News 05.12.16
12 May 2016 News
A Milwaukee man is charged in the drug overdose death of a Fond du Lac County man. Stephen Jordan made his initial Fond du lac court appearance Tuesday on a charge of first degree reckless homicide/delivery of drugs. Judge Robert Wirtz ordered a $1000 signature bond because Jordan was already in custody in Milwaukee County. Jordan is accused of supplying the heroin that led to the overdose death of an Oakfield man in September of 2015. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for June 24th.
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Oshkosh Police have arrested a 54-year-old man for an armed robbery at a pharmacy, which also forced two nearby schools to go on lock down. Police say the suspect was found at a local hotel and taken to jail. On Tuesday, at 11:19 a.m., officers were called to Hometown Pharmacy on Jackson St. for the report of a robbery. Police say the suspect entered the business and showed a black handgun. Investigators did not say what the man got in the robbery. His name has not been released. Nearby Oaklawn School was placed on lock down following the robbery. Oshkosh North was placed on “soft lock down.”
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A Randolph man is charged with possessing child pornography. Forty-eight year old Sean Robillard is charged with 10 counts of possession of child pornography in Dodge County Circuit Court. According to a criminal complaint, photos and videos of child porn were found on Robillard’s computer following the execution of a search warrant. A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for today.
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A passenger involved in a three-vehicle accident last week in Dodge County has died. The crash happened last Wednesday evening at the intersection of Highway 89 and County Trunk T in the Town of Portland. The Dodge County Sheriff’s Department says a Jeep driven by 52 year old Patricia Winter of Waterloo failed to stop at the stop sign and struck a car driven by an 18 year old Waterloo man. The Jeep then collided with a pickup truck driven by a 32 year old Waterloo man. A passenger in Winter’s vehicle, 88 year old Helen Henkel of Waterloo was taken to Columbus Hospital, but was later transferred to UW Hospital in Madison. The Sheriff’s Department says Henkel died Monday afternoon at UW Hospital. Winter and the two other drivers sustained minor injuries. The accident remains under investigation.
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Gov. Scott Walker’s administration is delaying $101 million in debt payments to help with the state budget’s bottom line. The tactic has been used by Democratic and Republican governors for years as a short-term budget-balancing move. A memo by the nonpartisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau shows that Walker is skipping $50 million in debt payments. But Walker administration spokeswoman Laurel Patrick says since the memo was written the governor has decided to delay twice as much, $101 million. The Fiscal Bureau was working on an updated estimate on how much the move would cost the state in interest. Democrats blasted the latest move. Oshkosh State Rep. Gordon Hintz calls it an embarrassment and says it’s a sign the state can’t afford tax cuts approved in the last budget.
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Gov. Scott Walker has approved an emergency rule that allows people waiting for state photo identification cards to vote with receipts showing they’re trying to obtain an ID. The governor signed the rule Wednesday. The move comes days before a federal trial is set to begin in a lawsuit alleging Wisconsin’s process for obtaining free state IDs is too onerous. A Walker spokesman didn’t immediately respond to an email inquiring about the timing. Republicans passed a law in 2011 requiring voters to show photo identification at the polls. The law allows people to obtain free IDs from the state Department of Transportation. Opponents have argued that process takes too long and poor people and minorities often lack the supporting documents, such as birth certificates, they need to obtain the cards.
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The City of Green Bay is getting into the business of flipping houses, an enterprise made more popular by home renovation shows on cable channel HGTV. The city bought a foreclosed property from the Brown County Treasurer’s Office and turned an eyesore into a house that sold for about $200,000. Green Bay’s Redevelopment Authority chairman Harry Maier says it’s about more than just the revenue — it’s putting a house back on the tax rolls and improving the neighborhood. Kevin Zoeller is the city’s neighborhood development specialist. Zoeller says crews removed all of the dry wall and flooring and basically started from scratch. After three months of work the property sold in about a week for the asking price. The city closed on another property Tuesday and will begin renovation work soon.
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