CRIME & SAFETY
Residential fire damages building in Downtown Appleton; credits working sprinkler system for minimum damage
APPLETON, Wis. (WBAY) - The Appleton Fire Department is reminding building owners to have their sprinkler and fire alarm systems properly serviced and maintained following a fire on the 100 block of College Avenue Friday night. Firefighters were dispatched around 10:30 p.m. for an active fire alarm. Crews arrived on...
Green Bay teen who was reported missing arrested in Florida, accused of stealing his father’s vehicle
(WFRV) – Two people from northeastern Wisconsin were arrested in Florida after authorities learned that the vehicle they were driving was reported stolen. According to the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office in Florida, on April 23 around 9:20 a.m., a deputy pulled over a vehicle with a Wisconsin tag that was reportedly going 31 mph in a 20-mph school zone. The driver was reportedly identified as 17-year-old Jayden Reed from Green Bay.
Green Bay water utility crews receive hands-on ‘trench collapse training’
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - Green Bay water utility crews practiced life-saving rescue techniques in a hands-on “trench collapse training” on the city’s east side on Wednesday. About two dozen local crew workers participated. Their daily jobs include digging and working in the streets to preserve and...
Consumer First Alert: PayPal impostor steals $3,500
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - “Scammed me out of $3,500, and you’re not going to get another penny!”. A local man is sharing an urgent warning so you don’t lose money to an elaborate scam that cost him thousands of dollars. It involved a fake invoice, fake customer service, and the scammer gaining access to his bank and credit cards.
'We want to see those numbers change': Women in Public Safety Day aims to increase women in law enforcement
GREENVILLE, Wis. — Emma Manowski moved from one tense scenario to another at Fox Valley Technical College’s Public Safety Training Center near Appleton. Scenarios included clearing an airplane and a house of simulated armed suspects. “The adrenaline rush was there,” Manowski said. “I felt like I was breathing...
UW-Green Bay has Wisconsin’s first Project Beloved soft interview room
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - The UW-Green Bay Police Department is helping to support sexual assault survivors with a new soft interview room on campus. It’s a victim-centered approach, a first in Wisconsin, sponsored by the non-profit “Project Beloved”. There are many obstacles when seeking justice for...
'This is our family treasure,' Le Mieux descendants react to chapel vandalism
GREEN BAY (NBC 26) — The Shrine of Saint Anthony of Padua at UW-Green Bay was vandalized late Thursday evening, according to UW-Green Bay police. The Le Mieux Chapel, located in the Cofrin Arboretum, is nearly 100 years old. UWGB police said three juveniles vandalized the area Thursday evening.
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