Police: Racine woman drove children, ages 8, 13, 14, 15 to stores to steal items on Christmas Eve
MOUNT PLEASANT -- Mount Pleasant police arrested a 19-year-old woman from Racine, accused of driving four children, ages 8, 13, 14, and 15 to various stores on Christmas Eve -- where they stole merchandise.Police said around 11 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 24, officers responded to the Walmart store on S.
Police: Man facing OWI charges after rollover crash in Mount Pleasant
MOUNT PLEASANT -- A man is facing OWI charges after a rollover crash that happened near State Highway 20 and County Highway V in Mount Pleasant early Sunday morning, Dec. 23.Police were called to the area around 1:50 a.m. after the car crashed into a light pole, knocking it over.
Police: Woman arrested after high-speed pursuit through Racine, Mount Pleasant
MOUNT PLEASANT -- Police are investigating a pursuit that happened early morning Saturday, Dec. 8 through the side streets of Racine and Mount Pleasant.According to officials, Mount Pleasant police tried to stop a car on State Highway 11 near Gates St.
18-year-old faces multiple charges after hurling racial slurs inside Walmart
MOUNT PLEASANT – An 18-year-old Racine man was arrested on Friday, Dec. 21 and faces multiple charges after being involved in a fight at a Walmart.
Man arrested in Mount Pleasant after marijuana found during traffic stop
MOUNT PLEASANT -- A 26-year-old man from Chicago was arrested Monday night, Dec. 17 in Mount Pleasant after officers discovered more than four pounds of marijuana in his vehicle during a traffic stop.According to police, around 11:12 p.m., the suspect's vehicle was stopped on State Highway 31 at Larchmont Drive in the Village of Mount Pleasant for a traffic violation.Upon making contact with the driver, the officer could smell a strong odor of marijuana emanating from inside of the vehicle.
'Concerned for his welfare,' police use Taser on intoxicated 17-year-old in Mount Pleasant
MOUNT PLEASANT -- A fight at an apartment building ended with Mount Pleasant police using a Taser on a 17-year-old boy.
Police: Ice fisher found trapped inside Mount Pleasant pond
MOUNT PLEASANT -- An ice fisher had to be rescued after becoming trapped in a Mount Pleasant pond early Friday afternoon, Dec. 14.The South Shore Fire Department responded to a report of two people that fell through the ice in the pond near S.
Police: Marijuana, cocaine discovered during traffic stop in Racine County, 1 arrested
RACINE COUNTY -- A 27-year-old Racine man was taken into custody early Monday morning, Nov. 19 after drugs were discovered during a traffic stop.According to police, around 1:10 a.m. officers from the Mount Pleasant Police Department conducted a traffic stop on STH 32 near Chicory Road for a vehicle that had suspended registration plates -- and those plates did not match the vehicle.During the traffic stop, it was determined that the passenger, identified as a 27-year-old man from Racine, had a warrant for child support out of Racine County Circuit Courts.Police say the man was acting very nervous and when he was placed into custody officers detected an odor of marijuana and located sandwich bags in his back pocket.A search of the vehicle located six individual wrapped baggies of cocaine weighing 4.2g, four baggies of Marijuana weighing 73.2g, a scale and US Currency.The man was arrested for: Possession with Intent to Deliver Cocaine and Marijuana.
Police: Mount Pleasant man threatened to kill wife, held knife to baby's throat
MOUNT PLEASANT -- Police arrested a 29-year-old Mount Pleasant man who threatened to kill his wife and held a knife to their newborn baby's throat early Saturday, Nov. 17.A news release from Mount Pleasant Police Department indicates all of this unfolded around 4 a.m. at the Greenbay Meadows apartments.A woman called police claiming her husband was going to "kill her." After she escaped the residence with an older child, officials say her husband held a knife to their newborn baby's throat, saying he was going to kill the child.Officials say the man refused to come out of the residence or release the child.
Unconscious man pulled from burning vehicle by good Samaritans dies from injuries
MOUNT PLEASANT -- Mount Pleasant police said a 31-year-old man involved in a crash on Saturday, Nov. 10 near Highway V and State Highway 20/Washington Avenue died from his injuries on Nov. 13.The victim has been identified as Richard Keller, a Mount Pleasant man.Police said the cause of the crash remains under investigation.Good Samaritans pulled Keller from his burning vehicle after the crash, which happened around 7 a.m. on Nov. 10.
2 students apprehended for allegedly making threats in Racine high schools
RACINE -- Racine police say they apprehended two students for allegedly making threats at Racine public high schools.
1 killed, 1 injured following ATV crash in Mount Pleasant
MOUNT PLEASANT -- One person is dead and another was taken to the hospital after crashing an ATV in Mount Pleasant early Friday morning, Oct. 12.Mount Pleasant police and the South Shore Fire Department responded to Braun Road a little after 1:30 a.m. The caller, the passenger, told authorities that his friend was unconscious.When officials arrived, officers found the ejected ATV riders.
2-year-old taken to hospital after falling from 2nd-story window in Mount Pleasant
MOUNT PLEASANT -- A toddler is recovering after falling from a second-story window in Mount Pleasant on Wednesday, Oct. 10.It happened on Oakes Road near Washington Avenue.An initial investigation revealed the 2-year-old boy crawled on top of living room furniture and pushed the screen out, falling through the open window.
5 taken to hospital, 2 by Flight for Life after 3-vehicle crash in Mount Pleasant
MOUNT PLEASANT -- Two people were taken to the hospital by Flight for Life after a crash involving three people in Mount Pleasant Thursday, Oct. 4.It happened at the intersection of Old Green Bay Road and County Line Road.An investigation revealed an SUV was headed southbound on Old Green Bay Road, and it entered the intersection at County Line on a red light --striking a work van, which was headed westbound on County Line.The van flipped on its side and ended in the deep ditch on the south side of County Line Road.
Racine man arrested following attempted robbery at America’s Best Value Inn and Suites
MOUNT PLEASANT -- A 39-year-old Racine man was taken into custody early Friday morning, Sept. 29 following an attempted robbery at America’s Best Value Inn and Suites in the Village of Mount Pleasant.Police were called to the scene around 12:20 a.m.Upon arrival, the suspect was being held down by a Good Samaritan who had stepped in to help the clerk.
Prosecutors: Suspect arrested after robbery, pursuit, manhunt was wanted for attempted homicide
MOUNT PLEASANT -- Charges have been filed against two men arrested after an armed robbery in Mount Pleasant, a subsequent pursuit and a manhunt that ended Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 26.The armed robbery happened late on Sept. 25, at Wilkomm's Mobil on Washington Avenue near Warwick Way.
56-year-old Mount Pleasant man arrested for 5th OWI offense
MOUNT PLEASANT -- A 56-year-old Mount Pleasant man was arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated -- his fifth offense.It happened Friday night, Sept. 21 at around 9: 15 p.m. near Washington Avenue and Emmertsen Road in Mount Pleasant.According to Mount Pleasant police, officers pulled over the 56-year-old for a defective tail light.
