Hometown Broadcasting News Wednesday 1/29/20
29 January 2020 News
Oshkosh City Computer System Affected By Computer Virus
Oshkosh Police say early Tuesday morning it was discovered that the City’s internal computer systems had been affected by a computer virus. Police posted information on their Facebook page just before 12:30 pm saying the cause was being investigated and staff was working on data recovery. Meanwhile the city’s usual services including garbage pickup, snow removal, public safety and utilities were uninterrupted. The police department’s 911 system and non-emergency phone lines were also unaffected. But the city website, all email, access to tax records, and online bill pay have been shut down. The interruption is expected to run through today.
Beaver Dam Man Convicted Of Spitting On And Threatening Officers
A 33-year-old Beaver Dam man who spat on three police officers and threatened them has been convicted of crimes stemming from that incident and will be sentenced on April 3rd. Monday Nathaniel Hoffman was in Dodge County court where he pleaded no contest to several charges arising from his arrest on a probation warrant last November. The warrant was out of Waupaca County. Hoffman pled to threats to law enforcement and discharging bodily fluid charges. He will remain jailed until his sentencing.
Jury Trial Set For Mayville Man Suspected Of Reckless Homicide
A November jury trial has been scheduled for a 28-year-old Mayville man suspected of 1st degree reckless homicide in the death of a Waupun woman. The five-day trial for Timothy Sedlmeier in Dodge County court will start on November 30th. Last month he pleaded not guilty to a first degree reckless homicide charge. Nineteen-year-old Samantha Mattila died of an overdose on October 23rd of 2017. Sedlmeier told investigators he found her slumped over in a bathtub and believes she found heroin he had stashed in a drawer for himself.
Information Sought On Domesticated Rabbits Abandoned In Appleton
(Appleton Police Department photo)
Appleton Police are asking the public’s help with information about two domesticated rabbits that were found in an abandoned box in Peabody Park last week. The bunnies were turned over to the Fox Valley Humane Association and are said to be doing well. Anyone with information is asked to call the Appleton Police Humane Officer at (920) 832-6414. They say if you have a pet you no longer want you should contact the Humane Association about their surrender process. It is a state crime to abandon animals.
Tax Identity Theft Fraud
The administrator for the state’s Division of Trade and Consumer Protection urges people to get their taxes done sooner than later. Lara Sutherlin says getting your income taxes done early helps prevent tax identity theft fraud. “Tax identity theft happens when someone uses your Social Security number to file a phony tax return and then claim your refund and IRS imposters or scammers that pretend they are calling from the IRS and they claim you owe taxes and demand that you pay right now.” She recommends filing your return as early as possible; protect your Social Security number, be careful providing your financial information to a business unless you want the preparer to file your taxes, and never sign an authorization permitting a company to file your taxes if you do not want them to. This week is Tax Identity Theft Awareness Week.
Trespassing Issues
(Town of Ripon Police photo)
Town of Ripon Police remind residents that they can be cited if they trespass on private property. Police Captain Howard Stibb says they have had issues over the years with people whose curiosity got the best of them and they wandered onto private land without permission. He says a property on County Highway E and Prairie Road is one example. At one time it was a gas station and at another time a bar. “We’ve seen where people have been taking different steel panels off from the roof and just throwing the pieces in the car and taking off and that’s defacing that property.” He says another family living in the township had some recent misfortune that brought gawkers to the property. Stibb says the township has an ordinance adapted from State Statute that covers trespassing. The Town of Ripon Police Facebook page has more detailed information about what constitutes trespassing and how property owners can protect themselves.
FDL Area Foundation Hires Donor Relations Manager
The Fond du Lac Area Foundation has hired Kayla Schumacher as donor relations manager. She will be responsible for grant and gift follow-up, providing support to executive leadership, and increasing donor outreach. Foundation Executive Director Joe Braun says it is a new position created to support growth and expansion of their development and donation relations efforts. Prior to working for the Fond du Lac Area Foundation Schumacher was the director of annual giving at Lawrence University.
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