The day began in the early morning hours at 12:38 AM when Antigo officers were dispatched to Prosser Place for a suspicious vehicle; a caller was concerned about a truck and trailer parked with flashing lights and a generator running, though the responding officer determined the situation was secure and cleared the scene (10-2). Morning activity resumed at 7:22 AM on Deleglise Street where an officer conducted a follow-up investigation. At 7:36 AM, police responded to 10th Avenue for a citizen assist after a resident reported finding a lost individual wandering the street without shoes; officers safely returned the subject home by 8:15 AM. Additional investigations and motorists' calls followed, including an 8:59 AM follow-up on Rusch Road and a 9:01 AM vehicle lockout on State Road 64 near Dunham’s Sports involving a Cadillac. At 9:41 AM, units were dispatched to a two-vehicle property damage crash at the intersection of 5th Avenue and Superior Street involving a GMC Sierra hauling a trailer and a passenger car; the accident caused temporary lane blockage, but no medical transport was requested.
Midday operations saw officers assisting an outside agency on Bridge Street at 10:36 AM, conducting a welfare check on 6th Avenue at 11:15 AM, and responding to a mental health call on Arctic Street at 11:53 AM that generated an official incident report. Animal control calls surged in the early afternoon, beginning at 1:28 PM on Clermont Street with a report of a loose black-and-white dog in a blue shock collar that could not be located. At 1:51 PM, an animal complaint was logged on Edison Street after a family riding bicycles reported that an unleashed large brown dog charged into the roadway and attacked their dog, causing puncture wounds and bite injuries to the ear and side. Minutes later, at 1:53 PM, dispatch received a burning complaint on 10th Avenue regarding subjects burning debris in a backyard fire pit. Officers assisted with another lockout on Clermont Street at 2:19 PM involving a 2005 Ford Expedition, and investigated a traffic complaint at East 5th Avenue and Division Street at 4:06 PM.
Late afternoon and evening calls included a hazardous condition report at 4:17 PM on Hudson Street where a utility wire hung dangerously low over the street within reach of pedestrians; an officer stood by until Wisconsin Public Service (WPS) arrived on scene. At 4:36 PM, police responded to Clermont Street regarding multiple outdoor cats, confirming the animals had access to food and shelter inside the home. Suspicious activity was reported at 6:04 PM on 6th Avenue regarding two subjects sitting inappropriately on a green utility box. Between 7:54 PM and 7:59 PM, dispatch received driving complaints of a small dark SUV crossing the center line repeatedly while heading north on Mapleview Road toward Superior Street, though responding officers patrolled the area (10-60) and were unable to locate the vehicle. Proactive traffic monitoring led to an 8:24 PM traffic stop at Superior Street and Milton Street. Officers then unlocked a tan Suburban at Dunham’s on State Road 64 at 8:55 PM. The evening wrapped up at 9:03 PM on 5th Avenue with a harassment complaint from an individual alleging assault, though officers determined the caller had simply been ejected from an establishment for yelling and pounding on the floor without any physical violence occurring.
Midnight patrol began at 12:26 AM on 3rd Avenue where city and county units heavily checked the perimeter of a residence after a caller reported someone knocking on a patio door, but officers found no one in the area. At 1:32 AM, sheriff's deputies handled a citizen assistance incident on Ar-Vi Lane in Antigo, filing a formal report. Back on 3rd Avenue at 2:22 AM, multiple units responded to an intoxicated verbal altercation behind an establishment, contacting a subject dressed in dark clothing while the remaining parties dispersed. Officers were called back to 3rd Avenue at 2:51 AM for a mental health intervention before completing a routine neighborhood beat on Clermont Street at 3:51 AM. County deputies rendered assistance to a disabled vehicle on US Highway 45 at Summit Lake Road in Upham at 4:10 AM, then conducted two early-morning speed stops along US 45—issuing verbal warnings (VW) at State Road 47 in the Town of Rolling at 4:53 AM and at County Road A in Neva at 5:28 AM. Simultaneously at 5:28 AM, Antigo officers met a resident on Rollwood Road to take custody of a lost puppy and transport it to the local humane society (HAWS).
As morning commuter traffic built, Deputy 3416 stopped a vehicle at 6:02 AM at the intersection of County Road B and County Road E in Neva, issuing a formal citation for operating while suspended (OWS) and a written warning (WW) for failure to stop at a stop sign. Sheriff's deputies assisted another agency on State Road 64 in Polar at 6:06 AM, logging a report, and carried out a business check on Bissell Street in White Lake at 7:12 AM. In the city, officers were stationed at designated school crossings, supervising pedestrian safety at 5th Avenue and Deleglise Street at 7:13 AM and at Graham Avenue and Superior Street at 7:14 AM. A disorderly conduct call was logged on 8th Avenue at 7:16 AM regarding an agitated individual marching toward a residence, while officer 086 initiated a scheduled prisoner transport to the Shawano County Jail at 7:20 AM. Officer 091 conducted a follow-up on 5th Avenue at 8:35 AM and secured abandoned property found in an entryway on Dorr Street at 9:10 AM. In Ainsworth, a harassment report was filed on Potrykus Drive at 8:42 AM involving a contentious neighbor dispute featuring harassing texts, amplified barking noises blasted over a speaker, and a firearm discharged into the air.
The late morning hours featured a property damage crash investigation in Antigo at 9:21 AM and an animal complaint on Hudson Street at 10:05 AM regarding an escaped dog barking through the night. At 10:17 AM, officers investigated a hit-and-run at pump 11 of a State Road 64 gas station where a Dodge Ram truck backed into a vehicle and fled eastbound. Concurrently, lockouts were unlocked on Lincoln Street at 10:17 AM and on Clover Road at 3:25 PM. Following a follow-up on Deleglise Street at 10:56 AM, deputies searched County Road H in Peck at 11:48 AM for a suspicious grey minivan seen trespassing on private property. At 12:53 PM, officer 091 took an individual into custody on an active probation hold at the Department of Corrections office on Clermont Street. County authorities logged a forwarded bail jumping complaint at 1:20 PM, Antigo officers investigated a 911 open line on 7th Avenue at 1:23 PM, and dispatch conducted a routine system test at 1:45 PM. Deputies handled a call on Fraley Road at 1:57 PM and logged a controlled brush burn on Kakes Road in Neva at 2:18 PM.
Welfare checks were executed on Alcedo Street in Upham at 2:28 PM and North Rolling Stone Lake Road in Ainsworth at 3:23 PM. School crossing watches resumed at Graham Avenue and Superior Street at 2:46 PM, while an officer on Edison Street investigated a suspicious grey vehicle photographing homes at 2:46 PM. Officers investigated offenses on 2nd Avenue at 3:26 PM and Mary Street at 4:17 PM, both producing formal reports. A civil disturbance occurred at 3:57 PM on South Superior Street after a dissatisfied customer demanded a refund on a vehicle that had required a battery replacement, causing a commotion before being barred from the business. After fielding an accidental 911 dial on Lamplight Lane in Rolling at 4:03 PM and a commercial alarm on Elm Street at 4:15 PM, Antigo officers investigated offenses on 5th Avenue at 4:58 PM and assisted a walk-in harassment complainant in the Safety Building lobby at 6:04 PM.
Wildlife issues took center stage during the evening hours. At 6:39 PM, officers responded to 2nd Avenue and Hudson Street to check on an apparently sick raccoon that the Department of Natural Resources advised dispatching; by 7:09 PM at 2nd Avenue and Virginia Street, officers safely removed the animal from the roadway. Meanwhile, deputies conducted a traffic stop at County Road W and State Road 47 in Norwood at 7:01 PM, issuing a verbal warning (VW) for defective taillights. A property check at 7:10 PM on County Road W confirmed that individuals on site were the legitimate homeowners (10-2). Following another accidental 911 dial on US 45 at 7:30 PM, an officer completed an NCIC records check on 2nd Avenue at 8:17 PM. Emergency crews responded to an injury crash at 8:49 PM at State Road 64 and Pioneer Road involving a car striking a deer. The day ended with city officers logging offenses on an unspecified street at 8:44 PM and Edison Street at 9:36 PM.
Officers began the shift with early-morning building and security beat checks on State Road 64 at 3:09 AM and at 5th Avenue and Clermont Street at 3:18 AM. Emergency services were mobilized shortly after for two serious rural structure fires. At 3:43 AM, deputies and firefighters rushed to Pratt Road in Elcho where a storage shed was fully engulfed in flames. Less than an hour later, at 4:35 AM, emergency responders answered a 911 call on State Road 55 in White Lake where an unoccupied cabin had burned completely to the ground overnight and remained smoldering. At 5:02 AM, a deputy responded to County Road G and US Highway 45 in Rolling to manage an abandoned silver Nissan parked directly in the traffic lane, providing hazard lights and traffic control until a tow truck removed the vehicle.
School crossing protection was established between 6:30 AM and 7:19 AM at high-volume intersections including 7th Avenue and Superior Street, Graham Avenue and Superior Street, and 5th Avenue and Deleglise Street. At 7:35 AM, a lost blue German Shepherd wearing a red collar was reported loose on 7th Avenue, though it safely returned home within twenty minutes. A black wallet containing identification was reported lost on State Road 64 at 8:25 AM. In the Safety Building lobby, a citizen inquired with officer 084 at 8:41 AM regarding property seized under a prior search warrant, while officer 091 handled a civil complaint regarding a missing paycheck at 9:30 AM. On 5th Avenue at 8:43 AM, an officer addressed a parking complaint involving a large bus occupying road space; the officer learned the driver had been permitted to bring the bus home while their personal car was broken down, and advised parking on a wider street. Investigations continued on Edison Street at 9:46 AM, and a vehicle lockout was handled at Antigo High School at 11:24 AM. In Elcho, a resident on Pratt Road reported at 11:06 AM that a male in a red Chevy pickup was slowly cruising past the property in an act of ongoing stalking, generating an official sheriff's report.
At 11:57 AM, an individual surrendered themselves at the Safety Building lobby on an active Department of Corrections warrant (DOC 99) and was taken into custody without incident. Harassment complaints were logged on 10th Avenue at 12:32 PM, an abandoned road bicycle was recovered on Langlade Road at 1:32 PM, and a mental health incident was addressed on 6th Avenue at 2:10 PM. Afternoon crossing guard details staffed intersections at 7th Avenue and Superior Street at 2:20 PM and Graham Avenue and Superior Street at 2:43 PM. Meanwhile, repossession paperwork was filed on County Road N at 2:44 PM, a citizen reported troubling comments in the Safety Building lobby at 2:53 PM, a welfare check was conducted on 1st Avenue at 3:25 PM, and an extra patrol check was performed on Bissell Street in White Lake at 3:37 PM. Controlled brush burns were monitored on Kakes Road in Neva at 4:02 PM and East 10th Avenue Road in Antigo at 4:25 PM.
Reckless driving drew enforcement attention at 5:19 PM when a dark grey sports car speeding aggressively along Antigo Street and Owano Street in Elcho nearly sideswiped a motorist before fleeing. Antigo officers provided a civil standby on 10th Avenue at 5:21 PM, while county deputies documented a two-vehicle collision at County Road A and Pence Lake Road in Upham at 5:45 PM between a red Toyota RAV4 and a grey Chevy Silverado, which resulted in no injuries. Proactive traffic stops by officer 098 resulted in verbal warnings (VW) for speeding at 10th Avenue and Superior Street at 5:56 PM, and for defective taillights at Superior Street and 10th Avenue at 6:53 PM and Superior Street and Irving Street at 7:10 PM. Officer 098 also issued verbal warnings for an improper turn and vehicle registration violations at 2nd Avenue and Superior Street at 7:20 PM.
County deputies responded to US 45 and Now Road in Rolling at 6:44 PM after a caller reported a black Mazda SUV swerving over the center line; deputies stopped the SUV and determined the driver was not impaired (negative 10-55). In the city, officer 098 checked South Superior Street and Freiburger Avenue at 7:41 PM for a loose white dog (UTL), and officer 097 investigated an abuse or neglect call on Dorr Street at 7:51 PM. At 8:09 PM, a driver reported that a black SUV with a concealed license plate blew a stop sign at Morse Street and 6th Avenue. At 8:38 PM, an individual turned themselves in at the Safety Building lobby on an active Langlade County warrant, though an alias warrant from another jurisdiction was verified via mugshot as not belonging to the subject. Taillight warnings (VW) were issued on US 45 at Branch Road in Neva at 8:46 PM, while a deputy humanely dispatched an injured deer on State Road 17 in Parrish at 8:57 PM (10-24). A final city traffic stop was conducted at Hogan Street and 5th Avenue at 9:49 PM.
The overnight shift began with officer 1261 providing a security escort for a bank deposit on 6th Avenue at 12:10 AM (10-24). Patrol checks encountered an individual resting on a bench in a closed city park on Aurora Street at 12:45 AM, who was informed of municipal park hours and moved on. On Bridge Street at 12:47 AM, officer 1261 checked on a subject loading a truck at a storage unit, verifying the person was moving personal property without incident (10-2). Traffic stops yielded a verbal warning (VW) for a defective headlight at North Avenue and Neva Road at 1:21 AM, while a 911 hang-up was resolved on 6th Avenue at 5:05 AM. Out in White Lake, fire units responded to an emergency call on County Road M at 5:14 AM. At 6:57 AM, a dangerous livestock situation unfolded on US Highway 45 near County Road C in Neva where three black horses escaped onto the roadway; deputy 431 located the owner riding one horse onto Church Road and recorded contact information.
School safety details resumed at 7:06 AM at 5th Avenue and Deleglise Street and at 7:08 AM at Superior Street and Graham Avenue. Speed enforcement on 10th Avenue at Elm Street at 7:45 AM resulted in a verbal warning (VW), followed immediately by a traffic stop on 10th Avenue at 7:48 AM where a formal citation was issued. Community service calls included assisting a resident seeking shelter resources on Charlotte Street at 9:39 AM and handling inquiries on South Pratt Road in Vilas at 10:52 AM and Polar Road in Polar at 11:43 AM. Officer 090 conducted a beat walk at Aspirus Langlade Hospital on East 5th Avenue at 11:20 AM. Criminal investigations tied together when an 11:27 AM follow-up on the 1000 block of 5th Avenue linked directly to a proactive traffic stop at Edison Street and 5th Avenue at 11:42 AM, culminating in an official police report. Simultaneously, deputies investigated a property crash on Superior Street at 11:49 AM and a broken window on an unoccupied building on County Road H in Summit at 12:37 PM.
A severe road rage incident was reported at 1:00 PM on US 45 at County Road V in Neva, where an aggressive motorist passed the complainant three times, executed brake checks, made obscene hand gestures, and swerved toward the caller's vehicle; an urgent teletype broadcast was routed to Oneida County authorities. At 1:48 PM, a citizen in the Safety Building lobby requested deputy assistance regarding property discovered in a residence that belonged to an incarcerated person. Animal complaints kept officers busy through the afternoon: a stray dog tied up in a yard on 5th Avenue was transported to HAWS at 1:54 PM, while two loose animals running across the courthouse parking lot at Edison Street and 3rd Avenue outran responding officers at 2:00 PM. At 3:00 PM, an officer checked McMillan Avenue for a dog pacing near a daycare fence. Meanwhile, deputy 448 spoke with a motorist on Forest Road and Mill Road in Upham at 2:06 PM after neighbors reported daily speeding in a silver Mazda sports car; the driver acknowledged aggressive driving and agreed to correct his behavior.
Afternoon school details covered Graham Avenue and Superior Street at 2:43 PM, just before a property damage collision between a school bus and a car occurred on Graham Avenue at 2:51 PM. Traffic complaints at Lincoln Street and 5th Avenue at 3:24 PM focused on two motorized bicycles operating down the middle of the road. Traffic stops on Superior Street at Milton Street at 3:36 PM, 7th Avenue at 4:34 PM, and 6th Avenue at 4:53 PM resulted in written warnings (WW) for registration and speed, along with verbal warnings (VW). At 3:56 PM, probation agents requested officer assistance at their Clermont Street office, where a subject was detained on a probation hold, subjected to a consent search, and booked into jail. A county traffic stop on Western Avenue at 5th Avenue at 4:25 PM resulted in verbal warnings (VW) for speed and insurance.
Evening activities included a lost dog call on 4th Avenue at 5:25 PM for a missing Norwegian Buhund, and a non-registration warning (VW) at 5th Avenue and Superior Street at 6:03 PM. Officer 097 attempted an unfulfilled follow-up on a stolen firearm report on Dorr Street at 6:15 PM, as the owner had not yet located the serial number. Officers conducted a bicycle safety contact at Edison Street and 9th Avenue at 6:38 PM, educating youth on road safety. At 6:43 PM, an erratic speeding vehicle was reported on County Road K and State Road 55 in Ainsworth heading south toward CRT, prompting cross-county teletypes to Oconto and Menominee agencies. Headlight warnings (VW) were issued at South Superior Street and Forrest Road at 6:55 PM. At 7:27 PM, an electric bicycle was reported stolen on Field Street, prompting an official theft report; minutes later at 7:46 PM, an officer conducted a traffic stop involving an e-bike at 7th Avenue and Superior Street. On State Road 52 at State Road 64 at 8:32 PM, deputies stopped a black Chevy SUV driving into oncoming traffic, issuing a verbal warning (VW) for failure to maintain lane. City officers searched for a large dog running loose near the municipal water tower on Fulton Street at 9:06 PM (UTL), and concluded with a final speed and registration warning (VW) at South Superior Street and Forrest Road at 9:23 PM.
The day opened with officer 1261 completing a routine bank deposit escort at CoVantage Credit Union on 6th Avenue at 12:15 AM (10-24). At 1:14 AM, a vehicle was stopped at Neva Road and Arctic Street, earning a verbal warning (VW) for speed. Officer 1261 resolved a late-night harassment complaint on Clermont Street at 1:33 AM after a caller reported a neighbor pounding on doors and moving items outside; the officer spoke with the disruptive subject, who agreed to go to sleep. County deputies checked on suspicious activity on South Pratt Road in Vilas at 4:16 AM. Morning crashes and traffic enforcement followed: a minor property damage accident occurred on 3rd Avenue at 7:01 AM when a Buick Century backed into a parked vehicle, while deputy 449 stopped a vehicle at State Road 64 and Ackley Road at 7:51 AM, issuing verbal warnings (VW) for speed and lack of insurance. Deputy 449 then cleared a road-blocking animal carcass at State Road 64 and Shadey Road at 8:04 AM.
Deactivated cell phone 911 hang-ups occurred on Killian Road in Wolf River at 9:20 AM and on 10th Avenue at 12:48 PM. Follow-up investigations spanned the morning, taking officers to Lincoln Street at 8:25 AM, Superior Street at 8:56 AM, Edison Street at 10:24 AM, Wausau at 11:22 AM, and 3rd Avenue at 11:44 AM. At 10:34 AM, a property damage collision between a Chevy Cruze and a Ford Super Duty truck by the cart corrals on Neva Road was documented with a non-reportable crash report. Deputies executed a traffic stop on County Road A at Augustyn Springs Road in Ainsworth at 11:10 AM, issuing a verbal warning (VW) for speed. At 11:42 AM, deputy 431 investigated a hit-and-run at an Elcho church on Dorr Street where a vehicle backed into another car, damaging the wheel well, before the driver continued on to Rhinelander prior to reporting. Officer 090 provided a funeral escort at 11:54 AM from Bradley’s Funeral Home along South Superior Street and 5th Avenue (10-24), followed by an offense investigation on Graham Avenue at 11:59 AM.
Afternoon operations began with a controlled burn on County Road S in Polar at 1:09 PM and a welfare check on Deleglise Street at 1:20 PM that resulted in an official police report. At 2:43 PM, a citizen met with officers in the Safety Building lobby regarding concerns from the prior weekend. At 3:13 PM, a motorist brought an injured, limping copper-colored dog found in Gleason to the Safety Building lobby, receiving directions to the local humane society before closing time. School safety details monitored Superior Street and Graham Avenue at 3:22 PM. Driver license status warnings were issued on Watson Street at 8th Avenue at 3:36 PM. At 4:03 PM, an individual arrived at the Safety Building lobby to surrender on an outstanding Failure to Appear (FTA) warrant; officer 097 processed the arrest and transferred the subject to corrections without incident. On Edison Street at 4:39 PM, a landlord requested officer advice regarding an unruly tenant, receiving guidance on formal trespassing notices.
Community relations and property recoveries marked the early evening. Officer 1242 conducted a public relations visit on 7th Avenue at 4:31 PM, and officer 092 cataloged a found bicycle retrieved from Lake Park on Hudson Street at 5:53 PM. Deputies handled harassment complaints on Ormsby Road in Peck at 6:27 PM, logged an anonymous tip regarding an impaired driver in Elton/White Lake at 6:41 PM, and assisted an agency on County Road F at 8:44 PM. Proactive city traffic stops resulted in verbal warnings (VW) for speed at 7th Avenue and Superior Street at 5:32 PM and South Superior Street and Forrest Road at 7:36 PM. Warnings (VW) for expired registration were issued at Anderson Drive and South Virginia Street at 8:59 PM, 7th Avenue and Edison Street at 9:22 PM, and Fulton Street and 5th Avenue at 10:27 PM for an unlisted Chevy Silverado. Officer 1262 took a report for criminal property damage on Field Street at 9:08 PM, while late-night NCIC checks were executed on Neva Road, 5th Avenue, and Amron Avenue between 11:30 PM and 11:54 PM.
Night shifts began with a traffic stop at Maple Street and South Superior Street at 1:05 AM, where officer 1261 issued a verbal warning (VW) for a defective headlight. Morning school crosswalk details were maintained at Deleglise Street and 5th Avenue at 7:07 AM and Superior Street and Graham Avenue at 7:19 AM. A business security check was completed on Antigo Street in Elcho at 7:35 AM. At 8:57 AM, Antigo officers were called to Edison Street for an individual repeatedly rummaging through garbage dumpsters; after a neighborhood search (10-60), the suspect was located and formally served a trespassing notice. Major property crimes were addressed when a 3rd Avenue resident reported at 9:00 AM that a camper trailer had been stolen from a rural parcel in July by acquaintances claiming it was abandoned scrap. County deputies followed up on two additional theft complaints on 3rd Avenue at 10:49 AM and 10:50 AM, filing reports.
Hazardous road conditions and weather impacts arose across the county. At 9:51 AM, a property damage crash (10-50) near Bass Lake on Golf Road and North Shore Road in Upham required a tow truck. High winds brought down trees, partially blocking County Road U and Loon Lake Lane in Elcho at 9:52 AM, and fully obstructing both lanes of North Rollwood Road near Maple in the Town of Antigo at 11:07 AM, prompting notifications to town road officials. On Bass Lake Road in Upham at 2:03 PM, a heavily leaning tree overhanging the roadway was reported for clearing. Within the city at 1:28 PM, a low utility line was reported swaying into traffic near a 25-mph sign at 5th Avenue and Western Avenue, requiring WPS utility repairs. Parking complaints targeted an unlit camper parked in the road on Fred Street at Gruber Street at 12:49 PM, and fallen street signage was recovered at Langlade Road and East 5th Avenue at 6:00 PM where a "Stop Ahead" sign separated from its post.
Hazardous road conditions and weather impacts arose across the county. At 9:51 AM, a property damage crash (10-50) near Bass Lake on Golf Road and North Shore Road in Upham required a tow truck[cite: 11, 14]. High winds brought down trees, partially blocking County Road U and Loon Lake Lane in Elcho at 9:52 AM, and fully obstructing both lanes of North Rollwood Road near Maple in the Town of Antigo at 11:07 AM, prompting notifications to town road officials. On Bass Lake Road in Upham at 2:03 PM, a heavily leaning tree overhanging the roadway was reported for clearing. Within the city at 1:28 PM, a low utility line was reported swaying into traffic near a 25-mph sign at 5th Avenue and Western Avenue, requiring WPS utility repairs. Parking complaints targeted an unlit camper parked in the road on Fred Street at Gruber Street at 12:49 PM, and fallen street signage was recovered at Langlade Road and East 5th Avenue at 6:00 PM where a "Stop Ahead" sign separated from its post.
Suspicious activity calls were resolved when a vehicle reported parked on private land on Lowells Road in Upham at 12:26 PM was identified as belonging to an Ice Age Trail hiker. On Sunny Waters Lane in Wolf River at 4:22 PM, a resident reported an orange car turning around in her drive followed by gunshots; deputies confirmed no break-ins had occurred in the area. Persistent trespassing was handled on Clermont Street where a subject returned to a business at 2:42 PM and again at 4:40 PM, resulting in officer 098 issuing a formal citation. Speed citations were handed out by deputies on US 45 at Bagley Lane in Neva at 2:31 PM. Deputies assisted a stranded boat trailer with a blown tire on County Road S in Norwood at 4:10 PM, and posted a 24-hour abandonment notice on a parked truck on County Road S in Polar at 8:23 PM.
Nighttime patrol saw a surge in traffic stops and wildlife collisions. Deputies handled car-deer accidents in the Town of Peck at 7:35 PM and on US 45 at Boettcher Lane in Elcho at 7:37 PM. Traffic stops on state highways yielded verbal warnings (VW) for defective headlights on State Road 64 at Hafemeister Lane at 8:05 PM, State Road 55 at Rocky Ripps Road at 8:55 PM (along with a loud muffler), and State Road 64 at County Road S at 9:50 PM. Speed warnings (VW) were issued on US 45 at County Road B at 8:27 PM and State Road 64 at Buettner Road at 9:29 PM. Deputies investigating activity at a property on County Road S in Polar at 8:42 PM verified the occupants were simply setting up decorations for a Saturday wedding. In Ainsworth along County Road T, deputies conducted high-visibility enforcement near Spring Lake Road and West Goose Island Road between 9:45 PM and 11:03 PM, issuing written (WW) and verbal warnings (VW) for stop sign violations, speeding, auxiliary lights mounted above headlights, and burnt-out headlights.
Late-night city and county cooperation culminated at 10:34 PM during a traffic stop on US 45 and County Road G in Rolling for an illegal blue license plate light; deputy 3414 and Antigo officers confirmed the driver had an active warrant (10-99), arrested the subject, and coordinated a line meet with Shawano County deputies for transfer. City officers investigated a noise complaint involving revving engines at 10:02 PM, and stopped a suspicious car on Superior Street at 10:10 PM whose driver was simply parked doing homework. Deputy 3416 took an insurance claim report on County Road T at 11:09 PM and investigated an online harassment complaint on Walleye Road at 11:31 PM where a male threatened assault via TikTok. At 11:36 PM, deputy 3412 humanely dispatched an injured small buck stranded on US 45 at Boettcher Lane.
The weekend started with suspicious activity checks at County Road A and Augustyn Springs Road in Ainsworth at 12:14 AM and speed enforcement (VW) at County Road N and US Highway 45 at 2:18 AM. At 2:20 AM, deputy 3414 conducted a traffic stop at Wood Street and Lake Street in White Lake; standard field sobriety tests were administered, showing no driver impairment (negative 10-55), and verbal warnings (VW) were issued for an unregistered vehicle and lack of insurance. A severe car-deer collision disabled a 2016 Subaru Impreza on County Road D in Rolling at 4:52 AM; the deputy arranged a tow truck and provided the motorist a courtesy transport home. At 6:18 AM, suspicious vehicles stopped near a residence at US 45 and Sunnyside Road prompted a patrol search.
Emergency services mobilized at 10:41 AM on Mary Lake Lane in Wolf River, where deputy 3415 helped secure an emergency landing zone (LZ) for medical helicopter Attack 1 during a mutual-aid medical call. At 12:26 PM, deputies and first responders were dispatched to an injury crash at County Road T and US 45 in Elcho. Later in the afternoon, deputies managed vehicle lockouts on US 45 at 1:10 PM. A critical highway hazard developed at 5:12 PM on US 45 just south of County Road C in Neva when multiple dark horses (reported as between two and five horses) escaped onto the highway, wandering across the northbound lanes and creating an extreme hazard for oncoming traffic.
As darkness fell, a planned brush burn on County Road V at 7:23 PM was called off by the landowner. Deputies conducted a proactive stop at Culver’s on Neva Road at 7:28 PM, followed by an impaired driving complaint (10-55) on US 45 at Birch Road in Rolling at 9:32 PM. At 9:45 PM, a car-deer accident was handled on State Road 52 at Polar Road in Price without blocking traffic. Deputy 3414 issued a speed warning (VW) at County Road C and Rosedale Road in Peck at 10:30 PM. The night concluded at 11:24 PM on US 45 at County Road C in Neva, where deputy 3414 stopped a motorist, conducted field sobriety tests, arrested the driver for operating while intoxicated (OWI / 10-95), and arranged for the vehicle to be secured overnight.
The overnight hours opened with a weapons and shooting call on Riverside Road in Ainsworth at 12:43 AM, which was followed later in the afternoon by an extensive follow-up. At 9:31 AM, dispatch received a 911 open line originating from an off-road trail where the sound of an ATV engine could be heard in the background, though callback attempts reached an unconfigured voicemail. In the Town of Antigo at 10:49 AM, an abandoned red bicycle was spotted in the west ditch along Sugarbush Road, prompting notification to town road crews. Deputy 439 investigated a restraining order violation on State Road 52 in Langlade at 11:20 AM, generating an official report.
Traffic enforcement handled several erratic driver complaints throughout midday. At 11:44 AM, deputies intercepted a white Ford F-150 swerving erratically southbound on US Highway 45 near County Road I near Fleet Farm, issuing a verbal warning (VW). Deputies assisted another agency on County Road H in Ackley at 12:03 PM. At 12:28 PM, a reckless driver in a Toyota blew through a stop sign at the intersection of County Road HH and County Road G in Rolling at roughly 75 mph, nearly causing a severe collision before entering Marathon County. Deputy 423 conducted a field contact at 1st Avenue and Superior Street at 3:29 PM and checked a reported drug complaint at State Road 55 and West Rollingstone Drive in Ainsworth at 3:44 PM (UTL).
A major weapons investigation took place at 4:03 PM when a complainant on Riverside Road in Ainsworth reported that an assailant had brandished an AK-47 assault rifle at him the previous night around midnight; deputy 423 conducted an on-scene investigation and filed formal criminal report 26-00001067. At 4:27 PM, deputy 423 assisted a pedestrian walking along State Road 55 near County Road K whose car had suffered a flat tire and whose driver had allegedly departed, leaving him to walk toward the casino. Welfare and citizen assists were logged on Mill Road in Upham at 4:49 PM and County Road V in Neva at 4:58 PM. Controlled burns of brush were recorded on Hetto Road in Peck at 6:15 PM.
Evening wildlife incidents accounted for multiple crashes: a blue 2017 Ford Fusion struck a deer at County Road S and County Road AA in Norwood at 6:47 PM, and a second car-deer crash occurred at County Road A and Rocky Road in Neva at 8:23 PM, producing a state accident report. At 8:44 PM, deputies investigated a camper parked on public land off State Road 64 and Ackley Road in Ackley; the deputy verified the occupant was camping legally, the dogs inside were cared for, and the camper was scheduled to clean up refuse and relocate the following day. The day concluded with a motorist assist for a car parked off US 45 at Valley Vista Road in Rolling at 9:59 PM, and a verbal warning (VW) for speed on State Road 64 at Roehrig Road in Ackley at 10:20 PM.
Early morning patrol included a routine residential property check on County Road W in Rolling at 2:44 AM, which confirmed the exterior was secure. Daytime assignments began with deputy 448 investigating a civil dispute on Noboken Lane in Upham at 10:26 AM, filing report 26-00001068. Deputies assisted an outside agency on County Road X in Rolling at 10:55 AM and issued a verbal warning (VW) for speed on US Highway 45 at County Road C in Neva at 12:40 PM. At 2:07 PM, a concerned motorist reported seeing boards placed in the windows of a property on County Road K in Elcho bearing the handwritten message "Please help me"; deputy 448 investigated the premises and verified that the alarming signs were merely benign Halloween yard decorations.
Deputies assisted an agency on Superior Street in Antigo at 2:56 PM, conducted extra patrols on Cedar Road in Rolling at 5:17 PM, and handled an assist on Clermont Street at 7:21 PM that generated report 26-00001069. At 7:15 PM, a high-hazard traffic complaint brought deputies and Antigo officers to US 45 between County Road B and County Road D near County Road G in Rolling, where an individual wearing dark clothing was riding a bicycle along the highway with no reflectors or lights; upon contact, the bicyclist refused to identify themselves and aggressively squared up toward the responding officers. At 9:25 PM, emergency crews traveling in a Laona Rescue ambulance on US 45 near Old Elcho Road in Elcho reported being passed by a vehicle traveling southbound at approximately 90 mph. The night wrapped up with a speed warning (VW) on US 45 at County Road I at 10:58 PM, a business security check on Clear Lake Road in Elcho at 11:05 PM, a welfare check on Mapleview Road in Rolling at 11:15 PM resulting in report 26-00001070, and a traffic stop at County Road A and County Road TT in Ainsworth at 11:28 PM.
The shift began at 3:32 AM with a security check of a home undergoing extensive renovation on County Road W in Rolling, where new windows, Tyvek wrap, and a construction dumpster were verified secure (10-2). At 5:57 AM, a loose livestock report sent deputies to Claire Road and County Road V in Neva where a miniature horse and a goat were wandering in the roadway; a motorist had followed them for an eighth of a mile before they cut into a yard, though deputies were unable to locate them upon arrival. Traffic enforcement along County Road C in Peck resulted in a formal citation for speed at Berg Road at 5:59 AM and a verbal warning (VW) for speed at Ormsby Road at 6:22 AM. At 6:27 AM, a car struck a deer on US Highway 45 near Parkside Lane in Rolling, with the vehicle remaining drivable and the animal left deceased in the ditch. A unique wildlife strike occurred at 7:36 AM at State Road 64 and Shadey Road in Ackley where a 2023 Mitsubishi Outlander struck a wild turkey, cracking the windshield and generating a completed crash report.
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