News 04.05.16
5 April 2016 News
Two area cities have made the list of the Top 50 safest cities in Wisconsin. The report, issued by backgroundchecks.org, used data from FBI crime reports, Social Media, Natural language analysis and their own research to compile the list. Both Waupun and Beaver Dam made the list. According to the report, Beaver Dam is ranked the 10th safest city in Wisconsin, and Waupun is number 24. The top five safest cities in Wisconsin are Muskego, Cedarburg, Waunakee, Oconomowoc and Menominee Falls.
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Police in Oshkosh are recommending charges against a man who threatened to harm himself and manipulated the natural gas service inside his home. Oshkosh police responded to a home in the 1200 block of Eastman Street Saturday evening for a report of a man threatening to harm himself. Area residents were evacuated. After a few hours, the 53-year-old man came out of the home and was taken to a hospital. Those who lived in the area where then able to go back to their homes. When police went in the man’s house, they found the man had manipulated the gas line, which had to be repaired. Police are recommending a charge of disorderly conduct and recklessly endangering safety.
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Green Bay police say a man fatally shot over the weekend may have been an innocent bystander in the targeted crime. Officers were called to a house Saturday night and found a 25-year-old man had been shot. Police say the man was taken to a Green Bay hospital where he was pronounced dead. Police on Monday identified the victim as 25-year-old Ricardo Gomez. Police are looking for a 20-year-old man who they say is “armed and extremely dangerous.” Investigators say the shooting is not a random act of violence.
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Someone with a winning lottery ticket sold in Wisconsin has missed out on a jackpot. A Powerball ticket sold in Eau Claire worth $1 million wasn’t redeemed by the March 21st deadline. So instead of going to the winner, the money will go toward property tax relief. The ticket was bought last September. By law, winners of lotto games in Wisconsin have 180 days to claim their prizes. A spokeswoman for the Wisconsin Department of Revenue says the winner did not come forward. She didn’t know why, but says it’s rare not to redeem a $1 million winner. The odds of winning a $1 million Powerball prize are 1 in 5,153,633.
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State investigators are investigating the fatal shooting of a Minnesota man by an Eau Claire County Sheriff’s Deputy. Authorities say they will look at squad car video, forensic evidence, and interview witness to the incident. Sheriff’s Officials say the incident unfolded after the deputy pulled the man over in Eau Claire Sunday for a traffic violation. The deputy also found the man was wanted on two federal probation and parole warrants. Sheriff Ron Cramer says the man became combative, put a taser-like device up against the officer and continued to push towards him. Cramer says at that point the man was shot. Names have not been released due to the continuing investigation.
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