News 12.15.16
15 December 2016 News
A Wild Rose man convicted of stealing thousands of dollars from Sadoff Iron and Metal in Fond du lac is placed on probation. Fond du Lac judge Gary Sharpe ordered an imposed and stayed 12 month jail sentence and placed 52 year old Daniel Christianson on probation for five years. Christianson earlier pleaded no contest to party to the crime of theft. According to a criminal complaint Christianson was a semi-truck driver for Fox Valley Metal and was involved in a scheme to fill scrap automobiles with extra weight and then selling the scrap to Sadoff Iron for a greater value defrauding Sadoffs. The owner of Sadoff told detectives his company was defrauded in excess of $100,000. According to the complaint Christianson would pay Sadoff employee Donald Krueger cash in exchange for Krueger accepting loads of scrap automobiles in excess of what they should have been. Krueger was convicted earlier this year of theft and placed on probation.
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A former pharmacist in Montello is facing multiple drug charges after offering a woman oxycodone for sex and later selling her the pills. 56-year-old Timothy Endres of Madison is charged with seven felony counts of delivering narcotics and one count of retail theft. According to a criminal complaint, Endres met the woman online and paid for sex with the oxycodone. Later, he suspected her of selling the pills, so he made her buy them. The transactions occurred between 2014 and 2016. They mainly took place in Dane county, but occasionally at a convenience store in Marquette County. If convicted, Endres faces over 100 years in prison. He is currently being held on a $5,000 cash bond. A preliminary hearing is set for January 4th.
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Wisconsin Emergency Management is warning residents to take precautions to stay safe with dangerously cold temperatures this week. The arctic air expected to shift eastward as the week wears on. Tod Pritchard with Wisconsin Emergency Management says wind chills this cold can cause frostbite to exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes. Pritchard says there were 33 cold-related fatalities in Wisconsin last year between December first and February 29th. Pritchard says monitor your alcohol consumption if you are going to be outdoors. Consider visiting public buildings like malls, libraries and community centers if your home is insufficiently heated. While at home monitor your sources of heat and make sure you have working carbon monoxide detectors in your home. Up to half a foot of snow also could fall from the Upper Mississippi Valley to the Northeast Friday and Saturday.
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A Wisconsin Republican wants to require all high school students participating in extracurricular activities to be subject to random drug testing. Rep. Joel Kleefisch’s proposal is one of several coming from a task force he convened looking at ways to combat heroin use. The proposal would also require random testing for students who park vehicles on school grounds. Wisconsin Association of School Boards lobbyist Dan Rossmiller says a handful of Wisconsin school districts have implemented similar policies, including schools in Arrowhead, Crivitz and De Pere. Kleefisch acknowledged Tuesday at the heroin task force’s last meeting that the legislation would likely be “for lack of a better term, a tough pill to swallow” for some.
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The Hortonville Police Commission schedules two days of hearings into complaints against suspended Police Chief Michael Sullivan. Sullivan has been on paid administrative leave since Oct. 21. There are numerous allegations against him, including inappropriate disclosure of confidential information, violation of employee rights and not being truthful during an internal investigation. Sullivan has been the chief for 14 years, and has maintained he’s being treated unfairly. Hearings are set for Dec. 21 and Dec. 22. They’re open to the public. Police Commission attorney Scott Herrick says a decision on Sullivan’s future won’t come for several weeks after that.
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The Department of Natural Resources’ board approves a plan allowing rockets, motorcycles and hunting dog training at a southern Wisconsin recreation area despite a lawsuit challenging the strategy. The DNR’s master plan for the Sauk Prairie State Recreation area includes a site for model rockets, motorcycle use on some trails and a hunting dog training area. The Sauk Prairie Conservation Alliance wants to return the area to native prairie and allow only quiet activities. The group filed a lawsuit last week challenging the master plan. Board members approved the plan unanimously Wednesday after a DNR attorney told them the lawsuit lacks merit. The 3,385-acre recreation area is located on the site of the former Badger Army Ammunition Plant between Sauk City and Baraboo.
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