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22 August 2018 News
Skimming Suspects Making Their Way Through FDL County Court System
Two Anaheim, California men charged with multiple counts of credit card forgery are making their way through Fond du Lac County Court. Twenty-six-year-old Mihai-Alexandru Preda pled not guilty to the charges he’s facing when he was arraigned last Friday. Thirty-six-year-old Catalin Adrian Capanu waived his preliminary hearing that same day on similar charges. He will be arraigned on September 19th. The two Romanian immigrants are suspected of forging and cloning 137 credit cards in Fond du Lac. Police found the cloned credit cards and about $7,500 cash in their vehicle at the Marine Credit Union after responding to a call about suspicious activity at the credit union’s ATM. According to the criminal complaint Preda told investigators he and Capanu had come to Fond du Lac in a rental car and found the cards in the car. Later the two said a woman was in charge of the operation.
Former Oshkosh Correctional Officer Arraigned
The 38-year-old former Oshkosh Correctional officer suspected of having sexual contact with an inmate was arraigned in Winnebago County Court Monday. April Paulsen of Oshkosh pled not guilty. She is charged with one count of second-degree sexual assault by a correctional officer and two counts of delivering illegal articles to an inmate. She’s also accused of supplying the inmate with nude photos of herself. Prison security and Oshkosh Police began an investigation May 11th after getting a tip. Paulsen had begun working at the prison about a month prior to that. A jury trial has been scheduled for October 23rd.
Grothman Backed Technical Education Bill
Congressman Glenn Grothman says he’s pleased he backed a bill that steers more federal funding into technical education. Grothman serves on the House’s Education Committee. He says employers are clamoring for employees with skills they can only learn through technical education and the bill signed by President Trump makes more funding available and cuts down on the paperwork needed. He says, “We know that right now there are so many jobs available out there and if you get skills training in the medical field, in the manufacturing field you can with a tech school degree you can get a good job making 50-60-$70,000 a year before your are 25-years-old.” He says employers are in need of skilled welders, CNC operators, nurses and a variety of others that require a technical education.
Bridging The Political Divide Subject Of Ripon College Discussion
“Bridging the Political Divide: How We Can Advance Civil Discourse” will be presented at Ripon College on Thursday, September 6th. The panel discussion will run from 6:30-7:45 p.m. in Kresge Little Theatre, East Hall, on the campus. The focus will be on how we can have civil discussions with others whose views are fundamentally opposed to ours, as well as why it is so important that we learn how to better communicate with each other. Panelists will include; the Milwaukee Journal Sentinels Washington Bureau Chief Craig Gilbert, Andrea Kaminski the former executive Director of the League of Women Voters of Wisconsin, one-time Congressional candidate Sarah Lloyd, and former Ripon College Professor and Fond du Lac County Board Chairperson Marty Farrell. Thie event is sponsored by the Center for Politics and the People of Ripon College and the League of Women Voters of the Ripon Area.
Oshkosh School District Conducting School Bus Practice Run
The Oshkosh Area School District is rolling out a new process to ensure that District transportation gets off to a great start for the 2018-19 school year. In partnership with Kobussen Buses, the District will conduct a school bus practice run next Tuesday. Bus drivers will run their bus routes at the scheduled times to spot any issues or problems – and correct them – before the first day of school, on Tuesday, September 4th. As part of the practice run, Oshkosh bus drivers will complete all morning and afternoon stops. They will follow real-time conditions at every stop by activating the stop arm and flashing lights, coming to a complete stop at each route location, and opening the door. No action is required from district families.
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