News 02.09.17
9 February 2017 News
A Deerfield man will serve prison time for an armed robbery at a Ripon residence. 20-year-old Aaron Hernandez was sentenced to three years in prison and five years extended supervision. According to a criminal complaint, Ripon police received a call on July 22nd 2015 from a man who stated he went to a home on Spring Street and while at the residence, he was robbed of $100 by a man with a gun. Police also learned Hernandez stole four bindles of heroin from the victim. Hernandez was recently sentenced on another armed robbery charge in Fond du Lac County Circuit Court. The current sentence will run concurrent to any sentence Hernandez is serving.
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Two people have been arrested following a prostitution investigation by the Oshkosh Police Vice and Narcotics Unit. On Feb. 7, officers responded to the 1500 block of Planeview Drive. Officers say they found 65 grams of cocaine, 50 Alprazolam (commonly known as Xanax) pills, marijuana, and Adderall. A 19-year-old Green Bay woman was arrested on possible charges of prostitution, drug possession, and intent to deliver. A 28-year-old Fond du Lac man was arrested on a probation hold and taken to jail. Oshkosh Police continue to urge people to report illegal drug activity to (920) 236-5700.
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One person is injured in a fire that damaged a Waupun home. Firefighters were called to the scene at 151 Olmstead Street Tuesday morning for a report of a structure fire. Upon arrival, smoke and flames were seen coming out of a first floor window in the area of the kitchen. Firefighters made entry into the home and quickly knocked down the fire, containing it to the kitchen and an adjoining dining room. It took firefighters less than a half-hour to put out fire and a couple hours to check the home for any further extension. An occupant in the home at the time of the fire, Brett Purcell, was transported to Columbia St. Mary’s in Milwaukee with undisclosed injuries. The home, which is owned by Kristin Purcell, sustained fire, smoke and water damage, making it uninhabitable for any occupants. Agencies assisting included fire departments from Alto and Brandon-Fairwater, the Waupun Police Department, Waupun Utilities, and Alliant Energy. The fire remains under investigation. The estimated damage is $55,000-$65,000.
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A measure designed to help a cheese distributor is the first one passed by the Wisconsin state Legislature. The state Assembly voted unanimously Wednesday to pass the bill making it possible for tax incentives to be extended to help finance construction of a $30 million cheese packaging and distribution plant in the village of Oostburg near Sheboygan. Plymouth-based Masters Gallery Foods is looking to construct the new facility. The bill would allow Oostburg to create a new tax incremental district to help subsidize construction of the 150,000-sqaure-foot facility. It is expected to create 120 jobs over three years. The Senate has already passed the measure. It now heads to Gov. Scott Walker for his consideration.
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The state Senate overwhelmingly approves a bill that would make it legal to use a marijuana extract to treat seizures. The measure legalizes possession of cannabidiol oil with a doctor’s certification. The chamber adopted the bill on a 31-1 vote Wednesday. Republican Sen. Duey Stroebel was the only senator to vote against it. Parents of children who suffer from seizures say cannabidiol oil, which doesn’t produce a high, can ease symptoms. Democratic Sen. Chris Larson argued the bill doesn’t go far enough, pointing out that importing the oil into Wisconsin would remain illegal. He tried to amend the bill to allow production of the oil in the state but Republicans refused to revise the measure. The bill goes next to the Assembly.
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The state Senate passes a Republican bill that would limit union influence on bids for public projects. The bill passed 19-13 on party lines Wednesday. The measure prohibits state and local governments from requiring contractors bidding on public projects to enter into collective bargaining deals with them called project labor agreements. The bill’s author, Sen. Leah Vukmir, says non-union firms should get the chance to bid on more projects. But Democrats say it’s the latest iteration of GOP attacks on unions and that local governments should get to decide whether to require agreements. The Assembly is expected to vote on the bill in March. If both chambers pass it, it would then go to Gov. Scott Walker, who can sign it into law.
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