Tag: LINCOLN COUNTY SHERIFF’S REPORT

Last Week, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Deputies conducted 20 traffic stops and 31 security checks. There were 8 reports of cars hitting deer, and 2 where cars struck a bear. Deputies were dispatched to the Town of Tomahawk Sunday for the report of a physical disturbance in progress with a child present. The first deputy on scene reported possibly hearing gunshots, and the suspect Scott Hoffman of Tomahawk had fled the scene on foot. A search of the area was conducted with the assistance of a Tomahawk Police Officer, and Hoffman…

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Last Week, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Deputies conducted 39 traffic stops and 30 security checks. There were six calls involving cars hitting deer, and one call regarding a car hitting an unknown animal. On Saturday deputies were dispatched to Holly’s Bar in the Town of Bradley regarding the report of a disorderly patron who was shoving other customers and trying to get into a car to leave the bar. The first deputy arriving on the scene identified the suspect as Douglas Plachetka. Employees at the establishment advised the deputy that Plachetka…

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Last Week, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Deputies conducted 35 traffic stops, 23 security checks, twelve calls involving cars hitting deer and one where a car hit a bear. The Annual Fall Ride took place during the week, and the County saw a number of motorcycle incidents. On Friday deputies were dispatched to CTH S in the Town of Skanawan for a single motorcycle crash with injuries. As deputies arrived they identified the driver, a 52-yr-old Stevens Point man. He had sustained head and arm injuries and was not able to remember…

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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, and there was one call reporting a car hitting a fox.

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