Sheriff’s Report – Nov. 9
The town of Plymouth Fire Department responded to a fire Nov. 3 after Linda M. Breitwisch of N6775 County OJ, town of Plymouth, discovered flames coming from the furnace door of her 1995 Sandpiper Travel Trailer.
Breitwisch told authorities she smelled smoke as she was leaving her residence, at approximately 5:22 p.m., and after removing her three dogs from the trailer, she saw that the furnace was on fire.
The trailer and its entire contents were a total loss.
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Darlene B. Beaudoin, 33, of Sheboygan Falls, was scammed out of $16,100 after she wired that amount to another account in order to purchase a vehicle from an Internet seller.
According to Capt. David Adams, Beaudoin was attempting to purchase a car from Yahoo Autos. When she became suspicious and attempted to get her money back, she learned that the money had already been removed from the account it was wired to.
Beaudoin told officials that the car she paid for was still listed on the site as for sale.
Adams cautions people not to wire money and says that people need to be aware that when they are dealing with the Internet, they must deal with a company that is reputable such as PayPal or Mastercard. When money is wired, there is no recourse in getting your money back.
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Melvin T. Siebert, 58, of 2212 Kensington Ave. in Plymouth, died Nov. 7 after crashing his vehicle into a tree.
According to the new release, at approximately 9:04 a.m., the Sheboygan County Sheriff’s Department received a cellular 911 call advising them of the crash on State 144, west of Lynn Road, in the town of Sherman. The caller advised that two people were in the vehicle.
Officers and EMS units from Random Lake Ambulance and Jaws, and Silver Creek Fire Department were dispatched to the scene.
A small grass fire under the vehicle was extinguished. Siebert and his passenger, 59-year-old Contance M. Spring, were extricated and transported to St. Mary’s Hospital in Ozaukee County. Siebert was unresponsive at the scene and at about 10:30 a.m., St. Mary’s notified the Sheriff’s Department that he had passed away.
Officers were able to determine that Siebert was traveling west on State 144 when his 2008 Chevrolet truck drifted across the centerline, entered the south ditch, traveled through a farm field for approximately 50 yards, and struck a tree.
A witness stated that the operator never tried to correct the path of the truck and that they didn’t observe the brake lamps being activated. The accident remains under investigation.
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Two people were injured Nov. 7 as a result of one driver following too close to another on State 23.
According to the accident report, at approximately 2:11 p.m., Jeffrey P. Hellmer, 55, of St. Cloud, was traveling west on State 23 and was behind a vehicle driven by 55-year-old Nancy S. McGhee of Fond du Lac. McGhee activated her turn signal and was attempting to make a left turn onto Plank Road and had stopped in order to yield to oncoming traffic when she was rear-ended by Hellmer.
McGhee and her passenger, 62-year-old Harrell McGhee, were both injured and transported to St. Agnes Hospital for treatment.
Hellmer was cited for following too close.
