News 06.14.18
14 June 2018 News
Two California men have been arrested in connection with a number of credit card frauds and skimming incidents in the City of Fond du Lac. Police say a citizen called police Sunday about suspicious behavior at the ATM located at the Marine Credit Union on W. Rees Street. Police officers located the suspicious vehicle in the area of the Credit Union and apprehended two suspects after brief foot pursuits. Twenty six year old Preda Mihai-Alexandra and 35-year-old Adrian Capanu-Catalin, both Romanian immigrants from Anaheim, CA are being held in the Fond du lac County Jail on 128 counts of forgery. Police recovered approximately 137 forged or cloned credit cards and approximately $7,500.00 in cash in the car. Police detectives believe this incident is linked to the rash of fraudulent transactions that occurred over the Memorial Day weekend; however, the men arrested are not the same two suspects from the earlier incidents. Fond du Lac Police detectives have been working closely with the US Secret Service along with the Oshkosh Police Department and believe that the two men are part of a nationwide Romanian organized crime ring targeting local areas by stealing credit & debit information by using skimming devices.
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A 38-year-old Waupun woman was arraigned this week on a first degree reckless homicide charge. Jackie Meyer pleaded not guilty during her appearance in Dodge County Court. She is accused of supplying the heroin and cocaine that led to the August 2016 death of Karen Sadowski of the Town of Fox Lake. Prosecutors suspect Meyer took Sadowski to a drug dealer in Madison. After the overdose Meyer allegedly asked her boyfriend to lie about where she was when Sadowski overdosed. Sadowski died at a hospital early the morning after her overdose. Meyer is facing the possibility of more than 40 years in prison if she is convicted of the charge she is facing.
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Charges are being referred to the Dodge County District Attorney’s Office against a 31-year-old Beaver Dam woman involved in a traffic crash in Waupun early Tuesday morning. Police say the woman crashed into a wooden traffic barricade in the 1700 block of Shaler (SHAY-lur) Drive just before 1:30 a.m. Officers found controlled substances and drug paraphernalia in her vehicle. She and a passenger, a 25-year-old Portage man, allegedly lied to police during the incident. Misdemeanor bail jumping charges are being referred against the Portage man.
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If you know of a particularly well landscaped property, the Fond du Lac County Natural Beauty Council is looking for nominees for their annual awards program. Homes, businesses, farms, institutions, historical properties and churches in Fond du Lac County will be considered. Area 4-H clubs can be nominated for planting flowers and shrubs. Nominations will be accepted until Friday, July 13th. To submit a nomination, call the Fond du Lac County Clerk’s office at 920-929-3000 or send a written nomination to Beautification Awards, Office of County Clerk, PO Box 1557, Fond du Lac, WI 54936-1567. Please include your name and phone number, as well as the name, address, and phone number of the nominated site. Members of the Fond du Lac County Natural Beauty Council will tour the nominated sites in late July. Awards will be presented at a fall session of the Fond du Lac County Board of Supervisors.
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