Tag: Lincoln County Sheriff Report

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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LINCOLN COUNTY – Last Week, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Deputies conducted 52 traffic stops, and 41 security checks. There were five calls involving cars hitting deer and one where a car struck a bear. On Monday April 14, a 67-yr-old male driver from Tomahawk was traveling N/B on CTH E in the Town of Bradley when he struck a deer. As a result of the collision, the man sustained leg and chest injuries and was transported by ambulance to Aspirus Tomahawk Hospital.

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LINCOLN COUNTY – Last Week, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Deputies conducted 69 traffic stops, 32 security checks, and there were six calls involving cars hitting deer. There were 11 reports of unsafe driving. On Wednesday April 9th, a deputy on patrol pulled over a driver near Birchwood Ave and N 4ths in Tomahawk for not having a valid driver’s license. Upon making contact with the 44-yr-old male driver from Tomahawk the deputy also learned he was wanted by the Adam’s County Sheriff’s Office on a warrant. He was placed under arrest…

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LINCOLN COUNTY – Last Week, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Deputies conducted 51 traffic stops, 31 security checks, and there were six calls involving cars hitting deer. There were nine reports of unsafe driving. On Wednesday, April 2nd, deputies were dispatched to the area of CTH CC near Wildwood Rd in the Town of Bradley regarding a one car crash with injuries. Upon questioning the 39-yr-old female driver from Tomahawk, deputies were told she was distracted by her two young passengers and her car veered off the road. The woman stated she…

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LINCOLN COUNTY – Last Week, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Deputies conducted 29 traffic stops, 33 security checks, and there were four calls involving cars hitting deer. There were 8 reports of unsafe driving. On Monday March 24th, deputies were dispatched to the N1000 block of Four Mile Dr in the Town of Tomahawk for a reported disturbance in progress. An 80-yr-old female and a 71-yr-old male, both from Tripoli WI were arguing, and as deputies attempted to intervene the woman was consistently uncooperative. She kept interrupting the deputies and blaming the…

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