Hometown Broadcasting News Thursday 3/11/21
11 March 2021 News
Amazon Scam Used On Ripon Resident
Ripon Police recently worked a scam case in which a person received a phone call from someone who claimed to work for Amazon, and stated the person’s Amazon account had been hacked and that someone was attempting to buy an iPhone in Baltimore, Maryland. In order to resolve the issue the scammer had the victim download “Team Viewer” on his computer which gave the scammer full access to the victim’s computer and froze the victim out of it. The scammer also had the victim download a similar app on his cell phone which did the same thing. The scammer was able to gain full access to the victim’s banking information and stole over $3,700. Police recommend verifying who you are taking calls from and verifying a business before allowing anyone to access banking or personal information.
Sturgeon Biologist Makes Initial Court Appearance
The state Department of Natural Resources sturgeon biologist allegedly involved in a sturgeon egg caviar scheme made his initial appearance in Winnebago County court this week on a misdemeanor theft charge. Ryan Koenigs pled not guilty and was released on a $500 signature bond Tuesday. A jury trial was scheduled for June 15th. Koenigs has been placed on administrative leave from his DNR post. The DNR and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service have been investigating reports of caviar being purchased, sold, bartered and traded around the Lake Winnebago area since January of 2020.
Probation Revoked For Dodge County Drug Dealer
A 26-year-old Milwaukee man originally placed on probation for three years by a Dodge County judge for selling cocaine out of a Beaver Dam storage unit will now serve that time in prison. Anthony Sartin was sentenced Tuesday to three years in prison and two years of extended supervision. Prosecutors say while on probation Sartin used marijuana, drove without a license, left the county without approval, drove a vehicle while intoxicated, fled from police and recklessly endangered the safety of others by driving in a reckless manner, which led to the revocation of his probation. The incident that led to his probation occurred in September of 2017.
Czisny Appointed To FDL County Bench
Governor Tony Evers has appointed Paul Czisny to the Fond du Lac County Circuit Court. The Fond du Lac attorney will fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Branch V Judge Robert Wirtz whose retirement becomes effective May 2nd. Czisny is a veteran criminal defense attorney who currently represents parents in Children’s Court. He also served as a State Public Defender for over 20 years. Czisny says he is deeply honored by the appointment. He is also highly involved in the community. He currently chairs the Fond du Lac County Board of Ethics and is on the Fond du Lac County Board of Canvass. He previously volunteered with Broken Bread Food Pantry in Fond du Lac and was a Hurricane Katrina volunteer for the American Red Cross. Czisny will complete Judge Wirtz’s term of office which runs until July 31st of 2023.
Michels On Board With Solar Garden
The Fond du Lac area is showing strong support for Alliant Energy’s community solar project. The 1-megawatt solar garden announced in December and planned for the southwest side of the city has received a significant boost from Michels Corporation. The diversified and infrastructure contractor is committing to purchasing 30 percent of the projects solar blocks and becoming an anchor tenant. With Michels subscription, the total amount of solar blocks bought now exceeds 75 percent, just three months after launching the community solar project. Michels is headquartered in Brownsville. The Fond du Lac Town Board gave formal approval to Alliant Energy’s Fond du Lac community solar project Monday.
Initial Confusion And Mistakes About The Coronavirus
Information about how to protect ourselves from the COVID-19 virus was confusing and often quickly changed a year ago. Ripon Community COVID-19 Task Force member Jeff Puhlmann-Becker admits he was wrong at first about the use of face masks because there was concern there wouldn’t be enough for front-line medical workers. “The task force was talking about how can we make masks and I said “this is just feel good” the CDC has said we shouldn’t be doing masks we should be focusing on how do we get masks for health care providers because at the time you couldn’t find anything.” He says quickly the CDC and health experts changed their minds about the use of masks for everyone. He says other examples of initial mistakes were allowing day care centers to exceed their capacity and believing that children were immune to getting the virus.
Information Important During Pandemic
Fond du Lac County Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says it is important that people get the latest information about the pandemic, but also accurate information. She says the county health department works hard to keep people up-to-date and one of the ways they do that is with their website. “You know I can’t be on the radio 24/7 sharing the latest and greatest information, but our website the Fond du Lac County Health Department website has all of the latest information.” She says if the state updates its information you will find that change on the health department’s website, which can be found at the county’s website.
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