nEWS 07.27.17
27 July 2017 News
20 people are arrested following multiple investigations for prostitution over a three day period. Public Information Officer Joseph Nichols says six females and one male were arrested for prostitution in Oshkosh, all being from Milwaukee. One of the females was also arrested for possession of an electric weapon. 13 male ‘johns’ were arrested for solicitation of sex. These males were from Oshkosh, Appleton, Larsen, Eldorado, Milwaukee, Kaukauna, Rubicon, Bear Creek and Neenah – and one from San Bruno, CA. Nichols says one of the males was arrested for felon in possession of a firearm and several drug arrests were made as a result of the investigation. Two of the males went to jail and the remainder had referral arrests made on them to the Winnebago County DA’s Office.
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A small eastern Wisconsin airport gets the designation of “world’s busiest” once a year during a yearly plane convention. That makes for a lot of coordination and communication among the pilots and air traffic controllers during the weeklong Experimental Aircraft Association’s AirVenture at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh. Air Traffic Manager Chuck Howard says there are sometimes as many planes coming and going in a day as Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport but in half the time. Howard described the tower as “controlled chaos” with 17,000 takeoffs and landings before and during the event being handled by the most experienced controllers. There are also people coordinating near the runways and at two remote locations. According to the Federal Aviation Administration, the busiest airport switches between O’Hare and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
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News that manufacturing giant Foxconn plans to build a plant in Wisconsin is even exciting longtime Democratic critics of Republican Gov. Scott Walker. Walker was in Washington on Wednesday for a news conference with President Donald Trump to announce the news. Democratic Wisconsin Assembly Minority Leader Peter Barca calls it an “exciting opportunity.” He says he met with Foxconn executives and that Walker’s administration told him the deal could lead to 10,000 or more jobs. Barca, like many Democrats, is voicing concern about how much taxpayers may have to contribute in tax breaks and other incentives. Barca says, “We want to make sure it’s a fair deal for everybody. We want a win-win-win.” But Democratic state Sen. Chris Larson says taxpayers have been “deceived by Walker’s rose-tinted glasses before.”
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Madison police are among a growing number of law enforcement agencies using drones to investigate crimes and track down offenders. The Madison Police Department has used its new drone team five times since June. Its two drones weigh between five and 10 pounds each and have three different cameras that allow them to take pictures and video. Lt. Mike Hanson commands the 11-member drone team. He says the drones have already been used to track fugitives and look for dementia patients who wandered off. Police say they anticipate using the drones for search-and-rescue operations, to map crime scenes, to help guide officers in tactical situations, to survey storm damage and to monitor large gatherings.
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