CRIME & SAFETY
Police: Woman found dead along Peace Trail had been shot in the stomach. Ex-boyfriend in custody
JANESVILLE — A woman who was found dead kneeling on a tree near Peace Park on April 17, has been identified by the Rock County Medical Examiner’s Department. Kiersten Hansen, 22, of Janesville, was pronounced dead at the scene. An autopsy was completed on Friday, April 19, confirming her cause of death as homicidal trauma by firearm. Logan Barclay, a 23-year-old Janesville man, has been arrested for allegedly killing Hansen,...
Beloit teen appears in court for homicide case
BELOIT — A 16-year-old from Beloit made his initial appearance in Rock County Circuit Court Tuesday afternoon in connection with the April 5 fatal shooting of a Janesville man in Beloit. Andre J. Rainey Sr. (not Jr. as reported in legal documents) faces charges of party to the crime of first-degree intentional homicide, attempted first-degree intentional homicide, two counts of attempted armed robbery and possession of a firearm by an adjudicated delinquent. Jaiden Benitez, 20, of Janesville, was found in a vehicle in the 1300...
Wisconsin National Guard: Wisconsin Guard, law enforcement team up for public safety training
Approximately 230 Wisconsin Army National Guard Soldiers, mostly from the 157th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, trained shoulder to shoulder with roughly 75 law enforcement officers — many from the Milwaukee Police Department and metro area, as well as others from Marathon and Wood counties and the city of Janesville — as part of a joint exercise April 5 at the Wisconsin State Fair Park in West Allis.
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