Articles tagged with sheriff
Tue, May 22, 2012
Marinette sheriff's seek armed bank robbery suspect
PEMBINE, WI (WTAQ) - The Marinette County Sheriff's Department is investigate the armed robbery of a Pembine bank Tuesday.
Sheriff's officials say it ...
Thu, May 17, 2012
Langlade County sheriff's investigate police chase that led to fatal crash
LANGLADE COUNTY, WI (WTAQ) - Authorities in north central Wisconsin are investigating a police chase which ended in a crash that killed the offending driver ...
Wed, May 16, 2012
Pioneer graves found at site of new Arizona sheriff's office
By Tim Gaynor
PHOENIX (Reuters) - Workers digging the foundations for a new office of an Arizona sheriff accused of discriminating against Latinos have unearthed ...
Wed, May 16, 2012
Two workers hurt in Texas fracking tank site blast
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Two workers were hurt in an explosion at a hydraulic fracturing tank site in south Texas early on Wednesday, a sheriff's ...
Wed, May 16, 2012
White supremacist far behind in Idaho sheriff race
By Laura Zuckerman
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - A white supremacist who ran a long-shot campaign for sheriff in Idaho was trailing far behind his incumbent ...
Tue, May 15, 2012
Lincoln Co. sheriff's believe bear stole man's sunflower seeds
LINCOLN COUNTY, WI (WTAQ) - Sheriff’s deputies in north central Wisconsin ran into a bear of a case recently.
Lincoln County authorities said a ...
Mon, May 14, 2012
Grant Co. sheriff's find portable meth lab during traffic stop
GRANT COUNTY, WI (WTAQ) - Sheriff’s deputies in southwest Wisconsin said they found a portable methamphetamine lab in the back seat of a truck ...
Fri, May 11, 2012
Embattled Arizona sheriff will not run for Congress
PHOENIX (Reuters) - A tough-on-immigration Arizona sheriff, who resigned as co-chairman of Mitt Romney's state campaign in February after allegations he threatened a male ...
Thu, May 10, 2012
U.S. sues controversial Arizona sheriff for discrimination
By Tim Gaynor
PHOENIX (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department sued a controversial Arizona sheriff on Thursday for civil rights violations, saying he and ...
Thu, May 10, 2012
U.S. sues Arizona sheriff for discrimination
By Tim Gaynor
PHOENIX (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department sued an Arizona sheriff on Thursday for civil rights violations, alleging he and his ...
Tue, May 08, 2012
Milwaukee Co. Sheriff's sergeant resigns amid child porn charges
MILWAUKEE (WTAQ) - A Milwaukee County sheriff’s sergeant has resigned, after he was charged in federal court with producing child pornography.
41-year-old Philip Wentzel ...
Fri, May 04, 2012
Milwaukee Co. Sheriff's sergeant busted for producing child porn
MILWAUKEE (WTAQ) - A Milwaukee County sheriff’s sergeant is facing a federal charge of producing child pornography.
Investigators said Philip Wentzel took photos of ...
Sat, April 28, 2012
Hundreds rally to back hard-line Arizona sheriff
By Tim Gaynor
FOUNTAIN HILLS, Arizona (Reuters) - As many as 200 activists, some chanting "go Joe, go Joe," rallied in Arizona on Saturday to ...
Thu, April 26, 2012
Waupaca Co. Sheriff's settles federal allegations of non-promotion of woman
WAUPACA, WI (WTAQ) - Waupaca County has agreed to settle federal allegations that a sheriff’s deputy was not promoted because she’s a woman ...
Tue, April 24, 2012
Arizona sheriff locks down jail over racial tension
By Tim Gaynor
PHOENIX (Reuters) - A hard-line Arizona sheriff under federal investigation for alleged racial profiling of Hispanics placed parts of a Phoenix jail ...
Sun, April 22, 2012
Trayvon Martin's killer leaves Florida jail
By David Manning
SANFORD, Florida (Reuters) - George Zimmerman, the former neighborhood watch volunteer charged with second-degree murder in the killing of unarmed black teenager ...
Mon, April 09, 2012
WI man jailed for assaulting MN sheriff's deputy
POLK COUNTY, WI (WTAQ) - A northwest Wisconsin man was jailed over the weekend for kicking and punching a sheriff's deputy in neighboring Minnesota ...
Wed, April 04, 2012
Government plans to sue Arizona sheriff for targeting Latinos
By Jeremy Pelofsky
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Tuesday said it was preparing to sue Arizona county sheriff Joe Arpaio and his department ...
Tue, April 03, 2012
Former "Sheriff of the Year" jailed in Colorado sex-for-drugs case
By Keith Coffman
DENVER (Reuters) - A retired Colorado lawman once named national "Sheriff of the Year" was sentenced on Tuesday to serve 30 days ...
Tue, April 03, 2012
Government plans to sue Arizona sheriff for targeting Latinos
By Jeremy Pelofsky
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Tuesday said it was preparing to sue Arizona county sheriff Joe Arpaio and his department ...
Wed, March 28, 2012
Suspended San Francisco sheriff seeks reinstatement
By Ronnie Cohen
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - San Francisco's embattled sheriff, placed on suspension after pleading guilty in a spousal-abuse case, filed suit on ...
Fri, March 23, 2012
White supremacist runs for sheriff in Idaho, raising hackles
By Laura Zuckerman
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - White supremacist Shaun Patrick Winkler, a convicted batterer who once worked for an Aryan Nations leader, wants to ...
Tue, March 20, 2012
San Francisco mayor suspends embattled sheriff
By Gerry Shih
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - San Francisco's mayor suspended embattled Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi on Tuesday and initiated misconduct proceedings to remove him ...
Mon, March 19, 2012
San Francisco sheriff gets 1 day in jail, probation in spouse-abuse case
By Laird Harrison
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi, who pleaded guilty last week to falsely imprisoning his wife, was sentenced on ...
Mon, March 12, 2012
Sheriff pleads guilty to reduced charge in spousal-abuse case
By Laird Harrison
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi, in a deal that would allow him to keep his badge and gun ...
Wed, March 07, 2012
Sheriff's pink-underwear policy may be unconstitutional: court
By Dan Whitcomb
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Firebrand Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio's requirement that jail inmates wear pink underwear may be unconstitutional when applied ...
Wed, March 07, 2012
Gunman shoots sheriff's deputy, bystander outside Tulsa
By Steve Olafson
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - A gunman fired a flurry of shots into the air and then traded gunfire with police outside the ...
Wed, March 07, 2012
Politics may taint San Francisco sheriff's trial
By Ronnie Cohen
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Attorneys for Ross Mirkarimi contend politics as well as inflammatory publicity have made it impossible for San Francisco ...
Mon, March 05, 2012
Sheriff's ex-girlfriend to testify at his spouse-abuse trial
By Laird Harrison
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - An ex-girlfriend who has accused San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi of bruising her arm will be allowed to ...
Thu, March 01, 2012
Arizona sheriff says Obama's birth certificate a "forgery"
By Tim Gaynor
PHOENIX (Reuters) - A tough-talking Arizona sheriff, already embroiled in a Justice Department bias investigation, waded deeper into controversy on Thursday with ...
Thu, March 01, 2012
AZ Sheriff Arpaio: President Obama's birth certificate is fake
PHOENIX (WTAQ) - The man dubbed "America's toughest sheriff" says President Obama's birth certificate is a fake.
During a press conference Thursday, Maricopa ...
Wed, February 29, 2012
Jury selection begins in San Francisco sheriff trial
By Laird Harrison
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Jury selection got underway on Wednesday in the spousal-abuse trial of San Francisco's newly elected sheriff, Ross ...
Wed, February 29, 2012
Autopsy results are in, Sheriff's say release could jeopardize Howard murder case
HOWARD, WI (WTAQ) - Autopsy results have determined the cause of death of a 43-year-old Howard man who was found murdered inside his home Monday ...
Mon, February 27, 2012
Judge admits key evidence against San Francisco sheriff
By Laird Harrison
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The judge presiding over a spousal abuse case against San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi has denied a defense ...
Thu, February 23, 2012
Two men OK following response by sheriff's after mom's frantic call
WAUPACA COUNTY, WI (WTAQ) - Waupaca County sheriff's officials say two Appleton area men are fine following a frantic call from a mother of ...
Tue, February 21, 2012
Arizona AG will open investigation into embattled sheriff
By Mary Slosson
(Reuters) - The Arizona Attorney General on Tuesday agreed to investigate accusations by the male lover of a tough-on-immigration sheriff alleging that ...
Sat, February 18, 2012
Arizona sheriff quits Romney campaign amid accusations
By David Schwartz
PHOENIX (Reuters) - A local sheriff resigned as a co-chair of Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney's campaign in Arizona on Saturday ...
Sat, February 18, 2012
Brown Co. Sheriff's investigate Bellevue armed robbery
BELLEVUE, WI (WTAQ) - Sheriff's in Brown County are searching for two men in connection with the armed robbery of a grocery store.
Authorities ...
Wed, February 08, 2012
Sheriff, facing abuse charge, granted visits with son
By Emmett Berg
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi, embroiled in a child custody dispute since he was charged with spousal abuse ...
Tue, February 07, 2012
FDL sheriff's say DA will decide on charges in fatal SUV crash
FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ) - Fond du Lac County sheriff’s officials say the district attorney will eventually decide if charges will be filed ...
Wed, February 01, 2012
Missouri sheriff tries flashing signs to fight crime
By Kevin Murphy
KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) - Short on deputies, a Missouri sheriff's office has turned to electronic stand-ins to combat a surge ...
Mon, January 30, 2012
West Virginia sheriff falsified ballots in close election
By Steven Adams
CHARLESTON, W.V. (Reuters) - A West Virginia sheriff pleaded guilty to voter fraud in the state's 2010 primary election including ...
Fri, January 27, 2012
Winnebago County Sheriff's investigate pair of mailbox bombs
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ) - Investigators with the Winnebago County Sheriff's Department are looking into a pair of mailbox bombs discovered Thursday.
Sheriff's responded ...
Thu, January 26, 2012
San Francisco sheriff denied contact with son
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Embattled San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi, who faces a charge of spousal abuse, failed on Thursday to have a judge lift ...
Tue, January 24, 2012
San Francisco mayor asks embattled sheriff to take break
By Laird Harrison
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee said on Tuesday he would ask the local sheriff to consider taking a ...
Thu, January 19, 2012
San Francisco sheriff pleads not guilty to spousal abuse
By Laird Harrison
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi pleaded not guilty on Thursday to misdemeanor counts of domestic violence battery, child ...
Sat, January 14, 2012
New San Francisco sheriff faces domestic violence charges
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - New San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi faces domestic abuse charges less than a week after taking office, officials said.
Mirkarimi is ...
Sun, January 08, 2012
Milwaukee Sheriff's confirm Taser incident in courtroom
MILWAUKEE (WTAQ) - Milwaukee County Sheriff’s officials confirm that 20 year old Robert C. Soley was Tasered, twice, in a county courtroom Friday afternoon ...
Wed, January 04, 2012
Arizona sheriff says will cooperate with federal officials
By David Schwartz
PHOENIX (Reuters) - A controversial Arizona sheriff said on Wednesday he would cooperate with federal officials who have said his office engages ...
Fri, December 23, 2011
Judge rules against Arizona sheriff in immigrant stops
By Alex Dobuzinskis
(Reuters) - A federal judge on Friday barred high profile Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio from detaining people simply for being in the ...
Tue, December 20, 2011
Amish girl's killing likely an accident, Ohio sheriff says
CLEVELAND (Reuters) - An Amish girl killed last week as she drove home in a horse-drawn buggy appears to have been shot accidentally by a ...
Sun, December 18, 2011
Washburn Co. sheriff's deputy killed in off-duty accident
WASHBURN COUNTY, WI (WTAQ) - An off-duty accident has taken the life of a deputy with the Washburn County sheriff’s department.
Broadcast reports indicate ...
Fri, December 16, 2011
Sheriff says heroes averted worse courthouse shooting
By David Bailey
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - A man found guilty of a sex crime left a Minnesota courthouse shortly after the verdict was read, returned ...
Thu, December 15, 2011
U.S. says Arizona sheriff violated civil rights laws
By Jeremy Pelofsky and David Schwartz
WASHINGTON/PHOENIX, Dec 15 (Reuters) - An Arizona sheriff and his deputies violated U.S. civil rights laws by ...
Thu, December 15, 2011
U.S. says Arizona sheriff violated civil rights laws
By Jeremy Pelofsky
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration accused a firebrand Arizona sheriff on Thursday of engaging in racial profiling of Latinos and making ...
Thu, December 08, 2011
Avery suing Calumet County Sheriff's, Kratz for punitive damages
MILWAUKEE (WTAQ) - Steven Avery now says his civil rights were violated before he was arrested in the brutal 2005 slaying of Teresa Halbach in ...
Fri, December 02, 2011
Ex-Colorado sheriff hit with more charges in drug case
By Keith Coffman
DENVER (Reuters) - A former Colorado sheriff accused of trading methamphetamine for sex was charged on Friday with additional counts of soliciting ...
Wed, November 30, 2011
Onetime "sheriff of the year" charged in Colorado drug case
By Keith Coffman
DENVER (Reuters) - A former Colorado sheriff who once was named national "sheriff of the year" made his first court appearance on ...
Fri, November 11, 2011
Milwaukee Co. Sheriff being sued by Sgt. concerning overtime dispute
MILWAUKEE, WI (WTAQ) - Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke has been sued by one of his sergeants. Rich Graber said his constitutional rights were violated ...
Fri, November 11, 2011
Shawano Co. Sheriff's waiting to determine cause of accident that killed 3
SHAWANO COUNTY, WI (WTAQ) - Shawano County authorities say they want to talk to all four survivors of a fiery crash from Wednesday, before determining ...
Thu, November 10, 2011
Fromer La Crosse Sheriff deputy fate on smashing into killing 16yr awaits
LA CROSSE, WI (WTAQ) - A jury in La Crosse County might render its verdict by the end of the day in the trial of ...
Mon, October 24, 2011
Brown County Sheriff's begin training on new ice rescue boat
DE PERE, WI (WTAQ) - Brown County sheriff's deputies got their chance to train on their new ice rescue boat.
It's designed to ...
Mon, October 17, 2011
Sheriff accused of fondling teen boys, evidentiary hearing next month
DUNN COUNTY, WI (WTAQ) - A judge in western Wisconsin is expected to decide next month whether a jury can hear about previous cases against ...
Wed, October 12, 2011
Milwaukee Sheriff's fighting $15 million cut, loss of deputies jobs
MILWAUKEE, WI (WTAQ) - A proposed $15 million cut to the Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Department could cost more than 100 deputies their jobs. The ...
Wed, October 05, 2011
Police kill California quarry shooting spree suspect
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Police shot dead on Thursday a man suspected of killing three people and wounding six others during a shooting spree at ...
Sat, September 10, 2011
Brown County Sheriff, police, fire, EMS honor responders who lost lives in 9/11
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - Brown County law enforcement, fire, and EMS are holding a 12-hour vigil in honor of 411 first responders, firefighters, police ...
Wed, August 24, 2011
Milwaukee attorney accused of stealing $500K from sheriff sales of homes
MILWAUKEE, WI (WTAQ) - A suburban Milwaukee attorney is accused of stealing over a half-million-dollars that was never claimed in foreclosure cases.
Prosecutors said 52-year-old ...
Thu, July 21, 2011
Colorado sheriff blasts "Dog" bounty hunter's tactics
By Keith Coffman
DENVER (Reuters) - Celebrity bounty hunter Duane "Dog" Chapman received a scathing public rebuke from a western Colorado sheriff, who accused the ...
Tue, July 12, 2011
Sheriff's office won't be Casey Anthony's "personal security"
By Barbara Liston
ORLANDO, Fla (Reuters) - A Florida sheriff's office will provide no special protection for Casey Anthony when she leaves jail on ...
Wed, June 29, 2011
Bible Belt lawsuit pits atheist against sheriff
By Tom Brown
MIAMI (Reuters) - An atheist and self-described member of the "most hated minority in America" has filed a lawsuit accusing a sheriff ...
Tue, June 21, 2011
Arizona sheriff blames Mexican smugglers some fires
By Tim Gaynor
PALOMINAS, Ariz (Reuters) - Two Arizona wildfires that have scorched a quarter-million acres combined and destroyed dozens of homes just north of ...
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