March 2021

Posted on April 16, 2021

March 2021 Activity Report

3/3 @ 2:27 p.m. – Officers were requested to respond under mutual aid from the Washington County Sheriff’s Office to Division Road to a two-vehicle crash. One vehicle had rolled over, and the driver had been ejected. Officers provided first aid and assisted with the crash.

3/3 @ 4:55 p.m. – An officer on patrol stopped a vehicle after observing the driver was texting while driving. The officer could smell the odor of burnt marijuana. A search of the vehicle yielded a small amount of marijuana. The driver was cited and released.

3/4 @ 6:48 a.m. – A hit and run crash was reported near Cranberry Creek. The suspect driver was identified and referred to the Washington County District Attorney’s Office for hit and run.

3/7 @ 4:04 p.m.- An officer stopped a vehicle for a traffic violation. The officer could smell the odor of burnt marijuana from inside the vehicle. A search of the vehicle yielded a small amount of marijuana, numerous items of drug paraphernalia, and a marijuana brownie. The driver was cited and released.

3/8 @ 10:57 p.m. – A resident on Georgetown drive reported that three windows had been broken on her vehicle. A responding officer apprehended the suspect who was fleeing the scene. The suspect admitted to smashing the windows with a tire iron. The suspect was referred to the District Attorney’s Office for criminal damage to property.

3/10 @ 2:00 p.m. – An adult male came to Municipal Court (Village Hall) with an active warrant for his arrest. He was taken into custody and transported to the Washington County Jail.

3/10 @ 5:16 p.m. – On February 19, 2021, an adult male had fled a traffic stop from a Jackson officer at a high rate of speed. The officer had recognized the suspect and terminated the pursuit for safety reasons. The officer located the suspect on March 10, and he was taken into custody. Charges were requested for felony fleeing/ eluding and resisting an officer.

3/13 @ 2:11 a.m.- An officer stopped a vehicle that was illegally parked on Main Street. The driver was found to be under the influence of intoxicants (PBT .192). The driver was arrested for operating while under the influence (1st offense).

3/13 @ 11:34 a.m.- An officer stopped a vehicle for speeding (87 m.p.h./ 70 m.p.h. zone). The driver was cited for speeding and possession of drug paraphernalia.

3/19 @ 3:23 p.m.- A resident reported a personal check had been stolen and forged. This matter is under investigation.

3/19 @ 7:56 p.m.- An officer was dispatched to locate a vehicle that was involved in a disorderly conduct incident. The officer located the vehicle southbound on Highway 45. The suspect led the officer on a pursuit with speeds reaching 23 miles-per-hour. The vehicle eventually stopped at Pioneer Plaza in the Village of Richfield. The suspect refused the officers commands, and instead drank a can of beer and tossed the empty can across the parking lot. The suspect, a 36-year-old Milwaukee man, attempted to flee the scene on foot and a taser was used to take him into custody. He was arrested for operating while intoxicated (3rd offense, BAC .38%), fleeing and resisting arrest.

3/20 @ 4:28 p.m.- A suspect was taken into custody in the Village after fleeing from a Washington County deputy. A Jackson officer recognized the vehicle and took the driver into custody without incident.

3/21 @ 9:28 p.m. – A resident reported the theft of a package ($150 value) from the common area of a multi-family dwelling. This matter is under investigation.

3/22 @ 5:12 p.m. – A retail theft was reported at a local gas station. The suspect, who had stolen vodka from the store, was located and arrested. He was cited for retail theft and arrested for bail jumping due to an open case and cited for underage drinking (PBT .21).

3/24 @ 3:56 a.m.- Two suspects were taken into custody after an officer on patrol noticed them trespassing on the railroad tracks near North Center Street. The 20-year-old Lomira woman and 20-year-old Lomira man had a court order in effect ordering them not to have contact with each other. Both were arrested for bail jumping and cited for underage consumption of alcohol.

3/24 @ 12:45 p.m. – JPD received a report of a 4-year-old child that had walked alone one mile to the Community Center. Child Protective Services was contacted.

3/24- An adult was taken into protective custody.

3/28 @ 5:09 p.m.- Officers responded to a residence for a report of an intoxicated and disorderly adult male that was involved in a domestic disturbance. The adult male was arrested for bail jumping due to a court restriction that he does not consume alcohol (PBT .29). The jail initially refused to accept the suspect due to his high level of intoxication. After receiving medical clearance at a local hospital, the man was eventually accepted at the jail. Charges were also referred for domestic-related disorderly conduct and domestic-related battery.

3/28 @ 11:24 p.m.- A civil property exchange turned into a criminal matter when one of the individuals began shouting profanities at the other. The two adults had recently ended a relationship and had an argument about the property. When the female left, the male chased her in his car and ran her car off the road. Charges were referred to the District Attorney’s Office.

3/29 @ 12:26 a.m.- A traffic stop was conducted on a vehicle for a traffic violation. The driver was found to be under the influence (PBT .198). The driver was arrested for operating while under the influence (1st offense) and refused a blood draw. A K9 responded to the scene and alerted on the vehicle. Drug paraphernalia was found in the possession of a passenger. That passenger was cited for possession of drug paraphernalia.