Wednesday News 6/12/19
12 June 2019 News
FDL Shooting Suspect Bound Over For Trial
Two Fond du Lac men suspected of shooting up a home and a van in the city have been bound over for trial. Twenty-nine-year-old Mareo Marron Zavala and 18-year-old Guadalupe Mendez Berry were in Fond du Lac County court recently for preliminary hearings. Marron Zavala will be arraigned on July 9th. No one was hurt during the shootings on April 26th. According to the criminal complaint Marron Zavala shot at a home at 242 Morris Street with a handgun and later a van on 2nd Street while Mendez Berry drove him to those scenes. A search of their residence turned up guns and ammunition consistent with the shootings. Both are being held in the County Jail.
Explosives Used In Dodge County Vandalism
Dodge County Sheriff’s officials are looking for the person or people responsible for damaging a mail box and portable toilet in the Town of Trenton Monday night. Shortly after 8:30 a resident of Spruce Road reported hearing an explosion and found their mailbox damaged. A short time later there was a second explosion and smoke was seen coming from a portable toilet at the Fish Camp boat launch. The inside of the toilet was damaged. Witnesses at both locations reported seeing a newer model Ford Mustang, orange in color, leaving the area. Anyone with information about the incidents, is are asked to contact the Dodge County Sheriff’s Office.
Dodge County Jail Walkaway Sentenced To Probation
The 32-year-old Beaver Dam man who failed to return from his work release job while he was being housed in the Dodge County Jail has been placed on probation for three years on an escape charge. Paul Digangi was working for a local construction company. Police were unable to reach him so they contacted the company and learned he’d been fired the day before. About a week later he was captured in Mayville. The escape occurred this past January.
Beaver Dam Could Close Two Elementary Schools
The Oshkosh Area School District isn’t the only district in the state facing the closure of a school. The Beaver Dam School Board is currently weighing its options on the possible closure of up to two elementary schools. This week the board reviewed three alternatives. It could close South Beaver Dam and Wilson Elementary within the next few years or opt to consolidate them with other schools. A decision could be made as early as next month. Recently the Oshkosh School Board decided to close Smith Elementary School.
Ticks And Lyme Disease
In the past 10 years the number of Lyme Disease cases in Wisconsin has doubled. Fond du Lac County Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says the best thing you can do it take measures to avoid being bitten by ticks. She says if you spend time in tall brush areas or your pet does, check yourself for ticks daily. “If you are out in like tall brush areas where ticks like to hang out so if you are walking in tall brush or your pets are walking in tall brush every night before you hit the hay just make sure you check yourself for those ticks.” She also recommends using insect repellent with 20 to 30 percent DEET, wear long-sleeved shirts, long pants, and high socks with pant cuffs. She says if you do get bitten by a tick use a tweezers to remove it and grip the tick by the mouthparts as close to the skin as you can get. Pull straight up and wash the area with soap and water. If the head comes off it should fall out within a couple of days. A tick has to be attached to a person for at least 24 hours to spread Lyme disease.
Spring Turkey Hunt Numbers Down Slightly
The state’s DNR reports preliminary totals show Wisconsin turkey hunters registered 38,556 birds during the 2019 spring turkey hunting season. That’s down a little over 300 birds from the spring 2018 season. Officials say numbers were up for the Youth Hunt with just under 2,000 birds registered compared to 950 birds last year. But last year’s Youth Hunt was hampered by a severe snowstorm in April. More than 213,000 harvest authorizations were approved for the hunt in April and May up about 300 from 2018.
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