Police/Courts
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Social Media Spiff Escalates to Gunshot, Assault
By Brandi Makuski What started as an argument over social media ended with one person shot and two others assaulted during a planned attack by ... -
DEVELOPING: County Detectives Investigate False Hit & Run Report
By Brandi Makuski Authorities from the Portage Co. Sheriff’s Office this week are investigating a single-vehicle crash that resulted in injuries for three people. ... -
Barefoot Man Taken into Custody After Crash
By Brandi Makuski Emergency crews responded in force on Wednesday afternoon following a one-vehicle rollover crash on County Hwy HH. Crews were called to the ... -
Wanted: Jennifer E. Carrick
City Times Staff The Portage Co. Sheriff’s Office has announced it is holding an active warrant for Jennifer E. Carrick. Carrick, 39, is wanted ... -
Fourth Sentenced in Heroin Bust
For the City Times John W. Vaudreuil, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Kristy Dietel, 35, Stevens Point, Wis., ... -
17-Year-Old Charged With Sex Assault at YMCA
By Brandi Makuski A 17-year-old from Plover has been charged with sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl at the Stevens Point YMCA. -
Sheriff Warns of IRS Phone Scam
Don’t Give Out Personal Information For the City Times An aggressive and sophisticated phone scam targeting taxpayers, including recent immigrants, has been making the ... -
Report of Capsized Boat a Hoax; One in Custody
By Brandi Makuski Emergency crews showed up in force Sunday morning after a caller reported a capsized boat in the Wisconsin River near the ... -
Bancroft Man Pleads Out After Killing Dog with Hammer
By Lisa Pett The Bancroft man will serve some time in jail after he pleaded no contest to killing a dog with a hammer. -
Wanted: Fernando Nunez
City Times Staff The Portage Co. Sheriff’s Office reports open warrants for a man charged with felony causing injury by intoxicated use of a ...