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Person found dead at Janesville Schools Outdoor Lab campus
JANESVILLE, Wis. -- A welfare check on a person led the Janesville Police Department to briefly evacuate the Janesville Schools Outdoor Lab Thursday. In an update, police said a person was found dead during a search of the campus.
Body discovered near Janesville railroad
JANESVILLE, Wis. (WTVO) — A body, discovered near a railroad in Janesville, has prompted a police investigation. According to Janesville Police, railroad staff discovered the body in the area of Humes Road and Kennedy Road around 10:17 a.m. Police did not say if the deceased person was a man or woman. Authorities said the circumstances […]
Large police presence in Beloit
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - There was a large police presence in a Beloit neighborhood Thursday afternoon, Beloit Police Department reports. Police say around 3:30 p.m., Beloit Police and Fire Department went to the 2000 block of Frederick Street off South Madison Road on reports of an incident. Police could not...
Janesville woman charged in East Milwaukee collision that severely injured motorcyclist
JANESVILLE — A 24-year-old woman was charged with knowingly operating a vehicle while suspended and causing great bodily harm, a felony, after a critical injury collision last month. Skyla Richardson, of Janesville, failed to yield while making a left turn (a citation she received after the crash) and hit a 42-year-old Janesville man on a motorcycle, leaving him critically injured on April 13. According to a criminal complaint, Richardson said...
Public record for May 16, 2024
Rock County Felony arrests All of those listed below have since their arrest been formally charged with a felony (or felonies). RODERICK JOHNSON, 36, of Beloit, receiving stolen property or firearm, receiving stolen property and possession of burglarious tools, May 9, 2800 block East Milwaukee Street, Janesville. BRAXTON WHITFIELD, 20, of Janesville, vehicle operator flee or elude an officer , May 10, Mineral Point Road, Janesville.
Rock County Jail inmate drug death ruled an accident
JANESVILLE – More than a year after an inmate died at the Rock County Jail, her cause of death has been ruled an accident, the Dane and Rock County Medical Examiner’s Office said Thursday. Nicole Lemke, 29, was found unresponsive in her cell in the early morning hours of Feb. 2, 2023 and was later pronounced dead. According to records requested by The Gazette that were released Thursday, an autopsy...
Honoring fallen officers: Solemn law enforcement memorial ceremony remembers those lost in duty
JANESVILLE — More than 100 people sat still, saluting or holding their hands over their hearts, as Janesville Police Chief Chad Pearson’s 12-year-old daughter, Elle Pearson, sang the National Anthem during a somber Rock County Law Enforcement Memorial Service Wednesday night at Rotary Botanical Gardens. “A career in law enforcement has an impact on the officers, their families and their friends. There are those missed family events, the holidays, the working weekends, to call out the orderings and the shear stress put on the family...
Ryan Murphy prepares to take over as Janesville fire chief
JANESVILLE — With 26 years of experience as battalion chief and soon to be fire chief, Ryan Murphy said his goal is to be more involved in community organizations and fire prevention. The incoming chief of the Janesville Fire Department, who assumes the role following the May 31 retirement of longtime Fire Chief Jim Ponkauskas, grew up in Janesville and said it’s important to him to work in the community he was raised in. ...
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