drive. When the light turned green, the vehicle began weaving repeatedly, and its speed fluctuated sharply. After seeing that the vehicle had difficulty maneuvering the roundabouts, he initiated a traffic stop at Tillie Lake Road. The 61-year-old Grafton man had slurred speech, bloodshot eyes, and smelled of intoxicants, which he said was brandy; Deputy Nickols arrived to assist. The man failed field sobriety tests and had a PBT test of .11%. He was arrested for his first offense and released to his wife.
At 9:46 PM, Officers Borkowski and Henning were dispatched to an Eagle Drive residence regarding a domestic fight in progress. A 49-year-old man said he and his wife had friends over to watch the Packers game, during which they were drinking beer. An argument broke out after the friends left, and it turned into a wrestling match in the kitchen when a bottle of beer was broken. The man became angry or when his wife said she was going to leave, at which time he grabbed a chair from outside the patio and used it to break out the rear window of her Acura. The man was arrested for battery and disorderly conduct, both as domestic violence acts, and also bail jumping in connection with an earlier incident.
On October 11 at about noon, a 63-year-old Germantown woman asked the welfare check be made on her daughter, 38, because she was supposedly a drug addict and they have overdosed. Officers Henning and Laabs went to the residence and found that the woman was perfectly fine, and there was no evidence that she was a drug addict. See October 12.
At 2:45 PM, Officers Gerke and Laabs, and Chief Dolnick, responded to a report of a fight in the parking lot of a Chestnut Court apartment building. The 29-year-old woman told the officers that she and her ex-boyfriend, 33, had been involved in a verbal argument that started because she had “Snapchatted” a neighbor. He began yelling and screaming, and hit the closet door, which cracked. He then took her car and drove off, possibly to a residence in northern Wisconsin. The woman said she didn’t fear for her safety; however, he did just get off probation two months earlier from a previous domestic violence arrest involving her. She didn’t give him permission to take her car, but didn’t want to prosecute him for that. This incident didn’t qualify as a domestic violence act, so no further action was taken.
On October 12 at 2 PM, the Germantown woman claimed that she just returned from her daughter’s home, and that she was very drunk and wrapped herself in blankets and passed out on the couch. The caller was fearful for the safety of her granddaughter, and asked for a welfare check. Officer Henning found, once again, that the lady of the house was completely sober. She reported that her mother is actually an alcoholic, and her behavior during the visit was so bad that she was ordered to leave. The older woman was cited for obstructing an officer for filing these false reports. See October 14.
On October 14 at 11:25 AM, Officers Laabs and Oswald checked the welfare of a 17-year-old girl who had been texting messages hinting at suicide. While at the front door, the girl ran out the back and was chased by Deputy Virchow, with the assistance of a neighbor who witnessed what was happening. The girl resisted and fought, necessitating that she be handcuffed. While in the back seat of a squad car, she was seat-belted but continued to thrash about. She then became unresponsive, necessitating the dispatch of Jackson Rescue. At the hospital, she became uncooperative until a nurse negotiated with her to have the officers and deputies leave the treatment room in return for her staying calm. Eventually, the Sheriff’s Office transported her to Winnebago Mental Health, and Officer Laabs returned to the police station at about 7:30 PM. Also assisting in this incident were Deputy Miller, Sheriff’s Sgt. Robertson, and our Officer Oswald.
At 11:00 PM, the 38-year-old Green Valley woman reported that her ex-husband had just “robbed” her. Officer Borkowski and Trooper Darrin intercepted his vehicle on Highway 60, and stopped it on Highway 45 near Western Avenue. The man said that he only took a television, which originally belonged to him. The woman refused to file a complaint about the theft; however, the man was arrested for violating a domestic violence restraining order.
On October 16 at 2:45 PM, a 47-year-old woman told Officer Henning that she had received a mail solicitation for a mortgage that would reduce the size of her payments. This appeared to be the initiation of a fraud that ultimately cost the woman $4,600 that she thought was being paid towards the mortgage. In the meantime, her original mortgage company notified her that she was going into foreclosure for missing the three payments she sent to the thieves. The complainant had already contact the postal authorities.
On October 17 at 5:12 PM, Officer Henning observed a pickup truck leave the Kerry Ingredients parking lot at high rate of speed and enter the wrong side of Main Street, forcing a semi to slam on its brakes to avoid a head-on collision. The pickup truck then veered into the proper lane, but caused other drivers to swerve into the bike lane to avoid a collision. The officer made a U-turn, activated lights and siren, and tried catching up to the truck. It quickly turned into Green Valley and accelerated, again; Officer Henning caught up to the vehicle and stopped it. After talking to the driver, a 59-year-old Hartford man, Dispatch advised they received a cell phone report that the man had been driving recklessly on Highway 41 near Germantown. The driver had claimed that he was in Jackson to go shopping, and pulled into Green Valley to turn around. However, further investigation revealed that the man had gotten angry at the driver of a car on Highway 41 and decided to follow her to the village. His reckless driving was connected to his trying to follow the frightened woman, as she tried to find a police officer and keep away from him. The man was cited for reckless driving and disorderly conduct.
On October 18 at 3:15 AM, a 21-year-old resident of the Jackson Motel called 911. Officer Borkowski and Trooper Senkbeil found the man extremely intoxicated, agitated, and making suicidal remarks. He claimed to be a veteran, and spoke of going to France to become part of the French Foreign Legion. The man refused ambulance transport to the hospital because he had no insurance, but agreed to submit to handcuffing so Officer Borkowski could take him in her squad. The man agreed to a voluntary placement at Calm Harbor. See October 22.
On October 19 at 12:46 PM, Dispatch received cell phone reports of an intoxicated driver heading east on Highway 60 from Scenic Road in the Town of Polk. Officer Laabs and Det. Foeger headed west to intercept the vehicle if it entered the village, when they discovered a crash that had just occurred in one of the roundabouts at Highway 45. A Pewaukee woman, 22, was eventually arrested for operating while under the influence-second offense. The woman claimed to have taken Haldol, an anti-psychotic. The woman refused to submit to a blood test, so a search warrant had to be obtained. She was held in the County Jail for both the 12-hour hold and for violating probation.
On October 20 at 11:24 AM, a resident requested assistance with his 43-year-old son, who was apparently having sudden behavioral health issues, and was sitting on a couch tightly grasping a Bible. After Officer Laabs assess the situation, he requested additional assistance; Det. Foeger, Officer Henning, and Chief Dolnick responded. A minister and ACS worker also arrived, and spent about 90 minutes attempting to counsel the man to get voluntary help; Officer Laabs watched inside the house while the other officers waiting outside. It appeared that the ACS worker had convinced the man to proceed with a voluntary commitment, when the man suddenly went outside and started heading towards Sherman Road, clutching his Bible and ignoring the officers. The man was restrained on the shoulder of the road so he would not get hit by traffic, and Jackson Rescue was dispatched. The man was medically cleared at the hospital and transported by Officer Laabs and Det. Foeger to an inpatient unit in Fond du Lac; they returned to the police station at about 9 PM.
At about 6:30 PM, a 61-year-old woman was knocking on doors along Georgetown Drive, telling the people that her neighbors on a different street were trying to kill her. When Officer Henning tried to talk to her, she questioned whether he was a real police officer or was a fake police officer hired by her neighbors to kidnap her. Family members made arrangements for her to get psychiatric help. See October 25.
On October 21, shortly after midnight, Officer Brinks and Deputy Schultz responded to Slinger regarding an intoxicated man, 50; all Slinger officers were tied up. A woman said her boyfriend had started drinking Old Thompson whiskey at 3:00 PM, eventually putting away three pints. On-line reviews describe Old Thompson as “tasting like nasty mud” and “A blend of whiskey and neutral grain spirits (i.e., tanker-truck vodka)”. Perhaps this explains why the man’s disposition turned ugly; he started calling the lady names and ordered her to, “Pack your s*** and get out”. The woman said she’d stay overnight and make arrangements for her son to pick her up the next day.
On October 23 at 8:30 AM, the District Attorney’s Office asked the police department to investigate an allegation that an 18-year-old Tennessee man had violated his bail by contacting a 15-year-old Jackson girl who he was accused of having sex with in September. After interviewing the girl, Officer Henning referred bail jumping charges to the District Attorney.
On October 22 at about 11:30 PM, Officer Borkowski returned to the Jackson Motel after the same 21-year-old man again called 911 for an unknown reason. The man was found to be extremely intoxicated (.37%) and Jackson Rescue was contacted to transport; Deputy Stolz arrived to assist. The man was uncooperative and had to be placed in four-point restraints at the hospital. This time, ACS conducted an involuntary detention and Officer Borkowski, with Deputy Binsfeld, took the man to an inpatient unit in Fond du Lac. Officer Borkowski didn’t return to the police station and end her shift until almost noon.
On October 23 at 2:00 PM, Officers Laabs and Krueger met two West Allis detectives at a local factory, where they arrested a 50-year-old Milwaukee man for sexually assaulting his own child. The man was on probation for committing the same offense in 2005. The man was arrested without incident.
On October 25, two residents told Officer Krueger that the 61-year-old woman had been banging on their door the previous night at 4 AM, because they were spying on her. The woman was cautioned that, regardless of her mental health issues, she would be cited for disorderly conduct if she did not seek assistance to stop this behavior.
On October 28, a resident told Officer Borkowski that she was attempting to raise funds for a new business. She got connected with an investor who claimed to be in Paris, and agreed to pay him $4,500. The “investor” and her money both disappeared.
On October 29 at 1:42 AM, Officer Brinks stopped a vehicle on Main near Tillie Lake Road for erratic driving. The Slinger woman, 23, smelled of intoxicants. Despite the 36° weather, the woman had no coat or shoes, and was only wearing a short dress, so Officer Brinks drove her to the heated police garage for the field test, accompanied by Deputy Rodich. The woman failed the tests and had a PBT of .16%; she was arrested for her first offense.
At 4:41 AM, a Green Valley woman told Officer Brinks that a “Joe” started texting her with invitations to have various types of sex. For the umpteenth time, the woman was shown how to block text messages. Officer Brinks left a voicemail message with Joe, telling him to knock it off.
At 3:00 PM, a convenience store turned over a lost wallet to Officer Gerke. While inventorying the contents, the officer found a list of names and their bank account numbers. Officer Gerke determined that the wallet’s owner worked for a bank, and notified its security office. None of the accounts had been compromised, but the bank froze them and notified their owners.
September 2017
On September 2 at 5:40 PM, Officer Henning stopped a vehicle on Main Street after observing that its windows were so tinted that he couldn’t see the driver or any passengers. A computer check indicated that the Honda’s license plates were suspended and “not associated” with any vehicle, and that the driver was wanted on a warrant from Germantown. The 20-year-old woman claimed that the original license plates a been stolen and the officer who took the report told her not to report the plates a stolen and not to get license plates, neither of which makes any sense. When told that there was a warrant for her arrest, she protested and demanded that her boyfriend call her lawyer; however, she was taken into custody without incident.
On September 4 at about 3:25 PM, Officer Henning stopped a vehicle for operating 20 mph over the speed limit on Main Street. While talking to the 50-year-old Hartford man, Officer Henning could see a sealed bottle of beer in the cup holder. The man explained that he intended to drink the beer as soon as he drove out of the village. That seemed as brilliant as calling attention to yourself by driving 20-over with a license that was revoked for a previous OWI arrest. A tow truck was called to remove his vehicle from Main Street, and a criminal traffic charge was referred to the District Attorney.
On September 5 at 8:43 PM, Officer Henning stopped a black Dodge Charger after it drove through a stop sign on Park Street. While speaking to the 17-year-old West Bend man, the officer could smell cologne and air freshener, but also the odor of marijuana. The driver said that the vehicle is owned by a friend who also drives it, and said there was nothing illegal inside; Deputy McCardle arrived to assist. A search of the glove box turned up a marijuana pipe, marijuana grinder, a jar of marijuana pieces, three sandwich bags, and a scale containing marijuana pieces. The man said he didn’t know anything about the items, and they must belong to the vehicle owner. Also inside the glove box were a bra and female undergarments, which the driver said belonged to his girlfriend. Officer Henning asked how his girlfriend’s undergarments ended up in the same glove box that he claimed to know nothing about, and the suspect responded that his friend must put the drugs and paraphernalia in the glove box after the lingerie was already there. The man was cited for possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, and failure to stop at a stop sign.
At 9:46 PM, Officer Henning was dispatched to a possible family trouble at an apartment, after a caller reported hearing an argument between a man and woman. A 50-year-old woman said she’d been yelling at her son for disobeying the rules, and for being lazy and not doing anything. The boy had been kicked out of school for dealing drugs and does nothing but lay on the couch all day and watch TV. The “shaggy-haired and shirtless youth” sat sullenly on a couch, but told the officer that he would listen to his mother’s rules and there would be no further arguing for the night.
On September 6 at 10:40 AM, an 18-year-old man told Officer Laabs that he had seen a motorcycle for sale for $1,400 on “Amazon-type website”. A person claiming to be “Theresa Patrick” said he could pay for the motorcycle with Amazon gift cards, which should have been an immediate red flag. He provided the PIN numbers for $900 worth of Amazon gift cards, and then stated he wouldn’t send any more until he received the motorcycle, at which time “Theresa’s” cell phone went dark.
On September 7 at 3:18 PM, an apartment building manager reported that someone had driven up and deposited three large cardboard boxes into a dumpster. A tenant had taken photographs and a video of the vehicle and the suspect. This activity is costly to the companies that pay to have the dumpsters emptied. The debris was traced to a Town of Jackson resident, who was apologetic but, nevertheless, was issued a $218 citation.
On September 8 at 3:15 PM, Officer Krueger went to St. Joseph’s Hospital where a woman and child were being treated for injuries that occurred in the fight in the village. The 23-year-old woman said she got into an argument with her boyfriend over the cell phone plan. When she advised him to leave the residence, he grabbed a baseball bat from a closet and started swinging it around in anger. He had the floor and items with the bat, then punched a hole in the wall with his fist. She became fearful for her safety, so she picked her two-year-old son up from the bed and attempted to leave the bedroom. The suspect blocked her way and pushed her, causing her to fall into the wall and dresser, injuring the boy. She again tried to get out of the bedroom, but he still blocked her way, and threatened to kill her if she called police. He then punched her in the side of the face with his fist. When she went to the window to call for help, the suspect slammed the window shut on her fingers. She tried to use the phone to call for help and to get out, but the suspect again stopped her. She was finally able to get out the back door and flee with her son. Her mother, who lives nearby, took her to the hospital. At 5:30 PM, the suspect came to the police station and agreed to be interviewed. He admitted swinging the baseball bat, but denied having any physical contact with the woman. Officer Krueger informed them of the injuries sustained by the woman and child, and the suspect became upset and stated it was all a lie. He was arrested and booked at the Washington County Jail, and the Dist. Atty. issued charges of misdemeanor battery/domestic abuse, misdemeanor terminal damage to property/domestic abuse, felony false imprisonment, and felony child abuse.
On September 9 at 1:19 AM, a 911 caller reported that it appeared a Dodge Stratus had been following him from the Slinger area. Officer Borkowski, assisted by Trooper Senkbeil, stopped the vehicle on Highway 60 east of Highway P. Initially, the 70-year-old Arkdale (Adams County) woman’s story was reasonable; she had driven down from Fond du Lac, gotten turned around, and was now looking for a motel to spend the night. However, the conversation turned to her need to “erase the mental health documentation on my driver’s license because I’m a general in the United States Army doing undercover work”. After speaking to authorities in Adams County and the woman’s sister, it was determined that she’s bipolar and sometimes stops taking her medication, but has never been harmful to herself or others. Accordingly, Officer Borkowski assisted the woman in getting a room at the Comfort Inn.
At 5 AM, a 56-year-old woman called the police station and told Officer Borkowski that she fell asleep in her car while it was parked in the garage. When she awoke, the car key that was dangling from her finger while she slept was missing. Officer Borkowski suggested that the woman go inside her townhouse, get some sleep, and check the garage again when it was daylight. The woman began to yell and scream that she had a light in the garage and could see what she was doing. Eventually, Officer Borkowski gave up and terminated the phone call. The woman then called the County dispatchers and regaled them about the situation for about 15 minutes. The woman reported the supposed theft again that afternoon to Officer Oswald. He found that the car and garage were filled with garbage and “smelled like a barn”. See September 22.
On September 10 at about 12:30 AM, Sgt. Fristed and Det. Foeger were dispatched to an apartment building regarding a disorderly intoxicated person. They were met outside by a 29-year-old woman and several relatives who were upset that a family member, 26, had left her wedding reception in one apartment, and gone to another apartment occupied by a 33-year-old man. They claimed that she was “blacked-out drunk” and were afraid she would be taken advantage of by the man. They located the woman, who wasn’t intoxicated or being held against her will. She explained that she left the reception after he called her a “bitch” during a heated argument. She was merely in the apartment talking with the person, and nothing unsavory was going on. The officers returned to the complainants, and admonished them for dramatizing what was taking place.
On September 12 at 10:45 AM, a woman told Officer Krueger that her neighbor takes photos when she’s outside with her son, stands at the fence and stares at her, yells and screams at her children, and broke her son’s plastic tricycle.
At 12:35 PM, a 62-year-old man told Officer Krueger that he and his wife believe their neighbors are recording them, and they can hear them talking and laughing about them inside their home. His wife believes that they can see inside her shower, and that they, and other, neighbors are sending beams toward their house. She has spent nights sleeping in the car because of the supposedly videotaping, and they were thinking of hiring a private investigator. The complainant also believed that neighbors on another street had helped set up this video recording system that supposedly in their house. Officer Krueger went to the “suspects” house. They were cooperative and allowed him to inspect the premises, where he sought no evidence of any recording equipment.
On September 13 at 1 AM, Officer Brinks could hear a loud buzzing noise while on patrol. He was attempting to find the source, when he was dispatched to the area of Ridgeway and Highland about an unusual noise coming from the pipeline station in that area. Officer Brinks confirmed that the noise, similar to the klaxon in submarine movies, was coming from either the station or the pipeline. The operator, TransCanada, was contacted; they advised that they were cleaning the pipes using underground equipment and the noise was normal. Because the station is on the north side of the street, in the Town of Jackson, Deputy Graper was also dispatched. After his arrival, the two officers noticed that the klaxon noise had been replaced by a loud hissing coming from the pump station. The Jackson Fire Department was paged to ensure there wasn’t a leak. They determined that the hissing, like the klaxon, were normal for the cleaning operation.
At 12:40 PM, Officers Gerke and Laabs, and Det. Foeger, responded to a Georgetown Drive regarding a man who was walking around the apartment complex, talking incoherently. The caller believed that the man might be intoxicated or impaired, and he was making comments about trucks changing colors. The officers were directed to an apartment, and there met a 42-year-old man who said what he was about to say “might sound crazy, but it happened”. The man said he’d been associating with some people who live on Chestnut Court. Over the weekend, he and a friend were barbecuing when these people provided them with some orange juice. Over the following three days he drank the orange juice, and when he and his friend were done they noticed what they believed was crystal meth on the bottom. When asked if he had ever used crystal meth, he said he only did it once many years ago in Orlando. He said that today he was walking around Chestnut Court looking for a friend and calling his name. Because the name is unusual, it was possible people thought he was looking for a parrot. Then he decided to try to find his friend’s truck, and returned home when he couldn’t find it. A neighbor came over and showed him a photograph of the truck, so he drove over; when he arrived the truck was gone. He went back to the neighbor’s house and asked why he was f***ing with him”. Officer Gerke told the man that if he, in fact accidentally ingested crystal meth, then he should go to the hospital to get checked out. While in the back of the rescue squad, the man told EMTs that he had just witnessed his neighbor go into his car and throw his mail about. ACS was notified and met Officer Gerke and the victim at the hospital. The victim told the doctor that he normally drinks between 1/2 and ¾ liters of vodka a day. Because he didn’t seem to have been drinking alcohol recently, it was believed that his hallucinations were part of detoxification (often referred to as “the DTs”). The man was told by ACS that he could either admit himself voluntarily to the hospital or he would be placed there under emergency detention; he chose the former.
At about 1:44 PM, Officer Laabs requested assistance in the Village Hall, where the monthly municipal court was being held. A 37-year-old Jackson man, a self-styled “sovereign citizen”, had appeared in court to make a plea onto traffic citations. The man started yelling at Judge Cain, stating that the court doesn’t have any jurisdiction over him. He demanded to see some type of contract and threatened to charge the judge $500 for every minute that he needed to defend himself against citations which were bogus. The judge told the man to lower his voice, but he continued to yell. The judge said that he would enter a plea of not guilty for the man so he can speak with the village attorney. The man refused to take the paperwork, so Officer Laabs, who is the court officer, took the paperwork and presented it to the man. The man continued to argue with the judge, refused to leave, and kept yelling about some type of contract. Finally, the judge told the man that he was impeding the court, causing a disturbance, and told the man to apologize and leave. At that point, Officer Laabs radioed in for assistance, and Officer Henning arrived. The man was removed from court in handcuffs, but became resistive in the hallway. The man was booked at the County jail on a charge of resisting arrest. The man initially refused to cooperate with the booking process, but changed his mind and was released the next morning.
At 3 PM, a 43-year-old West Bend man was found guilty in municipal courts for skipping out on a restaurant bill. Judge Cain ordered court fees and restitution to the restaurant totaling about $200, but did not assess a fine. The man was visibly upset and angry, and Officer Laabs was obliged to follow him out of the Village Hall into the parking lot, where he continued to yell about the waitresses who testified against him and the trial, itself. Officer Laabs monitored the situation until the witnesses and the court clerk left.
At about 5 PM, Officer Henning noticed a white transport-style van with a Wisconsin dealer plate on Sherman Road. He saw that there were no window stickers or anything else indicating the vehicle was for sale, as required by law. The vehicle accelerated, and the officer obtained a pace of 56 mph in the 45 mile-per-hour zone. A few minutes into the traffic stop, the 37-year-old Hemlock Street man became upset and began recording with his cell phone. The man story about where the dealer plate came from and why it was on the vehicle didn’t make any sense. The man accused Officer Henning of harassing him and demanded to speak to a supervisor. When told there was no supervisor on duty the man continued to insist on seeing a supervisor. Officer Henning used a great deal of discretion and issued only written warnings for the improper use of dealer plates, no proof of insurance, and speeding. The man kept interrupting Officer Henning and just wanted to go.
On September 14, the Green Bay Police Department requested that we check a residence on Hickory Lane for a 19-year-old man wanted for an armed robbery in that city. Officers Gerke, Laabs, Henning, Chief Dolnick, and Slinger Officer Garro checked the location simultaneously with the Washington County Sheriff’s Office, which was checking another possible location in Newburg. Officers concluded that the man was not at the residence. The next day, a West Bend detective team spotted the suspect being driven up to a residence in that city, and the man was arrested without incident.
On September 15, West Bend PD informed Det. Foeger that an employer of their Meijer’s had stolen a credit card from the purse of a co-worker and used it to withdraw money from an ATM there, and also at stores in Jackson. After a lengthy investigation, a 34-year-old Main Street man was arrested for fraudulent use of a credit card; this is in addition to charges in West Bend.
At about 10 PM, Officer Henning stopped a Honda SUV because a headlight was out and the registration was suspended for failing the emissions test. While speaking to the driver, a 19-year-old Jackson woman, he could smell the strong odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle. When informed of this, the woman seemed surprised and said she didn’t know why this could be happening. When told he intended to search the car, she remembered that there was a “blunt” and a bag of marijuana in the sunglasses visor. She said that she intended to smoke the marijuana while driving to Meijer in West Bend, get a Slushie, and then drive back home. The marijuana and cigar were, indeed, found in the visor. The woman was cited for possession of marijuana.
On September 16 at 7:22 PM, the Sheriff’s Office requested mutual aid for traffic control at a motorcycle accident in the roundabout on Highway 60 at Division Road; Sgt. Fristed responded.
At 10:53 AM, the Sheriff’s Office requested mutual aid for a crash at the corner of Country Aire and Western Avenue, on the eastern edge of the Town of Jackson. Officer Laabs found a two vehicle collision, with one person from each vehicle claiming injuries. Deputy Dombrowski relieved Officer Laabs about 20 minutes later.
At 11:03 PM, Slinger Officer Thorson requested mutual aid at a bar fight; Sgt. Fristed and two deputies responded.
On September 17 at 7:44 PM, an anonymous caller reported that a couple was yelling at each other in an adjoining condo unit on Eagle Drive. Officer Oswald found husband-and-wife were under the influence of alcohol. They were warned to keep their voices down, and it was suggested that close their patio door. See next.
At 8:23 PM, the same anonymous caller reported that the female neighbor was standing outside screaming at people to, “go ahead and call the cops”, an apparent reference to the earlier complaint. When Officers Oswald and Krueger arrived, the area was quiet and since there was no complainant, no further action can be taken.
On September 19 at 9:22 AM, a 25-year-old Green Valley woman told Officer Krueger and Det. Foeger that when her dog got loose, a man threatened to hit it with his cane, pushed her, and called her a “psycho bitch”. The man, 60, said he was walking his own dog when the complainant’s dog ran up. He denied pushing her, saying that he stumbled and fell into her due to his disability. He admitted swearing at her but didn’t remember what he said. The woman didn’t want further action taken, so he was warned for disorderly conduct.
At 2:38 PM, Officer Henning and Det. Foeger assisted Deputy Dexter, who had just stopped a pickup truck wanted by West Bend PD in connection with a retail theft. Two occupants, a 53-year-old Milwaukee man and a 34-year-old Schaumburg, Illinois man, were arrested. Before leaving the scene, the Illinois man began complaining of drug withdrawal symptoms and a panic attack, necessitating the dispatch of Jackson Rescue and tying-up two officers while the man was medically cleared at the hospital.
At 4:40 PM, Sgt. Fristed and Officer Henning were dispatched to a family trouble in the Village of Slinger, as their officers were tied up on another incident. A 35-year-old woman said that her 16-year-old daughter punched her in the face during an argument. The argument began because the girl had not been listening to her mother or doing her chores. The mother started yelling at her, so the girl locked the mother’s cell phone by putting a password on it. The mother grounded the girl and attempted to take her phone back, at which time she was punched. The girl and chased the mother up the stairs, jumped onto her back, and began fighting for the telephone. ACS determined that the girl did not qualify for secure detention. The mother said that she would be away from the house for 12 hours at work, so it would be okay if the daughter stayed there as long as she did not cause problems with other family members. Went on handcuffed, the girl called her mother a “lying f***ing bitch” and stormed upstairs to her bedroom. The Jackson officers, on behalf of Slinger, referred the girl to juvenile authorities for battery and disorderly conduct.
At 8:40 PM, a woman told Officer Henning that her mother-in-law has been sending abusive text messages, all of which were so obscene that even censored versions can’t be included here.
On September 21 at 2:42 AM, Slinger PD put out a bulletin for a 36-year-old West Bend man who was wanted for obstructing and ID theft. Officer Brinks located a vehicle belonging to the suspect’s girlfriend parked at the Jackson Motel. After Slinger Officer Gullickson arrived to assist, they knocked at the door and were admitted by the girlfriend, 35. At first, she said that her boyfriend wasn’t there, but a search of the room found him hiding behind the bathroom door. He was taken into custody without incident. In addition to the Slinger case, there were multiple warrants out for the man for felony probation violation, child support, and municipal warrants from Hartford and West Bend. His girlfriend was cited for obstructing, and the Department of Corrections directed that she be placed in the custody for violating probation.
At about 12:40 PM, the mother reported walking in on her 15-year-old daughter while she was in a state of undress and in the company of an 18-year-old man who had flown to Wisconsin from Tennessee for the purpose of seeing her. Ultimately, the man was taken into custody on numerous felony charges. Officers Henning and Krueger were assisted by Det. Foeger, Sgt. Fristed, and Chief Dolnick.
On September 22 at about 6:30 PM, a Hemlock Street woman told Officer Henning that one of the children playing outside accidentally through a small rubber ball against the garage door belonging to another tenant. That person, a 56-year-old woman, came outside and started screaming at the children. When the complainant intervened, woman called her a “barren whor*”. The tirade continued until the woman drove off. The complainant didn’t want the woman cited for disorderly conduct. The woman later called the police station and spoke to Officer Henning. She made various accusations against the neighbors, including that she can hear them talking about her while she’s inside the apartment. As with the conversation earlier in the month with Officer Borkowski, Officer Henning was unable to make himself understood and terminated the phone call. See September 23.
At 9:10 PM, a 58-year-old woman called the police station and told Officer Henning that her 13-year-old grandson was out of control and needed to be disciplined. However, after he arrived at the residence the boy’s mother reported that Grandma was an alcoholic and had been causing problems since she returned home after breaking up with her boyfriend. She said that the grandmother calls her son a variety of obscenities. Officer Henning found her to be intoxicated and strongly cautioned her about her behavior, which could eventually lead to her being arrested. See September 28.
On September 23 at about 12:30 PM, Officer Oswald was called back to Hemlock Street regarding another case of a child’s ball hitting the 56-year-old woman’s garage door. The woman allegedly confronted the children, yelling obscenities and telling them they couldn’t play outside. This complainant also didn’t want the woman cited, but Chief Dolnick did notify the landlord as allowed by the village’s chronic nuisance property ordinance.
At 2 PM, a 62-year-old Blackberry Circle man told Officer Henning that he had been having computer problems the day before, and found a “tech support” company on-line that he allowed to remote-in to his computer. The suspect asked that he log into his banking account. He then watched in horror as his bank accounts were drained to zero. The scammer then told him that if he ever wanted to see his money again, he would need to purchase $5000 worth of Walmart gift cards. The man went to the Walmart in West Bend to buy the cards, while the scammer stayed on the phone. He was instructed to read the codes and pin numbers, which would enable the cards to be cashed. The scammer then told the man to get more money, so he drove to the Walmart in Germantown, purchased $1000 worth of Walmart cards, and repeated the process. Then the scammer told the man to increase his bank account limit and get more money out. The man tried to do this, but the bank said it couldn’t be done until the following morning. The next morning, the scammer called at 7:00 AM, asking if the man was going to drive to the bank to get more money. Fortunately, the man picked up his girlfriend on the way to the bank, told her what was going on, and she recognized it as a scam. The suspect had a foreign accent and called from three different numbers, each from a different area code; however, it was later determined that the Caller ID information had been altered. Luckily, none of the Walmart cards had been used, so the man was able to get the money refunded. He also contacted his bank and discovered that no money had been taken from his accounts. It’s theorized that the scammer had routed the computer to a mock-up of the bank page. Officer Henning strongly urge the man to get rid of the computer, because it was probably compromised and he could be victimized again.
At 4:46 PM, County Dispatch received a cell phone call from a woman who claim to be locked in the elementary school, and was unable to get out. After Officer Henning arrived outside the school, he called the woman back and told her to exit (the doors are not chained shut). After waiting five minutes, the woman still didn’t come out, so he called her back. She said that “one of the girls from the office” had come to get her and they were going to walk outside to talk to him. One of “the girls” then got on the phone, and it was learned that the woman, 82, had actually been calling from Ivy Manor, and that she suffers from dementia.
At 6:42 PM, a woman reported that her intoxicated neighbor was driving to the Main Street Mart to buy more alcohol. While Officer Henning was heading toward that area, he observed a vehicle pass him in the opposite direction and that it had drifted into the bike lane. He turned around, followed the vehicle into Green Valley, parked and spoke to the driver. Officer Henning had difficulty communicating with the woman, who said that she had nothing to drink and denied purchasing alcohol, despite smelling intoxicants on her breath and seeing a bottle in the bag next to her. When the woman got out of the vehicle, she attempted to push past the officer; he pushed her back and told her that she needed to stop and not try to walk past him. Officer Cook of Slinger PD arrived to assist. After failing field sobriety tests, and having a PBT of .21% on a shallow blow, she was arrested for her first offense. She refused to submit to the chemical test and was booked at the County Jail on a 12 hour hold. It was later learned that the jail staff obtained a better PBT test for their booking purposes and she was over .40%
At 9 PM, Trooper Schmidt requested assistance with a traffic stop at McDonald’s. The trooper told Officer Henning that he observed the man, who was driving a Dodge Challenger, rev the engine while standing on the brakes, eventually causing the tires to break loose and spin, causing smoke and squealing (known as a “burnout”). The 37-year-old Sheboygan Falls man said that his dog was running away and he wanted to chase after it, so he drove fast through the lot. While talking to the driver, Officer Henning noticed the smell of marijuana wafting from the vehicle. The man denied having any marijuana in the vehicle, but a search revealed a half smoked marijuana cigar on the floor, a marijuana testing kit, heating pads, and a bottle of urine. The man continued to claim to have no knowledge of any of the items, but he was cited for reckless driving and possession of marijuana.
On September 24 at 7:45 AM, Deputy Dexter radioed that he was attempting to catch up to a Cavalier going 91 mph on Highway 45. Officer Oswald spotted the vehicle on Main Street, turned around, and found it parked at the Main Street Mart. Inside the store, he told the 29-year-old West Bend man about the speeding and asked him to step outside. The man said that he was going to keep shopping and wouldn’t go “f***ing outside”. Deputy Dexter arrived and identified the man’s vehicle as the one he was looking for. The man tried to push his way past Officer Oswald, yelling, “Keep your f***ing hands off me”. He then turned his body into a fighting stance and balled his fist. When Officer Oswald drew his Taser, the man shouted at him to put the Taser away and continued arguing. Sheriff’s Sgt. Boudry entered the store behind the man and restrained him for handcuffing. The man had been drinking but wasn’t impaired. He was cited by the deputy for driving while revoked and speeding. The man has amassed convictions for driving while revoked since 2008, most including charges of resisting arrest that were “dismissed but read-in for sentencing”, which is meaningless.
At 7:23 PM, Officer Henning was dispatched to a family trouble call at a single-family home. The 26-year-old man said that he had just returned home after getting out of rehab, and found that his girlfriend was using heroin and there were “drugs all over the place”. After gaining entry into the home, the man escorted Officer Henning into the master bedroom but found no drugs. The man then opened the bathroom door, looked for a few seconds, and then closed it. Suspecting that there was something inside, Officer Henning reminded him that he needs to stay clean, and asked if there was anything in the bathroom. The man nodded his head and allowed the officer to look. The entire counter was covered in heroin and paraphernalia. The man stated that he had cleaned everything up before he went to rehab and that none of the items were his. The woman was arrested for possession of narcotics and drug paraphernalia.
At 8:35 PM, an Oakland Drive woman told Officer Brinks that someone had thrown chicken bones onto their driveway. They suspected the neighbors, with whom they have had issues with in the past. The neighbor had been grilling chicken but denied being responsible for the littering.
On September 26 at 9:10 AM, 27-year-old woman told Officer Borkowski that she posted something on Facebook about being angry that football players weren’t standing for the national anthem. An acquaintance took offense, sparking an exchange of Facebook comments. Then, the other party actually called the complainant’s place of employment and told her boss that she had a “rotten opinion” politically. The woman declined to have further action taken regarding the harassment.
At 10:11 AM, Officers Borkowski and Oswald, and Chief Dolnick, responded to a Glen Hill home after a young woman reported that she had been slapped in the face by her brother, who also punched a hole in a wall and broke a window. Ultimately, the matter was handled internally by the family.
At 4:39 PM, a caller reported that a man was stumbling around and kicking objects in Hickory Lane Park. Officers Oswald and Krueger identified a Grafton man, 28, who said he likes coming to parks to do his calisthenics. He then shared that he’s interested in electro-conductivity of various materials, and that trees have less conductivity than a sewer grate. The man appeared to be eccentric, but not impaired by any substance, and he was not bothering anyone.
On September 28 shortly after 6 PM, a 13-year-old boy told Officer Henning that his grandmother was intoxicated and out of control. The woman called him a variety of obscenities and then tried to tackle him off his bicycle; she missed, landed on the roadway and injured herself. The boy showed a video of the 58-year-old woman yelling and swearing at him and his mother. The video then shows her walking up and slapping the cell phone out of his hand. Officer Henning gave the boy a ride back to the residence, and there met his mother outside. She confirmed everything her son reported, and added that her mother had attacked her, also. The grandmother was seated at the kitchen table, bleeding from her for head and face from what appeared to be “road rash”. She was arrested without incident and booked at the County Jail for disorderly conduct/domestic violence.
At 10:19 PM, a 24-year-old Green Valley man told Officer Henning that his ex-girlfriend, and mother of his son, was sending constant text messages to both his phone and that of his current girlfriend despite being asked to stop. Ultimately, the Hartford woman was cited for harassment.
On September 29 at 6:23 AM, the Village Mart reported that someone had just shoplifted a cigar. Officer Krueger obtained a copy of the surveillance video, and Officer Gerke recognized the suspect as a 17-year-old Main Street man. Further investigation by Officer Krueger revealed that the youth has been under juvenile sanctions for previous incidents in West Bend. He was cited for retail theft, tobacco possession, and trespassing (because he had been told in 2016 not to return to the convenience store after a previous theft).
At about 10 PM, Officers Borkowski, Henning and Brinks were dispatched to a Parkview Drive address regarding a domestic fight in which a 34-year man fled the scene after threatening the victim with a knife. Officers Brinks and Henning spotted the man walking down the sidewalk carrying a large bottle of alcohol in one hand and a pack of soda in the other. Because the officers didn’t know if the man was armed, they drew their weapons and ordered the man to stop walking, which he initially ignored. After more commands, the man eventually dropped to the ground and was handcuffed. The complainant told Officer Borkowski that she and the man had gone to the Sprecher Beer Garden at Jackson Park, and then walked home. Her boyfriend started to fall asleep on the couch, so she suggested that they head to bed. This made him angry, for some reason, and he punched a closet door and then opened a pocketknife, continually saying, “F*** you, f*** this”. Officer Borkowski found evidence that the closet door had been punched at least twice and something had been thrown at the front window, damaging it. The woman insisted that she never felt threatened and refused to provide a written statement. The suspect was arrested for disorderly conduct while armed, but the District Attorney declined to prosecute because of the victim’s position.
August 2017
On August 1 at about 10:30 PM, Officers Brinks, Oswald, and Henning responded to an Eagle Drive apartment building after a caller reported that two men were about to fight. A 48-year-old resident told the officers that he was unloading his truck near the garage when another resident, 26, came outside and threatened him. He said it appeared the man was having an argument with his girlfriend and heard someone yell, “Shut the f*** up!” Thinking that the witness yelled, the suspect got into his face and threatened to fight him. The intoxicated suspect was located in his apartment. He said he was having an argument with his girlfriend on the telephone and heard someone yell the aforementioned suggestion. The suspect was warned for disorderly conduct, and also that he should hold his temper when his girlfriend returned home lest he be arrested for domestic violence.
On August 2 at about 10 PM, Slinger PD requested mutual aid for a fight in progress at an apartment. Officer Oswald responded.
On August 3, an 11-year-old girl told Officer Krueger that while she was in a “group text” with other friends, she started receiving requests for nude pictures. She immediately showed her mother, who called police. The sending telephone number didn’t belong to anyone known by the girl or her friends. Further investigation suggested that the number originated from Illinois, and the girl’s number may have been called by mistake or at-random. The mother was told how to block the number.
On August 4 at 3:12 AM, a caller reported following an erratic vehicle on Highway P heading toward the village. The closest deputy was some distance away, so Officer Gerke was asked for mutual aid to intercept the vehicle. The caller continued to follow the vehicle and reported that it was on Sherman Road, driving quite slowly and weaving. Officer Gerke stopped the vehicle as it turned on to Sherman Parc Road, still in the Town of Jackson. The 38-year-old man first said that he was coming from his mother’s residence in Milwaukee, and then said that he was coming from a bar. When the officer pointed out the discrepancy, he clarified that he was coming from a bar near his mother’s house. The man smelled of intoxicants, his eyes were red and glassy, and his speech was slow and slurred. Deputy Doran arrived, and Officer Gerke stood by while he administered the field sobriety test. The driver was subsequently arrested for his second offense.
On August 5 at 2:36 PM, the Sheriff’s Office requested mutual aid from Officer Henning to provide his Drug Recognition Expert services at the scene of a fatal accident in the Town of Farmington.
On August 6 at 6:40 PM, Officer Henning was on routine patrol and observed a silver Scion emerge from a driveway that he knew leads to an abandoned property that’s been subject to trespassing and vandalism in the past. He stopped the vehicle and was joined by Officer Gerke. The driver and passenger, both from Mayville and in their 20s, said they were just driving around looking for “cool places to explore”. When Officer Henning asked why the odor of marijuana was coming from the vehicle, the driver claimed that it was probably his new air freshener. A search of the vehicle located a marijuana pipe and a pill bottle containing marijuana. Officer Henning also located three cans of spray paint, garden gloves, and two breathing masks. When asked if they had vandalized the property, the men admitted drawing symbols inside one of the structures. Citations for possession of marijuana, criminal trespass, and damage to property were issued.
On August 7 at about 8 AM, Officer Brinks was working on a special seat belt enforcement grant program, and observed a passing pickup truck in which the driver was not wearing a seatbelt. He followed the vehicle as it pulled into Walgreen’s and tried to speak to the driver as he exited and walked toward the store. The 37-year-old man refused to identify himself, said that he was not driving, and that his truck was not a commercial motor vehicle. The man continued walking away from Officer Brinks, forcing him to blanket the man’s arm and handcuffed him; Officer Krueger arrived to assist. The man continued to refuse to identify himself, saying that he wouldn’t speak without an attorney present; he also refused to say if he had insurance on the vehicle. The man’s license was found in his wallet, and a computer inquiry revealed that his driver’s license had been canceled. Officer Brinks issued a 15-day correction notice for the proof of insurance, and a citation for operating without a license. As he was about to be handed the citations, the man started drooling, then fell to the ground as he had a seizure. Jackson Rescue was dispatched. Officer Brinks removed the handcuffs and placed the man in the “recovery position”, to maintain his airway. The man then became combative, so Officer Brinks assisted in the back of the ambulance.
At about 3 PM, Officer Gerke stopped a vehicle for speeding and erratic driving on Sherman Road. The 39-year-old woman was dressed in medical scrubs, and stated that she was a nurse en route to the hospital where she works. Officer Gerke noticed the odor of intoxicants, glassy eyes, and slow and slurred speech. At first she denied having anything to drink, and then said she had her last drink at 11:00 PM the previous night. She failed field sobriety tests and was arrested for her first offense; however she refused to submit to the chemical test. Because she had no one to take responsibility for her, she was booked at the County Jail on a 12 hour hold. As part of the booking process, she submitted to a PBT test, the result of which was .18% but cannot be used in court. The Department of Safety and Professional Services was notified of the arrest.
At 5:03 PM, Officer Henning recognized the driver of a passing convertible as a 23-year-old man who has a suspended license and was wanted on municipal warrants from Jackson and Kewaskum, and a felony apprehension order from the Department of Corrections. Officer Oswald stopped the vehicle on Hemlock Street and was joined by Officer Gerke. The man was arrested without incident and booked at the County Jail.
Shortly after midnight on August 8, Slinger PD was attempting to locate a subject who had been involved in a disorderly conduct and hit-and-run incident, and was thought to be heading toward Jackson on Sherman Road with the headlights turned off. Officer Mammen requested mutual aid, and Officer Brinks headed west on Sherman Road in an attempt to intercept the suspect, but he must have turned off.
On August 9 at about noon, a cell phone caller reported an erratic driver on Main Street. Officer Gerke intercepted the vehicle and recognized the 64-year-old Hartford woman from previous, similar incidents in 2014 and 2016. The reason for the erratic driving could not be determined, because the woman did not appear to be intoxicated or under the influence of any medication. She claimed that she swerved because she was looking for something in her purse. The woman was released, but Officer Gerke submitted a Driver Condition Report to DMV. See August 15.
At 8:53 PM, the Sheriff’s Office requested mutual aid for a residential alarm on Sherman Parc Circle in the Town of Jackson; Officer Oswald responded along with Deputy Lallier.
On August 12, the Waukesha County Sheriff’s Office was attempting to locate a 59-year-old Sussex man who was a suspect in the sexual assault of a child and had made statements about killing himself in the Jackson Marsh. At 7:38 PM, Officer Oswald spotted the man’s vehicle at the Jackson Motel. Sgt. Fristed, Officer Krueger, and three deputies arrived to assist. The motel manager provided a copy of the man’s driver’s license, provided at registration, and it matched the suspect’s information and photo. Since the man’s room was dark, Sgt. Fristed and Officer Oswald went across the street to check the Latest Edition. The officers entered the tavern, identified the man, and took him into custody without incident. He was later turned over to Waukesha County deputies.
On August 13 at about 8:22 PM, Officers Oswald and Krueger responded to Jackson Elementary School regarding a woman outside calling for help. The 32-year-old woman told the officers that she and her husband had been arguing all day, with the immediate cause being that she had accepted watermelon from a neighbor. During the argument, the man allegedly rubbed his knuckles into the top of her head, slapped her repeatedly in the face, and pushed her in the ribs. When she tried to drive to the police department, he jumped into the back seat, and tried to reach forward to the vehicle and put it in neutral. Then he tried to rip the keys out of the ignition, and began pulling on her arm and shirt while yelling at her to stop. The man was found to be intoxicated and under the influence of an anti-anxiety medication that he was snorting instead of taking according to directions. The man was arrested for disorderly conduct and battery, both as acts of domestic violence.
On August 14 at about 3:08 PM, a resident observed a vehicle on Hemlock Street strike a bank of mailboxes, destroying it, and then flee the scene. The next day, the man reported that the vehicle was now parked on the same street. The Town of Jackson woman, 18, told Officer Henning that she panicked after the accident and drove away. When she got home and told her parents, they told her not to notify the police, and just wait to be tracked down. For listening to their advice, the young woman was ticketed for hit and run/property adjacent to highway, failure to notify police of a reportable accident, and unsafe backing.
On August 15 at about 2:30 PM, Officer Gerke observed a black minivan on Eagle Drive twice cross the double yellow center line. The driver was the same woman who’d been stopped on August 9 for driving erratically. The vehicle was removed and the woman agreed to spend the night at a friend’s house. She was cited for reckless driving and unsafe lane deviation, and another report was sent to DMV.
At 8:50 PM, Officer Henning checked the license plate of a passing vehicle on Northwest Passage, and observed that the registered owner had multiple warrants from Jackson and West Bend. When he turned around to catch up to the vehicle, he saw that it had turned off its headlights and pulled into a business. Based on the circ*mstances, he requested assistance and Officer Garro from Slinger began responding. It turned out that the 29-year-old West Bend man worked at the business, and planned to sleep there after having an argument with his roommate. However, he was arrested for six warrants from the two departments.
On August 18 at 2:47 AM, Officer Borkowski was dispatched to a possible domestic in Green Valley. Initial information indicated that the victim had been attacked while walking home from the Jackson Pub. The 45-year-old woman reported that her ex-husband appeared out of nowhere and punched her in the face with a closed fist. Jackson Rescue was dispatched and checked her over, but she declined transport to the hospital. The case was referred to the District Attorney for a requested charge of battery/domestic violence.
On August 19 at 1:25 AM, a Milwaukee police officer asked Det. Foeger to make contact with the owners of a Kia Forte that left the scene of an accident in Bayview. When he arrived at the house, he saw all the lights were on and he could hear two people talking inside, but they ignored his knocks at the door. He was able to make phone contact with the owner of the house and vehicle, a 67-year-old man, but he refused to reveal who had been driving the car and hung up. The information was relayed back to the Milwaukee officer, who has the option of issuing citations to the vehicle owner under the Wisconsin “owner liability” law.
At 5:15 AM, Det. Foeger was dispatched to a possible domestic ad a Georgetown Drive townhouse. A twenty-year-old woman stated that she had been kicked out of the residence by her on-again/off-again boyfriend. She recently returned after staying with her parents, and got into an argument with him after revealing that she had tried “meth” during her absence. It was determined that no domestic violence had occurred. The officer was able to convince the man to give up the woman’s car keys so she could leave. Due to past problems at the residence, the landlord indicated that the lease would not be renewed.
On August 22 at 6:22 PM, Officers Krueger and Oswald were dispatched to a family trouble on Spring Ridge Drive. Two brothers in their 20s had gotten into an argument about doing chores, and one took an unsuccessful swing at the father’s head. The two were warned that they had come close to committing an act of domestic violence which would have mandated their arrest.
On August 23 at about 9 PM, an intoxicated 71-year-old man called the police station to report that, an hour earlier, his cigarette set off the smoke alarm and it was still sounding. The fire department was dispatched, but it turned out that what the man was hearing was the characteristic “chirp” indicating the battery was low.
On August 24 at 11:07 AM, a woman told Officer Krueger that her daughter’s Snapchat account had been hacked. The unknown suspect, posing as the girl, then invited nude photos.
At about 1 PM, an AT&T repairman told Officer Gerke that he was receiving texts from an unknown person who was claiming to be having sex with the repairman’s wife.
At 5:10 PM, a woman told Officer Henning that her daughter, 31, had stolen $100 from her purse. The suspect admitted using the money to buy heroin. A search of her bedroom revealed heroin and paraphernalia. The mother made the difficult decision to press charges for theft; other charges of bail jumping, possession of heroin, and possession of paraphernalia were requested.
Later that night, a Marshland Drive woman told Officer Borkowski that she received an email supposedly from Verizon asking her to verify the security question on her account. In short order, she received a notification that her account had been charged about $1,000 for an iPhone 7 and accessories that were shipped to an address in Elmhurst, NY.
On the night of August 25, two vehicles parked on Raymond Road were struck by a hit-and-run vehicle. Three days later, Deputy McCardle told Officer Gerke that he was handling a complaint in which a Hartford woman used her mother-in-law’s credit card without consent. When the suspect asked the mother-in-law to come to Milwaukee because her car died, she noticed that the younger woman’s vehicle was severely damaged. The suspect claimed that she hit a guardrail in Jackson. The woman mentioned this to the deputy in the course of the fraud complaint. Officer Gerke located the vehicle and matched the damage and paint transfer to the crashes. When contacted, the suspect again claimed she struck a guardrail. She was cited for hit-and-run/parked vehicle and failure to notify police of accident, two citations for each crash.
On August 26 at about 1:20 PM, a 62-year-old woman told Officer Gerke that she received phone calls from the IRS demanding payment for back taxes. The amount started at $2600 and then went up to $75,000. The “agent” said that she would be arrested and taken to Washington DC to sit in federal prison with her tax forms until she can see a judge. The woman said that she offered to pay over the phone, but the caller refused to take it over the phone and said he’d call back. Officer Gerke assured her that the call did not come from the IRS and she likely be told in the follow-up call to either wire money or by gift cards. She was strongly told to hang up if it happened again.
At 2:35 PM, Officer Gerke spotted a man walking on a Highway 45 on-ramp. Officer Oswald found a 55-year-old transient who said he had been traveling between Illinois and Wisconsin looking for work. Officer Oswald gave the man a ride to Pioneer Plaza, where the man said that he did have money to get something to eat. Dispatch advised that law enforcement agencies have encountered the man several times in the previous weeks. See next.
On August 27 at 8:37 PM, Hong Kong Express advised that there was a man sleeping on the bench outside the nearby bank. Officer Oswald found the same transient from the previous day. The man again said that he was looking for a part-time job. He said that he would walk out of the village east on Highway 60. He ignored Officer Oswald’s offer of assistance, and his advice that he won’t any businesses open at night between Jackson and Grafton.
On August 28 at 5:24 PM, Officer Oswald was dispatched to a barking dog complaint at a Green Valley lot. The 49-year-old resident appeared to be intoxicated, and said she was sorry about her dogs barking. She volunteered to take a PBT test, the result of which was .29%. Officer Oswald was able to make contact with someone who agreed to stay with her. ACS was notified, and they promised to contact her the next day. Since this was the third complaint about her dogs barking, a citation for “nuisance dog” was issued.
On August 29 at 6:42 PM, Officers Oswald and Krueger were called to a Cedar Run Drive apartment building regarding tenants who were having a fight. The 53-year-old woman said that her husband became upset because she was going to serve her friends a bottle of wine. Her husband said that his wife had taken his bottle of vintage 2014 Cabernet which can only be purchased at Costco. He said that it was his bottle and she had no right to it, so he took it away from her and went into his bedroom. She tried to come in and get the wine, but he braced the door to prevent entry. Both parties were counseled regarding their behavior and that future incidents would likely lead to arrest.
On August 31 at 4:15 PM, Officer Oswald was dispatched to a possible family fight on Georgetown Drive; Officer Forsyth from Slinger provided backup. A 30-year-old man reported that his wife was intoxicated, and throwing and breaking things in the residence. The woman said she wouldn’t speak to Officer Oswald because “the police kill black people and Hispanic people for no reason” and she doesn’t trust Officer Oswald from previous contacts, but would talk to Officer Forsyth. She said that she drinks when she gets upset at her husband. The woman had been drinking but was not incapacitated. The incident did not meet the definition of domestic violence and no further action was taken. See next.
At 8:21 PM, Officers Oswald and Krueger returned to the Georgetown Drive residence, after the husband reported that his wife took a swing at him with a wine bottle; he wasn’t injured but was fearful for his safety. The woman was arrested for disorderly conduct/domestic violence.
July 2017
Police officers responded to 22 rescue calls and two fire alarms this month.
On July 1 at 9 PM, cell phone callers reported that a Jeep was traveling north on Highway 45 from Richfield without headlights. Officer Henning intercepted the vehicle just north of Highway 60. As he stopped the vehicle, Officer Henning noticed that the passengers inside the Jeep were moving around and appeared to be concealing something. When he walked up to the vehicle, he could see an orange needle on the rear passenger’s lap, and a clump of copper Chore Boy, a cleanser pad that is commonly used in pipe filters. Officer Henning believed that, at the time of the traffic stop, the rear passenger was in the process of injecting himself. Also in plain view, on the center console between the driver and passenger, was a glass smoking pipe. Sgt. Fristed and Deputy Hood arrived to assist. Each occupant was instructed to exit the vehicle one at a time. The front passenger, a 24-year-old West Bend man, was searched and had no contraband. The driver, 19, also from West Bend, was hiding a tinfoil bindle under his stocking cap; he claimed he didn’t know what it was or where it came from. Officer Henning asked the rear passenger why he had a needle on his lap, and he said he uses it to make him feel high without using drugs. Then he claimed that the needles were from a diabetic friend of his. Also found in the center armrest of the vehicle was a hollowed Bic plastic pan with bite marks on it, a sign that it was used as a smoking straw. Two additional, partially capped needles had been shoved under the rear seat. During the interview, the front passenger said they were returning from Milwaukee after buying heroin, but they denied using it in the vehicle. The rear passenger, 31 and supposedly homeless, was arrested for possession of drug paraphernalia, as was the driver. The other passenger was arrested for possession of narcotics.
At 10:16 PM, Officer Borkowski was dispatched to a family trouble call on Ridgeway Drive. The 32-year-old woman reported that her boyfriend, 34, became angry when she asked him not to drink at a party they were at. When they returned home, he demanded that she go with him to cash her to paychecks so she could pay him back money that she owed him. The argument continued and he drove off. In the meantime, the woman had contacted several male friends and relatives to come to the residence for her safety. Officer Borkowski spoke to the man when he called one of those visitors. Officer Borkowski cautioned him not to cause any further problems, including laying hands on or threatening his girlfriend, as that could cause his arrest. The man was not cooperative, saying that he’d fight with the police if they tried to arrest him. He claimed to have spent eight years in prison and didn’t mind going back. Actually, he did two years in prison, and his specialty was being an inept shoplifter and thief: 20 arrests going back to 2001. Officer Borkowski made frequent checks of the residence for the rest of the night, but the man did not return. The incident did not qualify as a domestic abuse case because the only threats that the suspect made were against police. See July 16.
On July 5 at 6:42 PM, Officer Henning was asked to assist an ACS worker while she interviewed a man at a local residential facility. The man suffered a traumatic brain injury some years ago which has caused mental health issues. The gentleman was not happy about being moved from another facility in West Bend, which was necessary because of his behavior; however, he agreed to follow the rules and decided to stay in Jackson. Unfortunately, at 8:22 PM, Officer Henning had to return because he became threatening to other residents. With the assistance of Deputy Glamann, the man was transported to the hospital for medical clearance and was later transported by the Sheriff’s Office to Winnebago.
On July 8 at 4:40 PM, an 18-year-old man called the police because there was an injured crow on Jackson Drive. Officer Krueger met the man, who was standing by the bird, which had an injured wing. Officer Krueger transported the bird to the Wanakia Wildlife Center in Richfield.
On July 10 at 4:30 PM, Officers Henning and Gerke responded to the swimming pool at Cranberry Creek regarding a male subject who was acting disorderly, appeared intoxicated, and was “creeping people out”. A resident pointed out a 60-year-old man, with whom we’re familiar, who kept the swimming over to her family and was asking one of her children if she wanted to play with a toy that he had brought. Officer Henning saw that the man had apparently passed out in a lounge chair with a drink of some kind next to him. After being escorted away, the man consented to a PBT which read .19%. The man out on bail on to open cases, both having conditions of absolute sobriety. He has been previously arrested for violating this condition, and was arrested for two more counts of bail jumping.
On July 11 at about 3:00 AM, Lake Terrace resident called 911 because a man was banging on townhouse doors and trying to tear mailboxes down. Officers Brinks and Borkowski found a 37-year-old man, who is known as a heroin user. The man had tremors, and was extremely restless and talkative. He admitted to taking Percocet. Jackson Rescue took him to St. Joseph’s Hospital, where tests revealed the presence of opiates, cocaine, and marijuana; he also admitted to snorting heroin recently. The man was delirious, so staff placed him in restraints. The physician indicated the man would have to be in the ER until possibly 4:00 PM. Officer Brinks remained at the hospital until 10:00 AM, when he was relieved by Officer Laabs. Officer Henning was called in early to assist Laabs, because the sheriff requires two guards for each patient. Chief Dolnick had taken time off, but came in from home to relieve Laabs so he could return to the village. Fortunately, a bed opened up in the ICU and the man, now sedated, no longer posed a threat, so the officers were all released.
At 7:45 PM, a woman yelled at Officer Henning to stop as he drove past Green Valley. The woman, 58, said that a man had ridden up to her on a bike while she was speaking to her father and demanded a cigarette. When told that they didn’t have any cigarettes for him, the man became threatening. While speaking to the original complainant, another woman walked up and reported that she, too, had been approached by this person. After she gave him a cigarette, he replied “I’ll see you again” in a menacing manner. The women then pointed to the suspect, who had just walked from behind a Green Valley trailer, got onto a woman’s pink bicycle and was riding on Highway 60. Officer Henning stopped the man in front of Lakeview Terrace Apartments; Trooper Senkbeil arrived to assist. The man was found to be carrying a sugar packet that had been emptied and now contained an extremely small amount of cocaine. Because the man was cooperative, he was cited for possession of the controlled substances rather than being referred to the District Attorney; however, he was booked at the County jail on a warrant from West Bend.
On July 13 at 4:21 PM, West Bend PD broadcast an alert for suspects who had just left Rogan’s Shoes after shoplifting merchandise. Officers Oswald and Henning set-up on Highway 45. Deputy Lagosh radioed that the vehicle was ahead of him, heading south. Officer Henning stopped the vehicle, which had no front plate, an obscured rear plate, and windows that were heavily tinted. West Bend officers arrived and took custody of the two Milwaukee men and the stolen property. Officer Henning cited the driver for illegal tinting, no insurance, and for using a license plate that belonged on a different vehicle.
On July 14 at 9:30 PM, Slinger PD requested mutual aid at a business alarm. Washington County had no one available, so Officer Oswald responded.
At about midnight, Officer Brinks was refueling his squad at the Main Street Mart when another car pulled up. The two exchanged pleasantries. The man said he’d never met the officer, so Officer Brinks introduced himself and asked the man’s name. He recognized the name; the 29-year-old has been arrested for drugs, carrying a switchblade, and violating bond, and was currently wanted on a Town of Trenton warrant. After Deputy Graper arrived, Officer Brinks told the man that he was being arrested for the warrant. The man tried to pull away and run, but the officers maintained control and directed him to the ground for handcuffing. He was booked at the county jail for resisting arrest and bail jumping.
On July 15 at 3:33 PM, Slinger PD requested mutual aid after Officer Mammen stopped a vehicle containing a wanted subject. Washington County had no one available, so Officer Oswald responded.
A local man told Officer Laabs that he received a phone call from a man who was supposedly both a police officer and an employee of Publisher’s Clearinghouse (apparently to cover all bases). The lucky resident was told that he won $1.5 million, a Mercedes-Benz, eight months of free Allstate insurance, and a “Set for Life” prize of $5,000 a week…but only for six months… on top of the $1.5 million. All he had to do was purchase $499 in Walgreen’s cash cards and mail them to a “revenue banker” in Arkansas.
At about 7:55 PM, Officer Mammen requested assistance with an alleged sovereign citizen who was refusing to identify himself and exit his vehicle after being stopped for traffic violations. Based on the vehicle registration, he was identified as a 50-year-old Dodge County resident who threatened to blow up that county’s courthouse in 2013. After Sgt. Fristed and Officer Oswald arrived, the man exited the vehicle but resisted arrest.
At 8:47 PM, a cell phone caller reported that a Toyota Camry was all over the road, westbound on Highway 60 from Highway M. Officer Oswald intercepted the vehicle in the village, observing that it was deviating from the marked lane. The 26-year-old Town of Jackson man had bloodshot eyes, drooping eyelids, and his hands were shaking; he declined an ambulance. The man was currently on probation and was convicted in 2010 of driving while intoxicated. Further investigation and a field sobriety test led to the man’s second arrest for OWI, as he was believed to be under the influence of two medications.
On July 16 at 4:15 AM, Officer Borkowski was dispatched to the Ridgeway Drive residence, after the woman said her boyfriend had lost his temper and destroyed property. As Officer Borkowski, and Deputies Graper and Rodich, arrived, the man started pulling his minivan out of the driveway. Officer Borkowski blocked the driveway. The man exited the van and started flailing his arms around. She warned him that her Taser was out, and directed him to calm down and follow directions. The man was handcuffed without further drama. The woman told Officer Borkowski that the boyfriend had taken money from wallet and was gone from 1:00-2:00 AM; she believed he used the money to buy cocaine. An argument ensued when he returned, during which he cleared the top of the dresser, breaking perfume bottles and other glass objects. The man was arrested for disorderly conduct/domestic violence.
On July 18 at 2:39 PM, the Sheriff’s Office requested mutual aid for a pickup truck fire on the off-ramp of Highway 45 at Pleasant Valley Road. Officer Gerke and Det. Foeger found a deputy at the scene, and the pickup truck was fully engulfed. The officers closed the off ramp until the Jackson Fire Department extinguished the fire.
At 5:23 PM, Officer Gerke and Det. Foeger were dispatched to a family fight at a Georgetown Drive residence. A couple got into a fight because the woman didn’t want to drive to Wal Mart with her boyfriend. She became angry at his “disrespect”, so she grabbed his chin and yelled at him. There was mutual pushing-and-shoving, and the officers saw scratches on the man’s back when he was pushed into a bookcase. The woman, 30, was arrested for disorderly conduct/domestic violence.
On July 20 at 7:35 PM, Officer Borkowski and Sgt. Fristed responded to a White Oak Circle residence after a woman, 78, was found deceased in her bed. Officer Borkowski assisted the Medical Examiner and spoke to the woman’s brother, who lives in Dane County, about what would happen next.
On July 22 at 6:35 PM, a 9-year-old boy told Officer Oswald that, while at the skate park, a teenager had offered him a marijuana cigarette in exchange for the boy’s skateboarding hat. The boy said he knew it was marijuana because he had smelled the same odor while vacationing in California. Officer Oswald interviewed a 16-year-old boy from Omro (Winnebago County), who confirmed asking to buy or trade for the hat, but denied having marijuana or offering it. No marijuana residue was found in the area. The report came only days after a resident reported that teens were harassing younger kids at the skate park. Officer Oswald returned to the skate park the next afternoon, and put the word out that any further problems could result in the park being closed.
On July 25 at 10:07 AM, an 89-year-old woman reported that she heard water running in the house, but couldn’t figure out where it was coming from. Officer Laabs determined that she was actually hearing a bathroom fan, and assured her that water wasn’t leaking anywhere.
At 2:36 PM, a 17-year-old girl reported that her ex-boyfriend,18, had posted a video on Snapchat, stating that he was “done with the world”. Shortly after Officer Oswald and Det. Foeger arrived at the man’s residence, the garage door opened, revealing the man on the garage floor; he was drooling heavily and drifting in-and-out of consciousness. While waiting for Jackson Rescue to arrive, the man was able to say that he took a large amount of aspirin, in combination with medications for depression and bi-polar disorder. Officer Oswald stayed at the hospital until 9:00 PM, when the man was admitted to the ICU. The next morning, he was released and transferred to an in-patient mental health unit by Officer Laabs.
After Officer Oswald followed Jackson Rescue to the hospital as it transported the victim in the above incident, two 18-year-olds showed up at the scene and demanded to know what happened to their friend. One of them, from Chestnut Court, was loud and verbally abusive, telling Det. Foeger that he wasn’t doing his job, and yelling profanities. Chief Dolnick and Deputy Glamann arrived to assist. The youths were repeatedly told to leave because they were interfering, causing a disturbance, and trespassing on private property. They eventually moved to the sidewalk, but the louder of the two tossed out another profanity. Both were cited for disorderly conduct.
On July 27 at 10:20 AM, Officer Gerke and Det. Foeger were dispatched to a Glen Hill Drive residence, regarding a rescue call for an unresponsive 70-year-old man. They determined that the man had died some hours earlier. Officer Gerke interviewed family members and assisted the Medical Examiner.
On July 31 at 1:45 PM, a 19-year-old Georgetown Drive woman told Officer Henning that a Watertown woman, 17, has been harassing her since 2015, possibly due to jealously over a boyfriend. The most incidents were in the form of profanity-laced text messages. A $218 citation was issued.
At 4:21 PM, Officer Gerke stopped a vehicle on Glen Brooke Drive for speeding. The 24-year-old Germantown man turned out to be wanted by Germantown for an unpaid marijuana possession citation; Officer Oswald arrived to assist. When the man exited the vehicle, the odor of marijuana could be detected. The man said there was nothing illegal in the vehicle, but that he and his friends had been smoking marijuana inside the vehicle at a campsite “up north”. A search of the vehicle revealed a container with some thick brown goop on the bottom. This was identified as hashish oil, a concentrated form of THC, the active ingredient in marijuana. Before being taken to County Jail on the warrant, he was cited for possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia.
June 2017
Officers responded with the fire department to 24 rescue calls this month.
On June 3 at about 5:00 PM, Officers Oswald and Gerke were dispatched to a Parkview Drive home regarding a possible family fight. A 45-year-old man said that his wife became angry about how much beer he drank (the man wasn’t intoxicated). An argument ensued, culminating in her slapping him hard enough to cause facial lacerations. His wife said her husband tried to strangle her, then scratched his own face to implicate her. The physical evidence indicated that her story wasn’t true, leading to her arrest for disorderly conduct/domestic violence.
On June 6 at about 4:00 PM, Officer Henning was dispatched to a residence to check the welfare of a woman who failed to make a doctor’s appointment. He found that the woman was extremely intoxicated, with a PBT of .31%. Since no one could be found to assume responsibility for her, Officer Henning was obliged to transport her to St. Joseph’s Hospital for a medical clearance (four hours) and then take her to an in-patient facility in Wauwatosa. See June 9.
On June 9 at 12:38 AM, deputies responded to an assault-in-progress on Dry Gulch Drive in the Town of Jackson. While en route, Slinger PD requested mutual aid. One of the deputies was redirected to Slinger, and the County requested mutual aid from Jackson to assist the remaining deputy. When Officer Brinks arrived, he found a 25-year-old man in the driveway, with abrasions to the left side of his face and holding his left hand, which he thought was broken. He said that the mother of his child had assaulted him after he returned home to his parents’ house with another woman. Deputy Graper arrived and took over the investigation.
At 9:23 AM, a Piggly Wiggly employee told the police department that a woman had just left who might be intoxicated. The license plate belonged to the woman who’d been detoxed three days earlier. Officer Laabs and Det. Foeger found the vehicle parked at the residence. She said she went to the store to buy soda, and denied having anything to drink since the previous night. However, there was a bottle of vodka along with Pepsi in her grocery bag, and she volunteered to provide a PBT sample, the result of which was .23%. Family members were contacted and agreed to assist.
At 5:10 PM, Officer Krueger assisted Deputy Glamann, who had stopped a vehicle that fled West Bend PD after a strong arm robbery in that city. Three occupants were detained for West Bend officers.
On June 12 at about 6:00 PM, Officer Henning arrived at a rescue call with Jackson Rescue, regarding a 67-year-old man who was unresponsive. The gentleman was cold to the touch, and appeared to have died several hours earlier. Officer Henning assisted the Medical Examiner.
On June 13 at 7:34 PM, Officers Henning and Gerke responded to a Hickory Lane apartment, where a woman had attempted suicide by pouring prescription pills into her mouth. Upon arrival, they were told that the woman had spit all but three or four pills out. Jackson Rescue transported her to the hospital as a precaution. After an interview, a crisis worker determined that the woman was not in need of emergency detention, although she would have a “safety plan” after she was released from the hospital.
On June 14 at about 1:30 AM, Officer Brinks was dispatched to a rescue call on Berry Patch Road, regarding a possible overdose. He found a 59-year-old man, who we’re familiar with, on the floor, conscious but mostly incoherent. It was learned that he’d taken pills provided by a neighbor, washed down with vodka. Jackson Rescue conveyed the man to St. Joseph’s Hospital for treatment. Officer Brinks referred two counts of bail jumping to the District Attorney because the man is out on bond for two criminal cases and is not supposed to be drinking. The 30-year-old neighbor, also familiar to us, denied providing the pills, and theorized that he stole them from her.
At 8:09 PM, Officer Borkowski, Officer Henning, and Sgt. Fristed responded to a Main Street address, where a 63-year-old man had been found on the sidewalk, pulseless and unresponsive. Upon arrival, they found a neighbor had already begun CPR. Officer Henning attached the pads from his AED, but the device determined that a shock should not be delivered (the AED is not effective for total cardiac arrest). Jackson Rescue, joined later by West Bend Intercept, took over lifesaving efforts but, unfortunately, this ceased at 8:47 PM. Officer Borkowski remained to assist the man’s wife and the Medical Examiner.
On June 15 at 1:45 PM, 911 callers reported a red Chevy SUV was swerving on I-41 northbound, as well as driving at only 30 mph. Officer Henning checked the license plate that was broadcast and observed that it belonged to a Jackson woman whose son is a known heroin user. The 29-year-old was currently out on bail in connection with criminal charges, was wanted by the Washington County Sheriff on a warrant, and had a revoked license. Officer Henning spotted the vehicle on Main Street, and could see that the man was, indeed, driving. He stopped the vehicle as it pulled into Green Valley; Officer Gerke and Det. Foeger assisted. The man was nervous, shaking, and sweating profusely. His 31-year-old companion, who we are also familiar with, appeared to be under the influence of narcotics. While speaking to her, her eyes rolled into the back of her head and was almost unconscious; Jackson Rescue was requested. EMTs administered naloxone and transported her to the hospital, with Officer Laabs following. A check of court records indicated that both subjects have open cases, are to maintain sobriety (alcohol and drugs), and not to have contact with each other. Hartford Officer Dourne arrived; his K9, Cash, conducted an exterior sniff and signaled the presence of contraband inside the vehicle. The officers found a capped syringe under the driver seat cover, and a switchblade knife in the center console. The man was booked at the county jail for bail jumping and illegal possession of a switchblade. The woman was referred to the District Attorney for bail jumping.
At 8:41 PM, a resident reported that someone was going door-to-door selling pest control services. The man claimed to have appointments with other neighbors in the area, but the resident checked with those neighbors and confirmed that they had no appointments and didn’t know who he was. Officer Henning located the 23-year-old on Glen Brooke Drive and asked what he was doing. The man repeated the story that he had been “asked by one of my customers” to go around the neighborhood and explain his services. The man works for a company that had previously been told it would have to post a surety bond for each of its salesmen before they could receive peddler permits. Officer Henning determined that the man had been chased out of four other municipalities for the same conduct. Consequently, instead of just a warning, he issued a citation for violating the peddler ordinance. The man boasted that he made $3,000 that day, so he would just pay the citation in cash.
On June 19 at about 9:30 AM, a caller at Jackson Elementary School reported finding a three-year-old girl walking down the sidewalk. Officer Laabs recognized the child from a similar incident last April. Upon taking the child home, he awoke a 17-year-old sibling who fell asleep while babysitting. In both cases, the problem was traced to a damaged door that couldn’t be secured. Child Protective Services was notified.
On June 20, an 83-year-old resident told Chief Dolnick that she tried to wire over $2,000 to her grandson, who had supposedly been arrested in another state, but the clerk at Wal Mart refused because it was probably a fraud. Chief Dolnick explained that the person she spoke to was not her grandson, and urged her to put the cash back into the bank. The woman was not completely convinced, saying that maybe her grandson was waiting for the money. Chief Dolnick said that if her “grandson” called back, she should have him call the police station. She left, still not completely sure she was doing the right thing. However, she reported about an hour later that the “grandson” did call again, and hung up when she told him to call the police chief.
At 7:07 AM, Officer Laabs was dispatched to a rescue call regarding a 66-year-old man who was seen curled up next to a shed, wearing only a t-shirt. It appeared that he had been there all night. Further investigation revealed that the man had walked out of a nearby residential facility, but had no known medical issues. He was transported to a hospital for evaluation.
On June 23 at about 1:00 PM, a resident complained to Officer Gerke that a neighbor mowed her lawn between her fence and the lot line, which she felt violated her rights as a woman. An uninvolved witness said the complainant was enraged when she saw what happened. The neighbor said he mowed his own lawn, but Officer Gerke explained that there’s a set-back for the fence, and pointed out the metal property line markers. The man thought it was an overreaction to call the police, claimed his daughter has been a police officer for 30 years (making him 11 years old when she was born), and initially resisted providing his name.
On the evening of June 24, an anonymous caller reported drug activity at a local factory. Officers Henning and Oswald spotted two vehicles in the factory parking lot. Ultimately, a 52-year-old West Bend parolee was arrested for possession of cocaine, possession of drug paraphernalia, bail jumping, and operating while revoked. The man, who has a criminal record dating to 1983, insisted that the cocaine found next to him wasn’t his and had been planted. When Officer Henning asked if he had any questions about his arrest, the man responded with a hearty, “Go f*** yourself”.
On June 25 at 5:06 PM, a neighbor reported a possible domestic fight in an adjoining apartment on Hickory Lane. When Officers Oswald and Henning stood about 500’ from the building, they could hear a woman screaming obscenities. When they approached the door, they heard a man yell, “Shut the f*** up before the neighbors call the cops”. Further investigation revealed that the argument was only verbal. The woman was cited for disorderly conduct.
At about 7:00 PM, Officers Henning and Oswald were dispatched to a Green Valley residence after a neighbor reported a disturbance. They saw that the door to a shed had been destroyed. An intoxicated man, 24, yelled from his door, “Don’t you come in here! I don’t give a f***, I’ll kick your asses!” Eventually, the man allowed the officers inside, at which time he expressed the desire to beat up his equally intoxicated friend, who was outside. He continued to be loud and aggressive, and the officers decided that he would need to be arrested for disorderly conduct. The man actively resisted, pulled away, and assumed a fighting stance. Officer Henning warned him that he was going to be tasered if he didn’t stop fighting; the man replied, “I don’t give a f***”. Officer Henning tasered the man twice before he stopped resisting. He was arrested for disorderly conduct, resisting arrest, and bail jumping. The last charge was in connection with his arrest for battery and disorderly conduct in another community only a week earlier.
On June 30 at 3:00 PM, Officer Henning stopped a vehicle on Main Street because the registration was suspended. While speaking to the 26-year-old West Bend woman, Officer Henning noticed the odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle. A search revealed recently used marijuana pipe and a bag containing blue pills that were identified later as oxycodone. The woman was cited for possession of paraphernalia and possession of marijuana, and booked at the County Jail for possession of narcotics.
May 2017
On May 2 shortly after 9 PM, Officer Henning watched as a Jeep stopped at a green light at Main and Industrial Drive. The Jeep then turned on Industrial, drove on the wrong side of the road, and continued at only 10 to 15 mph. After stopping the vehicle, Officer Henning spoke to the driver, a 74-year-old Green Valley resident. The man’s eyes were bloodshot and watery, his speech was slurred, and he smelled of alcohol. The man was arrested for his first offense after failing field sobriety tests; the PBT was .10.
On May 3 at about 10:15 AM, Jackson Rescue was dispatched to Glen Brooke Drive north of Sherman Road regarding a woman who was observed lying on the sidewalk, unresponsive. Officer Laabs arrived as EMTs were administering Naloxone, which had no effect. The woman started thrashing about and had to be restrained in the ambulance. The woman refused to identify herself, but was recognized by a hospital worker as a 25-year-old Jackson woman who had been at the ER several days earlier for various mental health issues. The woman wavered between being pleasant and conversational, and screaming, thrashing and spitting. After several hours, a psychiatrist authorized sedation, which allowed the medical personnel to treat her. Eventually, she was transported to an inpatient facility, with Officer Laabs riding in the back of the ambulance. Officer Laabs spent nine hours on this assignment.
At about 3:40 PM, a 55-year-old resident told Officer Henning that after she merged into traffic on Highway 60 in Ozaukee County, a woman driving an SUV behind her began driving aggressively, made faces at her, and kept following her. She became fearful and drove into the police department parking lot, while the red SUV entered the Village Hall parking lot next door. Officer Henning walked to the village hall and spoke to a 57-year-old woman, also a village resident. She said that the other woman had cut her off and she decided to follow her because she was getting tired of being cut off, and wanted to tell the driver how bad her driving was. Officer Henning advised that this was not a really good idea, and she would’ve been better off using her cell phone to call the police. That driver was warned about her behavior, and both ladies went about their business. See May 14.
On May 4 at 10:50 AM, a police officer from another jurisdiction told Det. Foeger that he had been made aware of a sexual assault that occurred in Jackson in February. A 15-year-old girl was alleging that a boy of about the same age had sexual contact with her while she was impaired and against her will. After further investigation, the boy was referred to juvenile court for second degree sexual assault of a child.
At 6:19 PM, Officers Krueger and Oswald responded to a possible domestic fight at a Highway P residence. They found a 31-year-old man sitting in a truck, revving the engine. The man got out of the truck and was identified as the husband of the complainant. His wife told Officer Krueger that when she returned home from work at 4 PM, she found that her husband was extremely intoxicated; she believed he’d been home all day drinking. They went outside to work on a lawnmower they were trying to fix, and he became upset and began swearing and yelling at her. She walked away and went into the house, but observed that he drove a riding lawnmower over a flower garden. She ran outside to confront him about what he had done; he again yelled and swore at her, and then threatened to “pop” her, which she believed meant that he was going to hit her. He then got into the truck, supposedly to move it out of the way, but instead he revved the engine and drove it into the front of her vehicle. She started returning to the house, and he allegedly revved the engine and drove at her; she got out of the way, ran in the house, locked the doors, and called the police department. The husband then pounded on the door trying to get in, then returned to his truck, which is where the officers found him. The husband was arrested for disorderly conduct/domestic violence; his PBT at the County Jail was .28%.
On May 6 at about 1 AM, Officer Borkowski was notified by Dispatch that a vehicle had fled after striking a sign at one of the Highway 60 roundabouts. A 19-year-old village resident followed the vehicle to a residence on Main Street, where it had pulled into the garage, and called police. Further investigation revealed that the vehicle had completely missed the roundabout, driving straight through the center, hitting the sign and proceeding through. The witness said that, while following the vehicle from Slinger, it had been swerving back and forth. Officer Borkowski and Deputy Dean went to the residence, but received no response at the door. A phone message she left the next day wasn’t returned. She then went to the house and could see the man sitting on the couch, but he refused to come to the door. She left a “door hanger” with her contact information and yelled through the door that he needed to contact her about the crash. Ultimately, the man never did make contact, and he was cited for reckless driving and hit and run/property adjacent to highway.
On May 8 at about 5:30 PM, a passerby reported that a man was lying on a driveway and not moving. The 66-year-old man told Officer Gerke that everything was okay; he was taking medications which make him lethargic, and he apparently fell asleep while working on a vehicle.
On May 9 at 10:00 AM, an 82-year-old man told Officer Krueger that his computer locked-up and a pop-up window appeared. When he clicked on it, he was taken to a website, where he was induced to provide his personal information. He then received a phone from a supposed technical support company, gave up his credit card number in return for a four year protection plan ($449), and gave the “technician” remote access to his computer. His son later told him it was a scam. He received a credit from the bank, and Officer Krueger advised him to have the computer “cleaned”. The original pop-up was caused by a virus, probably from an email attachment.
At 7 PM, a Georgetown Drive man reported that a neighbor swore at his three children while they were playing outside. When he went to the neighbor’s house for an explanation, he alleged that the 47-year-old woman blew up at him. This was the latest in a series of allegations between the two families, which led to a disorderly conduct citation against the woman in March. The children told Officer Gerke that they were playing outside when the woman came out and told them to, “get off my property, you little a— h—“, called them “bitches”, and to stay away from her children. When the father knocked on the door, the woman allegedly said “F— you” several times and made obscene gestures; he left and called the police department. When Officer Gerke and Sgt. Fristed went to the neighbor’s house, the woman insisted on talking to them through the door. She said that nothing happened, she never swore, and she only asked them to get off her property. The woman’s husband denied that his wife swore at the children, but admitted he was not home during the incident. She was advised to call the police department if the children are on her property. The children were counseled to stay away from the woman.
At 4 PM, 911 callers reported a vehicle driving 100 mph and swerving on Highway 45 heading towards Jackson from the Richfield area. Officer Henning entered the northbound side and could see the older green Cavalier swerving and traveling at a high rate of speed. He activated lights and siren, following it at between 90 and 100 mph as it continued to deviate from its lane. He caught up to it north of Pleasant Valley Road and saw it driving partially on the gravel shoulder. At this point the vehicle was traveling at about 80 mph and then began slowing down to 30 mph, still driving repeatedly onto the shoulder. Officer Henning was able to see that the windshield was broken and it appeared that the airbags had been deployed. The vehicle finally stopped near Mile View Road. The driver was a 39-year-old Campbellsport man. The man said that the damage was old, and that he had not crashed recently. The man’s pupils were constricted, his eyelids were droopy, he was disheveled, and his zipper was down. The man claimed that he was driving home from work in Elm Grove. Since all the violations Officer Henning observed were outside the village, the case was turned over to Deputy Gullickson. The man wasn’t able to perform field sobriety tests due to his level of impairment, and he was ultimately arrested by the deputy for operating while under the influence. At the man’s request, Officer Henning went to the vehicle to retrieve a cell phone. He found a crumpled up piece of paper, inside of which was a substance that he recognized as heroin. Tucked next to the driver seat, in plain view, was an additional small bag with more heroin. Later, the man admitted that he had snorted some of the heroin before attempting to drive home. He claimed that he has been using heroin to cope with the death of his wife.
At about 5:30 PM, Officer Henning stopped a vehicle on Cedar Creek Road for a seatbelt violation. While speaking to the 31-year-old Town of Jackson man, Henning noticed the smell of marijuana coming from the vehicle. When asked about this, the man expressed surprise, saying he hadn’t smoked marijuana in the car for about a month. Officer Henning was also surprised because he could see a clear plastic bag of marijuana next to the man’s feet. A search of the vehicle turned up a red Tupperware container under the driver seat containing a marijuana grinder, some lighters, a marijuana pipe, and a bag containing larger pieces of marijuana. Citations for the seatbelt violation, possession of marijuana, and possession of paraphernalia were issued.
On May 11 at 3:37 PM, Officer Henning stopped a Ford Focus after observing that the driver was not wearing a seatbelt and the vehicle had no plates. A silver Malibu then stopped in front of the Ford Focus. The first driver, a 28-year-old Port Washington woman, said that unless she was accused of committing a crime, she wasn’t required to provide any information. Officer Henning tried to explain that this was incorrect. Eventually, she relented and provided a vehicle title; however, the title belonged to the Focus which had license plates that belonged on the Malibu. When Officer Henning walked up to the Malibu, the driver rolled down the window only about 2 inches and started recording the conversation. The man refused to identify himself, said the vehicle wasn’t his, and claimed that he hadn’t even been driving, despite Officer Henning seeing the man behind the wheel as he pulled up. The man eventually provided a name and birthdate, but there was no record for it in the DOT database. In the meantime, Officer Gerke and Trooper Jones arrived to assist. Eventually, the man was arrested for obstructing an officer. A search of the vehicle revealed Suboxone in the woman’s wallet. When asked about it, she said that she wasn’t consenting to anything and would not answer any questions; she was then arrested for possession of drugs. More Suboxone and an open container of alcohol were found in the center console of the Malibu. The woman was arrested for possession of a controlled substance, and cited for operating a vehicle without insurance, non-registration, and failure to wear seatbelts. Since the man refused to identify himself, he was booked at the County Jail for possession of a controlled substance and obstructing an officer. The man remained in jail for several days, even refusing to reveal his identity during his initial appearance in court. Eventually, he was identified as a 40-year-old Milwaukee parolee who faces being returned to prison for two years.
On May 12 at 2:30 PM, a 40-year-old man told Officer Henning that his ex-girlfriend had been contacting him and members of his family, and had threatened to contact his employers. She has called him from a cell phone, leaves multiple messages on his Facebook account, and creates fake Facebook pages as a means to contact him. Officer Henning agreed to tell her to stop contacting him, but he would also have to stop responding to these messages. Both parties were told that we have no jurisdiction over what happens on Facebook, and they would need to choose to stay off of it or block each other, including the fake pages. A week or so later, the man called the police department to complain that the woman was still attempting to make contact with him via Facebook. The man was again told that the police department doesn’t have jurisdiction, and that he should follow the advice Officer Henning gave originally.
On May 13 at 9:37 AM, Officer Krueger was dispatched to the Jackson Bay Apartments after a resident found drug paraphernalia inside a dumpster. Syringes and other paraphernalia were seized.
On May 14 at 9 AM, Officer Krueger was dispatched to the Comfort Inn, where he spoke to a 50-year-old Green Valley woman who was staying there temporarily. The woman said that one of her room keys had disappeared from the dresser, a clock in the room had been changed, the SIM card in her cell phone had been replaced, and unknown people had come into her room. She said that she planned on leaving the motel to stay with her son’s girlfriend. About an hour later, the woman reported that she couldn’t locate the girlfriend’s phone number and asked if she could return to her father’s residence. When contacted, he said that he didn’t want her coming back and she was no longer welcome there. Officer Krueger had to leave because of another assignment, but returned at 12:15 PM and found the woman still at the motel. He was eventually able to determine that the woman was still married and, consequently, there was no reason for her not to return to her own house in Newburg. Officer Krueger gave her a ride home. See May 18.
At 2:41 PM, a 43-year-old resident told Officer Oswald that after she merged into the left lane of Highway 60 in Ozaukee County, the driver of the SUV behind her made obscene gestures and photographed her vehicle. The vehicle continued to follow her into Jackson as she made various turns, so she drove to the police station, and the vehicle went back east on Highway 60. Deputy Seibel intercepted the vehicle near the county line, and Officer Oswald proceeded there. The 61-year-old Cedarburg man said that the woman had cut him off, he had to swerve to avoid striking her, and it was she who made the obscene gesture. He decided to follow the vehicle hoping that it would stop so he could “counsel” or, as he admitted, yell at her regarding her behavior. He had his wife take a picture of the vehicle. Officer Oswald told him that his behavior was extremely unwise, and that he could be cited for disorderly conduct.
On May 16 at 10 PM, the Sheriff’s Office requested mutual aid from Officer Brinks for Spanish translation at a Town of Addison residence. A resident was reporting that he received text messages from an unknown party who was threatening to kill or harm family members in Mexico unless he sent money. The text messages had come from a New Jersey area code, although it’s common for scammers to disguise Caller ID. At one point, the suspect sent a graphic video showing corpses being mutilated. The person also sent photographs of the family members, which could have been obtained from social media. The complainant made phone contact with family in Mexico and determined that everyone was safe. There were indications in the text messages that they were not actually sent by a native Spanish speaker. The man was assured that this was an attempted fraud, his family was not in danger, and he should not send money. The officers were about to drive away when the man called 911 after the suspect texted that he would come to Allenton and kill him. Deputy Bautz assisted the man in blocking the suspect’s phone number.
On May 17 at 1:45 PM, Officer Henning was driving on Highway 45 on his way to work, when he observed a Saturn four-door known to be driven by a man wanted on a felony warrant from the Department of Corrections. He also observed a passenger known to be wanted by the Sheriff’s Office for multiple counts of forgery. He contacted the police station, and Officers Gerke and Krueger attempted to intercept it, but Officer Henning lost sight of it while going through the roundabouts on Highway 60. See May 27.
At 4:20 PM, a 13-year-old boy told Officer Henning that he’d been bullied repeatedly on the school bus by an 11-year-old student. After being taunted about his weight, the older boy retaliated by making fun of the younger student’s hair by calling him “broccoli head”. He said that he’s older and bigger than the younger boy, and wants the bullying to stop. He said that he did threaten to beat the boy up when they got off the bus, but said that he really didn’t want to and just wanted to shake hands and tell him not to make fun of him anymore. However, the younger boy ran home thinking that he was, indeed, going to be beaten up. The boy got his father, a 27-year-old man who we are familiar with, who told the 13-year-old that he would “take care of business” if his son was harmed. It also came out that both boys had mentioned that their fathers had guns, although neither actually threatened to use or possess a weapon. The two juveniles and the father were cautioned about their behavior.
At 7:00 PM, Officer Henning entered a convenience store to buy a cup of coffee. After obtaining a cup of coffee and returning to the cashier, he noticed that four cartons of cigarettes, lottery tickets, and some sandwiches were left on the counter. The cashier said that a customer muttered something about leaving because “the cops walked in” after seeing Officer Henning. The cashier further said that the man had tried to purchase the items with a credit card that had been declined. Officer Henning was familiar with a scam that is sweeping the area, involving the use of stolen credit cards or credit card information that had been obtained by scanning devices. The suspects are usually from Chicago and buy up to a dozen cartons of cigarettes at a time. Cigarettes can be sold at a significant profit in Chicago, not only because they are essentially stolen using the compromised credit cards, but also because the county and city taxes in Chicago are significantly higher. At about 7:30 PM, Officer Gerke spotted the vehicle at another convenience store. She positioned her squad to partially block the car’s parking space and activated the emergency lights. The Chevrolet sedan drove around the squad, exited the parking lot, and headed west on Highway 60. Officer Gerke followed with her emergency lights and siren, but the vehicle continued to Highway 45, where it turned south. Officer Gerke terminated her pursuit because of the poor weather conditions, she had the license plate, and it was, at that point, unclear what the occupants of the vehicle were up to. Later, she asked the Chicago Police Department to make contact at the home of the registered owner to determine who had been operating the vehicle. The next day, CPD told her that the driver was a 48-year-old woman. Officer Gerke left a phone message, and a message via social media, for the woman to call back. On May 19, the woman called Officer Gerke, claiming that she had been in Jackson visiting her sister; however, the address she claimed to have visited doesn’t exist. The woman said no one tried to pull her over, and said that she has the right to travel where she pleases. Officer Gerke responded that this was correct, but that she is required to pull over and stop for an emergency vehicle with its lights and sirens activated. The rest of the conversation went nowhere, and Officer Gerke informed the woman that she would be receiving citations for failure to yield to an emergency vehicle/owner liability and fleeing an officer/owner liability.
At about 8 PM, a Chestnut Court woman, 26, told Officer Henning that she was receiving harassing text messages from the father of her child, a 27-year-old Toledo, Ohio man. During a phone conversation, the man became upset because she didn’t want to get back together. He started calling her various foul names, so she hung up. He then sent text messages suggesting that she “burn in hell, bitch”, “LOL you gonna die, bitch”, and so on. She didn’t want any further action taken, just documentation of what took place.
On May 18 at about 4 AM, Officer Brinks responded to Green Valley regarding a woman having difficulty breathing. The 50-year-old woman in the May 14 incident was in the driveway, appeared to be hyperventilating, and was talking in an extremely fast and erratic fashion. She claimed that someone was trying to “mess” with her life, and accused this unknown person of going into her unit and switching out her prescriptions with different pills. Although the woman was clearly delusional, she made no indications of wishing to harm herself or others, and all Officer Brinks could do was assist Jackson Rescue in getting her inside the ambulance for transport to the hospital.
At 2:30 PM, a 56-year-old resident called the police station and told Chief Dolnick that he had caught somebody breaking into his house and stealing jewelry, and that he was driving to the police station with the suspect. Officers Henning and Gerke waited in the parking lot, but after several minutes, Chief Dolnick called the man back to find out where he was and if he needed assistance. The man clarified that he wasn’t driving from his house, he was driving from Menomonee Falls, and he didn’t need any assistance. Once at the police station, the officers discovered that the suspect was the man’s 19-year-old grandson from Milwaukee. He received information that the grandson stole jewelry and pawned it. He confronted the suspect, who admitted stealing a bracelet, and the two recovered it from the pawnshop before heading to Jackson. The resident says other jewelry has gone missing over the last couple of months, estimating the value as at least $50,000. The grandson was not cooperative. Ultimately, the resident decided not to file a complaint.
On May 19 at 6:08 PM, Dispatch received a report of a pickup truck being driven erratically on northbound Highway 45 heading toward Jackson; the caller said she would continue to follow the vehicle and provide updates on its location. Officer Gerke spotted the Chevrolet Silverado eastbound on Main Street near Glen Brooke Drive, and saw it drift into the bike lane, weave within its own lane, then reenter the bike lane and nearly strike the curb. Officer Gerke initiated a traffic stop, and the vehicle continued to travel slowly before turning south on Eagle Drive and pulling into the Piggly Wiggly parking lot. The 32-year-old West Bend man apologized for driving too fast (in fact he was driving well under the speed limit), thought he was in Milwaukee, and admitted to having the customary, “only two beers”. When asked to step out of the vehicle, Officer Gerke observed vomit on the man’s sweatshirt and crotch of his pants. Officer Oswald performed a pat-down search for weapons and stood-by during the field sobriety tests, which the man failed; the PBT was .15%. After arresting the man for his second offense, a search of the vehicle turned up two baggies of marijuana and a smoking pipe, for which he earned additional citations.
On May 20 at about 11:30 AM, during the annual village-wide rummage sale, a 29-year-old Milwaukee woman told Officer Henning that she’d been approached by a man who offered them a parking spot for $2. Not only was this on Glen Brooke Drive, which is a public street, but the man pocketed her $20 bill without giving change. The victim demanded her money back and threatened to call the police, at which point he ordered his girlfriend to drive off. The woman provided the license plate of the silver Nissan, which listed to a Lannon woman. Officer Gerke contacted Lannon PD, which was familiar with the woman and her boyfriend, a 43-year-old Milwaukee man. Officer Henning had a lengthy telephone conversation with the man and his girlfriend, which ultimately ended with the suspect saying he was going to stand in front of the police department with a sign saying that the officer told him to lie about what happened. Officer Henning told him that a citation would be sent in the mail. However, a few minutes later, Officer Gerke radioed-in that she was following the suspect vehicle on Main Street, and stopped it in front of the police station. The man was cited for disorderly conduct, with an additional $20 in restitution to the victim.
On May 21 at 3:00 AM, Det. Foeger and Officer Brinks were dispatched to a single-family home for a verbal and physical altercation that started when one of the parents found an 18-year-old boy in their daughter’s bedroom. The 18-year-old, who is from Grafton, was cited for disorderly conduct.
On May 23 at about 9:30 PM, Officer Oswald and Sgt. Fristed were dispatched to a residence after an ACS worker reported that he’d been on the phone with a 27-year-old woman who wanted to harm herself by banging her head into things, and wanted to walk to a gas station to purchase pills to overdose. The woman has been the subject of numerous emergency detentions, most of which include attempts to harm herself by hitting her head against objects. The woman confirmed that she was having a strong compulsion to strike her head against objects and that she wanted to harm herself. After entering an examination room at St. Joseph’s Hospital, she started banging her head onto the bed railing, so it was necessary to secure her wrists to the bed. After the usual lengthy medical clearance, she was finally cleared for transport to Winnebago Mental Health, which was handled by the Washington County Sheriff’s Office.
On May 26 at about 10:08 AM, Officer Krueger and Det. Foeger were dispatched to the Jackson Bay Apartments for a disturbance; Trooper Perales assisted. A caretaker reported that when she entered her client’s room, she discovered a naked couple sleeping on the couch. After she awakened them and told them to leave, they started swearing at her and told her to get out. She responded that she wasn’t going to leave. The argument moved into the hallway, with more yelling and swearing. Ultimately, both were cited for disorderly conduct.
At about 3:25 PM, a Hunters Road resident was working outside when he observed a man walk into his house through the garage. When challenged, the man claimed it was his house and started chasing the resident. Eventually, the resident was able to lock the man out. When Officer Henning and Det. Foeger arrived, they found the heavily intoxicated man in the garage. He refused to comply with their commands, at one point telling them to shoot him. Eventually, the man was pepper sprayed, and surrendered. The Slinger man, 32, had been “house sitting” for some friends, went to a local tavern, walked back to the wrong street, and thought the homeowner was a trespasser. The man was booked at the County Jail for disorderly conduct and resisting an officer.
At 9:08 PM, the Sheriff’s Office requested mutual aid at a Town of Jackson residence regarding a possible domestic fight. Officers Henning and Borkowski responded, calming the situation until Deputy Anderson arrived and took over.
On May 27 at 11:38 AM, Officer Gerke responded to an Aspen Drive residence regarding a 68-year-old woman who was unconscious and unresponsive. Officer Gerke began CPR; two neighbors who are nurses arrived and offered to assist. Jackson Rescue arrived and took over, and West Bend Intercept arrived shortly after to assist them. Unfortunately, the woman could not be revived, and efforts stopped at approximately 12:15. Officer Gerke remained at the scene to assist the Medical Examiner.
At 3:45 PM, Officer Henning was on-duty, on Highway 45, and again spotted the Saturn with the two wanted men. When he attempted to stop it, the driver, a 26-year old West Bend man, kept driving for a half-mile as objects were tossed out of the car, which finally stopped north of Highway NN. After officers from West Bend and the Sheriff’s Office arrived, the occupants were ordered out of the vehicle one-at-a-time. The Hartford K9 detected contraband, and a physical search turned up paraphernalia used for cocaine and heroin, and a credit card that had been stolen from a Hartford woman. The driver was arrested on the felony warrant from the Department of Corrections, and possession of a switchblade and drug paraphernalia. A 27-year-old West Bend woman was arrested on a felony DOC warrant and possession of drug paraphernalia. Another West Bend woman, 31, was arrested by West Bend police in connection with a theft investigation. A Jackson man, 29, was arrested by sheriff’s deputies for multiple counts of forgery and theft.
At about 5:00 PM, Officer Gerke went to a Green Valley residence regarding a barking dog. The complainant reported that when she contacted the owner, 49, the woman responded to the concern with a hearty, “F*** you!” Officer Gerke discovered that the dog owner was extremely intoxicated, with a .41% PBT test. Deputy Lagosh assisted with getting the woman’s two dogs to the Humane Society; then, he accompanied Officer Gerke to the Milwaukee in-patient facility arranged by ACS.
On May 28, shortly before 10:00 PM, a 911 caller claimed that an intoxicated woman was threatening family members with a knife at a Hemlock Street residence. After Officers Henning, Oswald, and Brinks arrived, it became apparent that the report was false. After further investigation, the caller was positively identified as the woman’s estranged husband, who had earlier sent her threatening text messages. He was apprehended by West Bend police on the next morning, and charges of disorderly conduct, obstructing an officer, and unlawful use of computerized communications were sent to the District Attorney for consideration.
At 7:30 PM, Officers Henning, Gerke, and Oswald were dispatched to a residence regarding a 74-year-old dementia patient who had become combative because he wanted to go for a walk. Officer Gerke walked with him along Jackson Drive for about 20 minutes until he got tired, at which time his wife picked him up.
