CRIME & SAFETY
Windsor woman sentenced for having over 550 fentanyl pills
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - A Windsor woman was sentenced for fentanyl possession and money laundering Wednesday, the Wisconsin Department of Justice said. Alicia Allen, 38, faces four years in federal prison for having over 40 grams of fentanyl intended for distribution, according to the DOJ. Police had seen Allen interacting...
Fitchburg woman identified as person who died in Town of Springfield motorcycle crash
SPRINGFIELD, Wis. -- The Dane County Medical Examiner's Office on Tuesday identified a Fitchburg woman as the person who died after a motorcycle crash over the weekend in the Town of Springfield. Tanyia L.C. Gaffney, 56, was pronounced dead at the scene on Sunday. Preliminary results of an examination confirm...
Suspect arrested after stabbing, carjacking in Madison Target parking lot
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - Authorities arrested a man in Racine County after he allegedly stabbed a ride-share driver Monday night in the parking lot of a Madison Target store. The Madison Police Department said officers were sent out to the call of a man in medical distress around 8:40 p.m. in the Target parking lot on the 4300 block of Lien Road. That’s where police said they found the 52-year-old victim with multiple stab wounds to his torso.
Stolen puppy returned to Wisconsin pet store days later, suspect identified and arrested
MADISON, Wis. (WFRV) – Nearly a week after a puppy was reported stolen from a southern Wisconsin pet store, employees spotted the dog in the same store, leading to the arrest of the suspect. According to the Madison Police Department, Sugar, a puppy with missing toes, was reportedly stolen...
Reports of a woman thrown off her porch leads to two arrests in Portage, police say
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - Two Portage men were arrested Friday after one of them allegedly punched a woman and threw her off a porch, Portage Police Department reports. According to a Portage PD Facebook post, officers responded around 9:15 p.m. to the 1000 block of Macfarlane Rd. in the City of Portage on reports of a woman who was assaulted.
Pan-O-Gold facing $260K in fines following injury at Sun Prairie plant
The company that owns a Sun Prairie commercial bakery is being fined more than $260,000 following a federal investigation into a worker’s injury at the plant. According to OSHA, Pan-O-Gold Baking Co. has been cited for two repeat workplace safety violations, along with six “serious violations” and two “other-than-serious” violations.
Man accused of OWI after crashing into downtown Madison parking garage
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - A man was arrested Saturday for a second-offense OWI after crashing into a parking lot, Madison police say. The Madison Police Department says they were notified of the crash when parking lot security alerted nearby officers. Police found the man in the State St. Campus Garage,...
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