Tag: Lincoln County Sheriff Report

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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The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office is alerting the public to recent check fraud or “check washing” complaints. Check washing is a type of financial crime where a criminal steals a check that has been made out to another party, often from the mail, and uses chemicals or other means to “erase” the ink allowing them to re-draft the check to themselves or another entity. These criminals often use fake names that are not easy to track. The funds are released by the checking account of the individual who wrote the check,…

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Last Week, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Deputies conducted 70 traffic stops and 16 security checks. There were 11 calls involving cars hitting deer. On Friday July 4th, a deputy on patrol stopped a vehicle for speeding on near CTH K on Lake Pesobic Rd in the Town of Merrill. While speaking with the 26-yr-old driver from Merrill, the deputy noticed signs of impairment. The driver was asked to perform sobriety tests, which he did agree to however he stated he had not been drinking and refused a preliminary breath test. As…

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Last Week, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Deputies conducted 30 traffic stops and 17 security checks. There were seven calls involving cars hitting deer. On Thursday, deputies were dispatched to the scene of a single vehicle crash with injuries in the area of STH 64 and Monteray Dr. The vehicle involved had rolled over and the 48-yr-old female driver from Merrill was ejected and found lying in the ditch. She was transported to Aspirus Wausau Hospital for treatment. The deputy had noticed signs of impairment, so she followed the ambulance to the…

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Last Week, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Deputies conducted 46 traffic stops, and 16 security checks. There were 19 calls involving cars hitting deer. On Saturday a deputy on patrol completed a stop of a UTV on STH 107 in the Town of Merrill for operating on a prohibited highway. In speaking with the 20-yr-old driver from Merrill, the deputy noticed signs of impairment. The driver agreed to sobriety testing, and as a result of the tests he was placed under arrest for OWI in a UTV and later was released to…

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LINCOLN COUNTY – Last Week, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Deputies conducted 47 traffic stops, and 31 security checks. There were 11 calls involving cars hitting deer. On Wednesday 5/14 a 911 call was received regarding a one vehicle crash with injuries on CTH C in the Town of Schley. Deputies arriving on the scene made contact with the 63-yr-old Wausau man who was driving the vehicle. He was unable to recreate the events leading up to the crash and was transported to Aspirus Wausau Hospital for treatment. 

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Last Week, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Deputies conducted 38 traffic stops, and 41 security checks. There were six calls involving cars hitting deer, one where a car struck a turkey and another where a car hit a porcupine. On Saturday May 3rd a deputy was dispatched to the W700 block of Barker Ave in the Town of Pine River for a report of a burglary. The owner of the home had gone to visit a friend. While he was out someone had entered his property, caused damage to his car and…

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