Police seek suspects responsible for brutal baseball bat beating

MOUNT PLEASANT (WITI) -- A Mount Pleasant teen suffered a brutal beating over the weekend, and police say he was hunted down and attacked by suspects wielding baseball bats.At first, police received calls reporting vehicles racing in the Lake Park area.

Man says he was on "cocaine bender" when he broke into brother's home

RACINE (WITI) -- 38-year-old Leonardo Mandujano of Racine has been charged in connection with an incident in which he is accused of breaking into his brother's home during a five-day bender.Mandujano faces one count of burglary of a building or dwelling and one count of possession of cocaine.The criminal complaint in the case indicates Mount Pleasant police officers met with John and Sandra Mandujano at their home in the 6500 block of Spring Hill Drive.John Mandujano reported he left work around 6:45 a.m. and returned around 2:15 p.m. on March 14th.The criminal complaint says when John Mandujano returned home and checked his home, he noticed someone had taken cash from a wallet on his dresser without his consent.

Police say three teens have confessed to numerous burglaries

CALEDONIA/MOUNT PLEASANT -- Three teenagers have confessed to numerous burglaries in Caledonia and Mount Pleasant, and the turning point to these unsolved crimes was a foot chase Monday, April 30th between police officers and the suspects.Suspicious activity in a Mount Pleasant neighborhood led to the arrest of three people and the recovery of stolen jewelry.FOX6's media partners at the Caledonia Patch reported on Monday police received a call about three teenagers on the porch of a home at the intersection of Green Haze and Deerwood Drive.

44-year-old Sturtevant woman arrested for sixth OWI

MOUNT PLEASANT -- Mount Pleasant police arrested 44-year-old Mary Ellen Olson for her sixth OWI on Friday, April 20th.The criminal complaint in the case says police observed Olson operating a gold minivan westbound in the left lane of State Highway 38 in the Village of Mount Pleasant Friday just before 7:00 p.m. Police say Olson was traveling at a very high rate of speed (75 - 80 miles-per-hour) in a 45 mile-per-hour zone.During a traffic stop, Olson told the officer she didn't know how fast she was going.