Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Mount Pleasant police are confirming the driver of the car struck by an Amtrak train drove down the tracks, forcing the collision that killed him.
**Updated 8:03 p.m. A 29-year-old Franksville man who was killed Tuesday afternoon when the car he was driving was struck by an Amtrak passenger train caused the accident that took his life, according to Mount Pleasant police. "According to our preliminary investigation, a train was traveling northbound, and the car was traveling southbound in between the two tracks," MPPD Chief Tim Zarzecki said. "The train tried to stop ... unfortunately they still collided, and that crash resulted in the death of the lone occupant of the vehicle." Authorities have not released the identity of the victim, but family members told Patch it was Ben Glaeser. They said he was suffering from depression and other mental illnesses, and likely parked his car on …
Police and rescue were called to the scene of a train vs. car accident Tuesday afternoon in Franksville.
Mount Pleasant Police Chief Tim Zarzecki Tuesday confirmed that Ben Glaeser, 29, of Franksville committed suicide by driving his car into an oncoming Amtrak train. "The car was traveling southbound in between the two tracks ... and the train tried to stop, tried to slow down ... unfortunately they still collided," he said.
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Two women are suspected of using stolen credit cards to try and buy gift cards.
Police are asking the public to keep a look out for two women who, they say, are using stolen credit cards to buy gift cards from area grocery stores. According to Mount Pleasant police, two female suspects Wednesday visited Piggly Wiggly on Washington Avenue to try and purchase gift cards of $50 and up with stolen credit cards. Before their stop at The Pig, the women also reportedly went to the Pick 'n' Save on Rapids Drive and two Piggly Wiggly stores on Erie and Durand Avenue, all of which are in the City of Racine. Customer service personnel at those stores denied the suspects service. Witnesses offered this description of the women: MPPD Sgt. Eric Relich said that in addition to the stolen credit cards, the women are also using a …
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Public works, police and the public had to deal with yet another late-season snow storm. See how people handled the storm on Tuesday, and tell us how things are in your neighborhood.
7:25 p.m.: The snow emergency in Sturtevant is extended until 10 a.m. Wednesday, DPW Director Chuck Stachowski confirmed in an email. 1 p.m.: The Racine Public Library will close Tuesday at 2 p.m. According to a note from Director Jessica MacPhail, materials due today will instead be due Wednesday. Regular library hours will resume Wednesday as well. Mitchell Airport is also reporting that some flights have been cancelled. Noon: The Villages of Mount Pleasant and Sturtevant, along with the City of Racine, have snow emergencies that go into effect later today. According to Stachowski in Sturtevant, the emergency goes into effect at 5 p.m. to give residents time to move their vehicles off village roads. Parking on village streets is …
Monday, February 4, 2013
A warrant has been issued for Norberto Avendado-Cano for allegedly selling cocaine in the villages of Caledonia and Mount Pleasant and the City of Racine.
A $50,000 warrant has been issued for the arrest of Norberto Avendado-Cano, 22, of Milwaukee. Cano - who has at least three aliases - was charged Monday in Racine County Circuit Court with two felony counts of manufacture/delivery of a controlled substance, subsequent offense. If convicted, he faces up to 65 years in prison and/or up to $200,000 in fines. Because he is a repeat offender, Cano could get additional time tacked on to his sentence. According to the criminal complaint, a Special Agent with the Department of Justice was working with a confidential informant who identified Cano as a supplier of cocaine. The agent worked with the CI to set up a buy on May 16, 2012 at the Mobile station at 7-Mile Road and I-94, which went off as …
Sunday, January 27, 2013
The Caledonia man police say called 911 to make a bomb threat against a bar he had been booted from could go to prison if convicted of making a bomb scare.
The man accused of threatening to blow up a Mount Pleasant bar has been charged with making a bomb scare. Regis C. Brown, 32, of Caledonia, could face prison time if convicted, as well as a fine of up to $10,000. On Jan. 5, Mount Pleasant police went to Mixers Lounge, 6501 Washington Ave., after a bomb threat had been reported to 911 for the business. The caller told a dispatcher there was a bomb inside Paradise Lanes and that everyone should “get their ass out right now.” When officers arrived, they evacuated patrons. According to the criminal complaint, a bartender said a man had been kicked out earlier that night and was upset about it. A patron gave officers the name of the booted customer, and another one gave officers his contact …
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Mount Pleasant Police officer Brian Eisel has published a novel that fits with world events but also asks the reader to think a little bit.
Getting your audience to identify with, and perhaps even sympathize with, the terrorist main character of your first novel is a tall order; but Mount Pleasant Police officer Brian Eisel wants readers to do exactly that. Eisel is a 16-year veteran of the MPPD, serving as an evidence technician and as a senior traffic investigator. He has written Spiders in the Sand, a story about a young Iraqi man who as a child watched his father get murdered by an American. He joins a terrorist organization that encourages the young man's hatred of all things American, but when it comes time to getting his revenge, there's a choice to be made. "The main character is really the bad guy, and I'm asking readers to get inside his head so by the end you want …
Thursday, January 3, 2013
Dental records confirm that 21-year-old Bianca Vite is the victim found after a fire on Christmas Day.
Mount Pleasant Police have confirmed that the body of the young woman found in the charred remains of a house fire is 21-year-old Bianca Vite. According to a written release from MPPD, Vite was identified using dental records. "With the cooperation of the Racine County Medical Examiner’s Office we were able to positively identify our victim in this case as Bianca F. Vite age 21 of Pleasant Prairie, WI," the statement reads. "The victim was identified through dental records." MPPD do not have any suspects in custody, the release goes on to state, and they are asking for the public's help gathering information. "Mount Pleasant Police has not taken anyone into custody at this point, but Investigators continue to follow up on leads," the …
Friday, December 14, 2012
Racine Unified officials have communications plans in place to keep parents informed should a school shooting occur here while local law enforcement have an action plan to take out the shooter.
Parents with children attending Racine Unified schools are reeling from the news that a shooter opened fire in a Connecticut elementary school, killing 27, most of them children. Katie Richter has a fifth grader in the district, and she is wondering what many parents are thinking. "Is it even safe to leave the house anymore? You can't even send innocent children to school anymore," she posted on Facebook. And it isn't just parents who are scared. Daniel DiFiore, a student at Case High School, said he's both grateful a tragedy like this hasn't happened here and scared that it could. "With all of these tragedies, should I be scared to continue my education at Case HS? I should talk to my parents about home schooling," he posted on the Mount …
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Racine police say the Landmark Credit Union on Grove Avenue was robbed at gunpoint Tuesday, less than 24 hours after the Mount Pleasant location was also robbed at gunpoint.
The Racine Police Department is asking for the public's help apprehending the man who robbed Landmark Credit Union at gunpoint Tuesday afternoon. According to a press release from RPD, a man wielding a handgun approached a teller at the Grove Avenue location shortly after noon and demanded money. He was given an undisclosed amount of money before fleeing on foot, going east toward West Blvd. Witnesses describe the suspect as: This is the second armed robbery of a Landmark Credit Union. Just yesterday, two men - one with a silver handgun - robbed the Mount Pleasant branch on Washington Avenue. Sgt. Martin Pavalonis of the Racine Police Department told Patch that investigators are working with Landmark to secure any surveillance video if any…
SkinnyDude
10:37 am on Monday, May 20, 2013
This person made his choice.find Sad the pain he felt he had overtook his reason to live. On his personal case, I can certainly have sympathy to his family and friends. Clearly,the culture itself has become more deranged from a mental stand point. Society has shifted from a Family society which is about "US " to a "ME" society which is about "YOU". The danger in that is it tends to have people's … more ›