January 2021

Posted on February 15, 2021

1/2 @ 1:43 a.m. – We were requested to look for a vehicle that may have been involved in a burglary in Germantown. An officer located the vehicle on Highway 45 and stopped it. The three occupants were turned over to the Germantown Police Department. The driver was also cited for operating with a revoked driver’s license.

1/2 @ 8:06 a.m. – An officer on patrol conducted a routine license plate check of a vehicle and noticed that the license plates were registered to a different vehicle. The officer stopped the vehicle and found that the driver had a warrant for her arrest. She was taken into custody and transported to the Washington County Jail.

1/5 – Officers assisted Walgreens with a fraudulent prescription that was called in to their pharmacy. This matter is under investigation.

1/7 – Officers responded to a domestic disturbance between two adults. An adult female was arrested for domestic-related disorderly conduct. Charges were referred to the Washington County District Attorney’s Office.

1/9 – A resident reported that their credit card had been fraudulently used on-line to purchase a big-screen tv and orange juice at a Wal-Mart in Chilton. This matter is under investigation.

1/10 – A resident reported being scammed out of $1,500 while trying to contact Apple Technical Support. The resident had googled the number for Apple and called a number which showed up in the search results. That number happened to be a scammer. This matter is under investigation.

1/13- A resident received a voicemail from a scammer that she owed $400. She called the number back and was tricked into allowing the scammer remote access to her computer, and bank account. The victim lost $999 as a result of this scam. The investigation showed that the money was wired to Costa Rica. This matter is under investigation.

1/14 @ 5:12 p.m. – An officer recognized a man in a parked vehicle and knew that the man had warrants for his arrest. The man was taken into custody without incident related to two Washington County warrants and one Dodge County warrant.

1/14 @ 6:36 p.m.- An officer responded to a report of a vehicle in the ditch on Main Street near Cedar Parkway. The driver of the vehicle was under the influence of alcohol (PBT .29) and thought he was on Hampton Drive in Milwaukee. The driver was arrested for operating while under the influence (2nd offense) and taken to the Washington County Jail.

1/16 @ 2:18 a.m. – An officer stopped a vehicle for operating with suspended registration. The driver appeared to be under the influence of an intoxicant (PBT .099). The driver was arrested for operating while under the influence (2nd offense).

1/18 @ 10:25 p.m.- Officers and Jackson Rescue responded to a report of a drug overdose. The victim was revived. A substance believed to be heroin was collected and sent to the crime lab for testing.

1/23 @ 4:22 a.m.- An officer responded to a 911 call at the Jackson Motel and found a man that was under the influence and had a clandestine drug lab in his room. After further investigation, it was determined that the man had been manufacturing Dimethyltryptamine (DMT), a schedule I hallucinogenic controlled substance.
Due to the potential hazards when working with volatile substances, the Jackson Police Department was assisted by the Washington County Sheriff’s Office Drug Unit, the Wisconsin Department of Justice – Division of Criminal Investigation Clandestine Lab Response Team, and the Wisconsin State Patrol. The clandestine lab was dismantled and no longer poses a potential threat. Charges were filed against the suspect for manufacturing a controlled substance.

1/23 @ 5:46 p.m.- Officers were investigating a hit and run crash, when they found one of the vehicles involved parked at a local business. The owner of the vehicle has convictions and a protection order in place that ban him from possessing firearms. Several firearms and a crack pipe were in the vehicle. This matter is under investigation.

1/24 – Officers assisted a person in crisis and took them into protective custody.

1/24- Officers investigated a physical domestic disturbance between two adults. An adult female had fled the scene prior to officer’s arrival. Charges were referred to the Washington County District Attorney’s Office.

1/29- Officers assisted a person in crisis and took them into protective custody.

1/31- Officers assisted a person in crisis and took them into protective custody.