News 10.11.16
11 October 2016 News
A Beaver Dam man is arrested after being caught in the act of robbing a home. Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Sgt. Paul Rottscholl says the owner of a residence on County Highway AS in the Town of Alto called police Friday afternoon to report a burglary in process. The homeowner had come home and found the intruder in his house. Rottscholl says the 26-year-old subject tried to flee, but the homeowner detained him until police arrived. Further investigation shows the subject had entered another residence in the area on Marshview Road and stole prescription medications. Rottscholl says anyone in the area that believes their homes were entered, or witnessed as suspicious activity involving a small blue pickup truck should contact the Fond du Lac Couny Sheriff’s Office at 920-929-3390.
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A Waupun attorney who specializes in drunk driving cases will be closely watching this week’s state Supreme Court hearing involving a Fond du lac County drunk driving case. The court is scheduled to hear the case of Glenn Zamzow Thursday. At issue is Zamzow’s right to confront his accuser during pre-trial proceedings after the arresting officer was killed in the line of duty a week after arresting Zamzow. An appeals court upheld Fond du Lac judge Gary Sharpe’s ruling that officer Craig Birkholz had reasonable basis to stop Zamzow’s vehicle after it crossed the center line. Waupun attorney Todd Snow says he agrees with the dissenting opinion on the appeals court that allowing the officers’ recorded statements undermines the constitutional protections and paves the way for a dramatic shift in the prosecution of criminal defendants in Wisconsin. Snow feels the appellate court “kind of punted” in the situation.
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A 37 year old Columbus man is facing sexual assault charges after an investigation revealed that as an intern working for Dodge County Health and Human Services, he allegedly engaged in a sexual relationship with a client. Kevin Reilly is charged with two counts of fourth degree sexual assault. Due to a conflict of interest, the Dodge County District Attorney’s Office requested a special prosecutor and the case was forwarded to the Waukesha County District Attorney’s Office for review and prosecution. Dodge County Sheriff Dale Schmidt says that Reilly began his unpaid internship with DCHSH in September of 2015. Dodge County immediately ended it in March 1, after DCHSH officials learned that Reilly had developed and maintained a personal relationship with a client. An initial court appearance is scheduled for November 7th.
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State food safety inspectors are checking vegetables from farms in flooded areas of Wisconsin for contamination. State Agriculture Secretary Ben Brancel says inspectors have taken a proactive approach in western and central counties hit by heavy rainfall in August and September. State and federal food safety regulations don’t directly address flooding, but produce that has come in contact with flood water is considered unfit for human or animal consumption because it could be contaminated by pathogens or chemicals. Brancel says inspectors aren’t waiting for a phone call before visiting a farm or food processor.
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Attorneys for the state of Wisconsin have filed a report acknowledging some Department of Transportation employees supplied inaccurate information to people looking to obtain alternative credentials for voting in lieu of photo identification. But the filing Friday says the agency has since corrected the issues and upgraded training. U.S. District Judge James Peterson ordered the state to investigate media reports that Division of Motor Vehicle employees supplied inaccurate information to people looking to obtain voting credentials because they lacked supporting documents to get an ID. The report acknowledged some DMV employees communicated inaccurate or incomplete information. But it says the Transportation Department sent undercover state troopers into 31 offices and they were given the correct information. The DMV also has mandated new training, created credentialing specialists and set up a hotline. Peterson will consider the report at a hearing this week.
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Authorities are investigating a social media post with a clown photo threatening to target 10 Brown County schools. The post was shared more than 400 times Sunday. Green Bay police say the found no specific threat and they believe the post is a hoax, but precautions are being taken “to ensure the safety of students, staff and families.” Capt. Jeremy Muraski says more officers were patrolling around schools Monday. Green Bay police sent a statement to parents about the incident, as did the De Pere and West De Pere unified school district. Officials with that district said they are working with police “to take coordinated action” as a precaution. The incident came amid a rash of hoaxes and threats of scary clown sightings across the country.
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