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Police Blotter: Nov. 23, 2019
Police Blotter

Darlington Police 

MONROE — On Tuesday, Nov. 19:

●  Joseph R. Geach, 28, Winslow, was cited for non-registration of an auto and possession of drug paraphernalia at about 4:15 a.m. following a traffic stop on Wis. 81.

●  Officers responded at 5:54 p.m. to a report of a disturbance involving a person armed with a knife at a Washington Street residence. Nobody was injured in the disturbance. Kenneth Wilson, 69, Darlington, was taken to the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office on disorderly conduct charges, then released pending court.

On Wednesday, Nov. 20:

●  Joseph A. Lenoir, 20, and Liliana G. Kolb, 19, both of Madison, were arrested for possession of drug paraphernalia at 12:01 a.m. following police contact with a vehicle on Main Street. Lenoir was also arrested on a charge of misdemeanor bail jumping.

●  Ericka Chavez, 29, Darlington was arrested on charges of disorderly conduct, battery and criminal damage to property after officers responded to a report of a domestic disturbance at a Division Street residence at 5:45 p.m. and determined she assaulted a man and used a rock to shatter the windows out of his car. She was booked into the jail.


Green County Sheriff

MONROE — Ricardo M. Rhea, 25, Monroe, was arrested on a first-offense charge of operating while under the influence of drugs following a stop for a traffic infraction at 12:57 a.m. at Wis. 11 and County KK, Town of Sylvester. Rhea was also arrested on charges of possessing THC and drug paraphernalia and cited for failure to obey a traffic sign in a construction zone. He was booked at the jail, then released pending court.


Lafayette County Sheriff

DARLINGTON — On Saturday, Nov. 9:

●  A deputy responded to check welfare at 9:33 p.m. on Wis. 126, Town of Belmont.

●  Livestock on the roadway was reported at 10:46 p.m. on Wis. 23, Town of Darlington.

On Sunday, Nov. 10:

●  Dao Ling Wu, 42, Darlington, was cited for speeding at 2:04 a.m. on Wis. 81, Town of Seymour.

●  Livestock on the roadway was reported at 8:07 a.m. on County Z, Town of Willow Springs.

●  A deputy responded to assist Darlington police with assisting a citizen at 9:22 a.m. on Galena Street in Darlington.

●  Kellee B. Rupiper, 27, Carroll, Iowa, was cited for speeding at 11:21 a.m. on Wis. 11, Town of Shullsburg.

●  Suspicious activity was reported at 3:41 p.m. on Spore Road, Town of Argyle.

●  Livestock on the roadway was reported at 4:42 p.m. on West Mound Road, Town of Belmont.

●  A civil dispute was reported at 6:32 p.m. on County X, Town of Belmont.

●  A deputy responded to check welfare at 6:57 p.m. on Wis. 23, Town of Shullsburg.

●  Livestock on the roadway was reported at 9:06 p.m. on Wis. 23, Town of Darlington. Darlington police assisted on scene.

●  A deputy responded to check welfare at 9:17 p.m. on South Main Street in Blanchardville.

On Monday, Nov. 11:

●  A disabled vehicle was reported at 10:34 a.m. on Pleasant View Road, Town of Seymour.

●  A vehicle in the ditch was reported at 12:21 p.m. on County A, Town of Argyle. Upon a deputy’s arrival, it had already been removed.

●  A hit-and-run was reported at 3:48 p.m. on Main Street in Blanchardville.

●  A deputy responded for a residential alarm at 4:55 p.m. on County F, Town of Darlington.

●  A deputy responded to assist Benton police with a two-vehicle accident at 4:57 p.m. on 1st Avenue in Benton.

●  Loren C. Bowen, 32, Shullsburg, was cited for disorderly conduct and a juvenile was referred to Juvenile Intake after deputies responded at 8:56 p.m. to West Church Street in Shullsburg for a complaint of disorderly conduct.

●  An animal injured in the roadway was reported at 11:09 p.m. on Wis. 11, Town of Gratiot.

On Tuesday, Nov. 12:

●  An animal problem was reported at 6:09 a.m. on Crabtree Corner Road, Town of Benton.

●  A deputy responded to assist with traffic control at 7:39 a.m. on Wis. 23, Town of Willow Springs.

●  Deputies responded to a residential alarm at 7:49 a.m. on Aetna Road, Town of Benton.

●  A juvenile problem was reported at 8:03 a.m. on Wis. 23, Town of Darlington. Darlington police assisted on scene.

●  Livestock on the roadway was reported at 2:41 p.m. on North Road, Town of Argyle.

●  Austin L. Wojtkunski, 17, Barneveld, was cited for hit-and-run and display of power at 3:45 p.m. on East Olson Street in Blanchardville.

●  An animal injured in the roadway was reported at 5:57 p.m. on County G, Town of Fayette.

●  Livestock on the roadway was reported at 6:07 p.m. on County F, Town of Willow Springs.

●  A traffic stop at 6:28 p.m. on County W, Town of Monticello, led to citations against a passenger, Enrique Alonso, 23, Rockford, Illinois, for possession of THC and drug paraphernalia.

●  A deputy responded to unlock a vehicle at 6:48 a.m. on Wis. 81, Town of Argyle.

●  Debris on the roadway was reported at 7:22 p.m. on Wis. 78, Town of Gratiot.

●  A deputy responded to assist with unlocking a vehicle at 7:26 p.m. on West Water Street in Shullsburg.

On Wednesday, Nov. 13:

●  A deputy came upon a disabled vehicle at 3:44 a.m. on Wis. 11 in Shullsburg.

●  Deputies assisted Darlington police with an alarm at 7:54 a.m. on Main Street in Darlington.

●  Deputies assisted Darlington police with an alarm at 10:55 a.m. on Center Hill Road in Darlington.

●  A deputy came upon a disabled vehicle at 3:08 p.m. on Wis. 11, Town of Wayne.

●  A deputy assisted Shullsburg police with a disorderly conduct incident at 3:38 p.m. on West Main Street in Shullsburg.

●  A deputy responded to check welfare at 7:18 p.m. on West Water Street in Shullsburg.

●  Livestock on the roadway was reported at 8:30 p.m. on County O, Town of Shullsburg.

●  Livestock on the roadway was reported at 11:15 p.m. on West Mound Road, Town of Belmont.

On Thursday, Nov. 14:

●  A deputy responded to check welfare at 5:45 a.m. on Wis. 78, Town of Gratiot.

●  Livestock on the roadway was reported at 11:59 a.m. on County I, Town of New Diggings.

On Friday, Nov. 15:

●  Theft was reported at 1:42 p.m. on Furnace Hill Road, Town of Willow Springs.

●  A deputy assisted the Iowa County Sheriff’s Office with a welfare check at 4:42 p.m. on U.S. 151 in Iowa County.

●  A traffic hazard of grain wagons on the roadway without lights was reported at 5:54 p.m. on County D, Town of Fayette.

●  A deputy responded at 6:13 p.m. to South McKnight Street in South Wayne to keep the peace.

●  A deputy came upon an injured animal at 10:35 p.m. on County N, Town of Wayne.

On Saturday, Nov. 16:

●  Livestock on the roadway was reported at 8:55 a.m. on Landon Road, Town of Kendall.

●  Lost property was reported at 9:06 a.m. on Sand Hill Road, Town of Belmont.

●  A deputy assisted Darlington police with a welfare check at 9:17 a.m. on Center Hill Road in Darlington.

●  A traffic hazard of a round bale on the road was reported at 10:31 a.m. on Apple Road, Town of Shullsburg.

●  Livestock on the roadway was reported at 2:14 p.m. on Wis. 23, Town of Willow Springs.

●  A traffic complaint was reported at 4:09 p.m. on Main Street in Gratiot.

●  A deputy encounter an abandoned vehicle at 9:17 p.m. on County O, Town of White Oak Springs.

●  Autumn A. S. Unbehaun, 23, Benton, was arrested on a charge of disorderly conduct after deputies responded at 11:41 p.m. to check welfare on County J in Benton. She was booked at the jail and later released to a responsible party. Benton and Cuba City police assisted on scene. Hazel Green EMS and Benton First Response were paged but later disregarded.

On Sunday, Nov. 17:

●  Disorderly conduct was reported at 5:21 a.m. on West Catherine Street in Darlington. Darlington police assisted deputies on scene.

●  A deputy assisted the Stephenson County Sheriff’s Office at 7:53 a.m. on Blackhawk Road, Town of White Oak Springs.

●  Deputies responded to keep the peace at 11:30 a.m. on West High Street in Shullsburg.

●  A deputy responded to unlock a vehicle at 1:32 p.m. on Dunbarton Road, Town of Gratiot.

●  Michael D. Hulbert, 58, Brodhead, was cited for speeding at 3:04 p.m. on Wis. 11, Town of Benton.

●  Christina M. Martin, 25, Platteville, was cited for speeding at 3:13 p.m. on Wis. 11, Town of Shullsburg.

●  Carolyn M. Lochner, 55, Ely, Iowa, was cited for speeding at 3:17 p.m. on Wis. 11, Town of Benton.

●  Carlos R. Serrano, 37, Shullsburg, was cited for driving without a valid license and no proof of vehicle insurance at 3:46 p.m. on Wis. 11, Town of Benton.

●  Joseph M. Lugrain, 30, Dubuque, Iowa, was cited for speeding at 4:05 p.m. on Wis. 81, Town of Darlington.

●  Trevor J. Mensen, 20, Dubuque, Iowa, was cited for non-registration of an auto at 4:09 p.m. on Wis. 11, Town of Wayne.