Sheriff’s Report 8-22
On Aug. 22 at 12:11 p.m., an employee from Community Bank called the Sheboygan County Sheriff’s Department to report someone attempting to cash a check. Employees at the bank were suspicious because the same person had already cashed two checks for large amounts. The person, when questioned, fled the bank.
Eugene Durben was contacted and he found that two packs of 25 checks, belonging to Butzen Durben Welding and Fabricating of Sheboygan, were missing from the filing cabinet in the office.
The two cashed checks totaled in excess of $1,900. No arrests have been made at this time and an investigation is continuing.
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Paul J. Olm, 54, of 130 E. Main St. in Glenbeulah, and his wife heard a loud crash at around 7 p.m. on Aug. 20. They checked the area around their home, but didn’t see any damage at that time.
Two days later, at about 2 p.m., they discovered half of a cinder block in their yard, below their kitchen window.
According to Captain David Adams, apparently someone had thrown the cinder block at the kitchen window, causing damage to the side of the window frame and to the house siding.
There are no suspects at this time, but authorities are still investigating. Anyone with information regarding this vandalism, should call the Sheboygan County Sheriff’s Department at 459-3111, or to remain anonymous, contact Sheboygan Countywide Crime Stoppers at 1-877-CUF-THEM.
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The Sheboygan County Sheriff’s Department is announcing that in order to combat the deadly dangers of drunken driving, the Plymouth and Cascade Police and the Sheboygan County Sheriff’s Department will be out in force to arrest impaired motorists as part of a nationwide law enforcement crackdown starting Aug. 21 and going through Sept. 7.
The “Drunk Driving, Over the Limit, Under Arrest” crackdown will combine stringent law enforcement with a federally funded media campaign to deter impaired driving.
Drunken driving devastates individuals, families, and whole communities. According to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, last year alcohol-related crashes in Wisconsin killed 234 people and injured 4,319. In 2008, approximately 37,000 drivers – a number nearly equal to the population of Beloit – were convicted of drunken driving in Wisconsin.
This year, deaths from motorcycle crashes are increasing compared with last year, and approximately 47 percent of all fatal motorcycle crashes in Wisconsin are alcohol-related.
Law Enforcement Officers suggest the following instead of risking an arrest for impaired driving – choose a sober designated driver before you start to drink; if you’re feeling buzzed, you probably are over the .08 limit and should not drive; and rather than drive while impaired, take mass transit, a taxicab, or ask a sober friend to drive you home.
Some taverns and restaurants have programs to provide patrons with a safe ride home. Visit www.tlw.org and click on Safe Ride for more information.
