Hometown Broadcasting News Wednesday 12/18/19
18 December 2019 News
Stabbing Reported In Mayville
A chance encounter at a Mayville Tavern led to a stabbing early Sunday morning. Mayville Police say 29-year-old Salvador “Kevin” Meza-Gonzalez of Mayville was found in the 100 block of Allen Street. He suffered cuts to his head, neck and hands and is recovering at the UW-Hospital in Madison. Police found his alleged attacker Hensy Gabriel Cortez-Hernandez hiding in a freezer in the basement of his Mayville residence. The two had met at a local tavern earlier in the evening. Cortez-Hernandez was taken to the Dodge County Jail. An aggravated battery charge is being sought against him.
Chilton Man Sentenced For Illegally Exporting Weapons
A 59-year-old Chilton man will serve two years in a federal prison for illegally exporting weapons to Australia. Andy Huebschmann will also be on extended supervision for a year after his prison sentence and was ordered to pay $15,000 in fines when he was sentenced Monday by U.S. District Judge William Griesbach. According to online court documents Huebschmann manufactured numerous firearms and firearm-parts for an Australian criminal and gun enthusiast. He failed to get the required export licenses and shipped the guns in containers designed to hide the presence of firearms.
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Reward Being Offered For Information On Beaver Dam Park Vandalism
Beaver Dam’s Rotary Club is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for damaging a Christmas lighting display at Swan Park earlier this month. About $3,000 in damage was done some with stolen golf carts. Anyone with information should contact Beaver Dam Police Detective Daniel Kuhnz at (920) 356-2552. Tips must be received by March 15th. It’s the third time in as many years that theft or vandalism has occurred to the Rotary lights display.
Swan Park Security Donations
Alliant Energy is offering a $4,000 matching donation to assist the Beaver Dam Rotary Club in providing Swan Park with a camera system and wireless internet coverage. Vandalism to a Christmas lighting display has led to an outpouring of offers to update security at the park. Interquest of Beaver Dam has offered to donate $30,000 for the camera system and wireless internet coverage for five years, but is asking the Rotary to provide an additional $10,000 to complete the project. United Electric of Clyman is willing to donate $5,000 to take care of any electrical installation for the project.
Legislation Targets Robocalls
Congressman Glenn Grothman co-sponsored the TRACED Act which would greatly reduce those annoying robocalls. The federal lawmaker from Glenbeulah says it is still being approved, but should end most of those types of calls by this same time next year. “They are so tricky, you know you think it is a local phone number you pick up the phone and they want to refinance your loans or give you another auto loan warranty or whatever. You know you’re driving in your car and you got to pick it up. We’re finally going to put an end to that.” He says the bill would also pressure phone companies into identifying those spoofing legitimate numbers. Grothman feels many of the robocalls target the elderly.
Discouraging Porch Pirates
Town of Ripon Police Captain Howard Stibb says there are several steps you can take to discourage porch pirates this holiday season without a doorbell security camera setup. He says if someone goes by your residence and sees a big package on the front porch, it’s a temptation. “The biggest problem is packages come in large boxes it may be something small maybe just the size of you could say a breadbox, but the box that they put it in you could probably put three or four suitcases in there.” If you know when a package is coming you can ask a family member, friend or neighbor to pick it up and hold onto it. He also recommends leaving a note at the front door asking the delivery person to bring the package around to a back door where it would be out of site. Stibb suggests not having it placed in an open garage, which can also be a temptation for thieves.
Returning To Real Christmas Trees
The owner of a Christmas tree lot says he’s been seeing more people returning to buying real Christmas trees. Curt Kindschuh may be just a bit partial to real trees since he owns and operates the Old Baldy Christmas Tree Farm in Brownsville. It’s a small family-run operation that is more of a tradition than a business. He says it doesn’t bother him that people buy and put up artificial trees, but he believes selecting and cutting down your own tree is a tradition unto itself. “You know it’s interesting because maybe 25 or 30 years ago there were a whole lot of people that had fake trees and you’re definitely seeing that swing back to people wanting to have that real tree and again for most of them it is about the experience.” Christmas is a week away.
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