Tag: Lincoln County Sheriff Report

Last Week, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Deputies conducted 12 traffic stops and 23 security checks. There were eight calls involving cars hitting deer. On Thanksgiving Day, deputies responded to a report that a vehicle had rolled and rested upside down in the Prairie River in the Town of Russell, resulting in minor injuries to the 51-yr-old male driver from Gleason. The man told deputies he was driving southbound on Prairie Forks Drive and lost control of his vehicle on slippery roads, striking a bridge embankment then going into a roll and…

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Last Week, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Deputies conducted 61 traffic stops and 58 security checks. There were twelve calls involving cars hitting deer.   On Friday, a complaint was received for a reckless driver traveling Northbound on US Highway 51 near the 216 mile marker in the Township of Merrill. The vehicle had been observed weaving all over the road. Upon locating the suspect vehicle, the deputy conducted a traffic stop and observed signs of impairment as he made contact with the 19-yr-old male driver from Rhinelander. The driver agreed to…

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Last Week, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Deputies conducted 33 traffic stops and 26 security checks. There were 21 calls involving cars hitting deer. On Sunday deputies were dispatched to the area near the 219MM of USH 51 regarding the report of a car crash with injuries. As they arrived on the scene, deputies discovered two separate crashes had occurred. The crash that was originally reported was found to be without injuries, however the second crash did result in the driver and passenger sustaining injuries, and both were transported by ambulance to…

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Last Week, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Deputies conducted 47 traffic stops and 44 security checks. There were 14 calls involving cars hitting deer. On Wednesday a deputy on patrol in the Town of Merrill was traveling N/B on STH 17 near Norwegian Rd, following a vehicle traveling below the speed limit and weaving in the travel lane. After conducting a traffic stop of the vehicle, the deputy made contact with the 65-yr-old female driver from Merrill and noticed signs of impairment. The driver agreed to complete some sobriety testing and as…

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Last Week, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Deputies conducted 30 traffic stops and 15 security checks. There were 18 calls involving cars hitting deer. On Sunday a complaint was received regarding a reckless driver traveling all over the road on USH 51 near CTH S in the Town of Skanawan. A deputy who was sent to the area located a car matching the suspect vehicle, and followed it for a short time noticing similar driving patterns. The deputy completed a traffic stop, and while speaking with the 19-yr-old male driver noticed signs…

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Last Week, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Deputies conducted 53 traffic stops and 26 security checks. There were 19 calls involving cars hitting deer. On Sunday a deputy on patrol stopped a vehicle for speeding on Joe Snow and Mill Rds in the Town of Scott. While speaking with the 39-yr-old male driver from Merrill, the deputy noticed signs of impairment. The driver agreed to sobriety testing, and as a result of those tests was arrested for OWI first offense, and also a second offense of operating without a license for 3…

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Last Week, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Deputies conducted 20 traffic stops, 28 security checks, and 8 calls involving cars hitting deer. On Friday deputies were dispatched to the 4500 block of STH 17 in the Town of Schley for a one car crash with injuries. The 17-yr-old male driver from Merrill explained to deputies that while traveling northbound on STH 17 he believed he hit a wet spot, then felt the car begin to float and lost control of the vehicle. After crossing the center line his car entered the ditch…

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Last Week, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Deputies conducted 48 traffic stops and 64 security checks. There were six calls involving cars hitting deer, one call where a car struck a bear, and another call where a car hit a goose. On Sunday, August 25th a complaint was received regarding child abuse and neglect at an address in the Town of Scott. The reporting party shared two young girls had gone to a neighbor’s house as they were afraid of being with their 39-yr-old father from Merrill, who was intoxicated. Deputies who…

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Last Week, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Deputies conducted 71 traffic stops and 25 security checks. There were four calls involving cars hitting deer, and there was one call where a car struck a bear. Deputies responded to a report of a disturbance in progress in the Town of King on Thursday. A 51-yr-old woman from Tomahawk had reported the incident. Deputies arrived to find she and a 27-yr-old man, also from Tomahawk were arguing about a personal matter when she punched him in the face. The man shared that he had…

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Last Week, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Deputies conducted 76 traffic stops and 35 security checks. There were five calls involving cars hitting deer, one call where a car struck a bear, and one report of a car hitting a dog. On Wednesday August 6 a call was received regarding a motorcycle crash with injuries on CTH B near Seven Island Lake Rd in the Town of Harrison. In speaking with the 18 yr-old male driver from Weston, he shared that while traveling W/B on CTH B he veered off the road…

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