Washington Co. Sheriff's Office investigates assault on woman in Richfield

RICHFIELD (WITI) -- The Washington County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the report of an assault at the Richfield Historical Park on Pleasant Hill Rd.Shortly before 11 a.m. on Friday, July 12th, a 20-year-old Menomonee Falls woman called the Sheriff’s Office to report she was physically assaulted after she was walking her dog in the park.The victim reported that she was approached by a man that she described as a male, white, 6’2”, 210 lbs, blonde hair, with black framed sunglasses.

Man, live-in girlfriend face charges for thefts from vehicles

WASHINGTON COUNTY (WITI) -- A 25-year-old Town of Trenton man and his 24-year-old live-in girlfriend face charges after an investigation revealed the man was stealing items from parked motor vehicles.Washington County Sheriff's officials say these thefts occurred in the Town of Trenton and the City of West Bend.Sheriff's officials say it is alleged that the woman knowingly possessed some of the stolen goods while the man has confessed to several of the thefts.A patrol deputy developed this man as a suspect and observed the suspect driving in Washington County.

Officials in Germantown rescue 45-year-old man trapped in attic

GERMANTOWN (WITI) -- Germantown police are investigating an incident in which an intoxicated man prompted a response from law enforcement officials.It happened on Tuesday, May 21st, around 4:00 p.m.Police received a 911 call reporting a 45-year-old man was being held at gunpoint inside a home near Esquire Court and Kings Way.Officials were eventually able to make phone contact with a highly intoxicated man who said he was not being held at gunpoint -- but that he was trapped in the attic.Officials were forced to enter the home and rescue the man from the attic.

Wash. Co. church to have Sheriff's deputy at every church service

GERMANTOWN (WITI) -- The Life Church in Germantown is set to open in its new location on Saturday, May 11th -- and as a precaution, church leaders plan to have a deputy at each and every church service -- at no cost to the county.The Life Church this Saturday will celebrate its new 24,000 square foot building, new landscaping -- and new security.

Washington Co. manhunt over, Larry Arnold now in custody

WASHINGTON CO. (WITI) -- Deputies from the Washington County Sheriff's Department took fugitive Larry Arnold into custody around 11 a.m. Thursday, April 25th.Deputies located Arnold under some pine trees near Farmington in the northwest side of the county.

Germantown police say suspicious package was bags of sand

GERMANTOWN (WITI) -- Germantown police on Monday, April 8th investigated a suspicious package near the southeast corner of Mequon Road and River Lane -- that ended up being bags of sand.Police say around 4:42 p.m., a female individual contacted the Germantown Police Communications Center reporting a suspicious package at the southeast corner of Mequon Road and River Lane.