The week commenced with proactive early-morning traffic enforcement across the city and county grids. At 12:30 AM, an Antigo officer initiated a traffic stop at 1st Avenue and Superior Street, issuing a written warning (WW) for a defective headlight. Minutes later at 12:33 AM, sheriff's deputies took a harassment complaint from a County Road S resident who reported that her niece was receiving unsettling phone calls from an unlisted number asking if she was home alone; deputies provided safety guidance and stepped up area patrols. Subsequent morning traffic enforcement saw an officer issue a 15-day registration correction notice at 5th Avenue and Deresch Street at 12:55 AM, a deputy cite a motorist for speeding on County Road S near County Road F at 1:31 AM, and verbal warnings (VW) issued for equipment violations at US Highway 45 and County Road N at 5:55 AM (burnt-out taillight), and County Road A at County Road B at 6:29 AM (failure to display taillights). Wildlife roadway hazards emerged early at 6:30 AM when a commuter struck a deer on County Road A near County Road O; the motorist continued to work while a responding deputy safely dispatched the animal. School crossing details were established at 5th Avenue and Deleglise Street (7:17 AM) and Graham Avenue and Superior Street (7:25 AM) to safeguard arriving students. Rural speed enforcement continued on County Road C at Franc Road (7:55 AM) and County Road B (8:06 AM), both resulting in verbal warnings.
Late morning into the afternoon brought a steady rotation of follow-up investigations and neighborhood matters. Antigo officers completed follow-up work at 9:03 AM before mediating a neighborhood animal complaint at 9:22 AM, advising a resident that their dog's outdoor tether had to be shortened to prevent it from entering a neighbor's lawn. Officers also handled suspicious activity at 10:48 AM, a juvenile offense at 10:56 AM, and a secondary follow-up at 12:41 PM. County deputies logged routine traffic stops along County Road K at County Road U (1:24 PM) and US-45 near Summit Lake Beach (2:10 PM), while assisting a disabled motorist at State Highway 64 and Fifth Avenue Road (1:55 PM). In town at 2:22 PM, city officers de-escalated a disorderly conduct disturbance involving shouting heard over phone lines, successfully mediating the dispute, before staffing the afternoon school crossing at Graham Avenue and Superior Street at 2:50 PM.
Late-afternoon and evening shifts focused on welfare responses, fraud reports, and traffic safety. Officers responded to a mental health call at 3:39 PM and investigated two missing person inquiries between 3:54 PM and 4:01 PM. At 4:18 PM, a county deputy issued a verbal warning for speed at Highway 64 and Ackley Road. Shortly after at 4:25 PM, a citizen reported to the Safety Building lobby to file an internet fraud complaint. A welfare call for an outdoor husky tied to a tree along State Highway 64 at 4:44 PM turned up unable to locate (UTL). Back-to-back traffic stops ensued across Antigo at Superior Street and 6th Avenue (5:13 PM), 10th Avenue and Superior Street (5:34 PM, VW for speed), 10th Avenue and South Superior Street (7:01 PM, citation issued for operating without insurance), and South Clermont Street and Forrest Road (7:22 PM, VW for missing front license plate). On rural stretches, deputies responded to a silver Chevrolet pickup that hit a deer on State Highway 55 at 6:04 PM, assisted a motorist with a deer-strike vehicle on Highway 64 and Roehrig Road at 6:44 PM, and issued a verbal warning for speed at Highway 64 and Shadey Road at 9:03 PM. The day concluded with an investigation into a retail theft from the night prior reported at 8:26 PM, late-night disorderly conduct at 10:16 PM, an alarm check at 10:18 PM, and a vehicle repossession recorded on Neva Lake Road just before midnight at 11:56 PM.
Overnight activity began in the county at 12:43 AM on East Shore Road, where a complainant filed a harassment report alleging an ex-partner was distributing private, non-consensual photographs. At 4:36 AM, deputies investigated an open-line 911 call filled with static near County Roads F and S; the area was checked with negative results, and the subscriber later confirmed the issue stemmed from a deactivated landline. Early morning city duties included a jail law enforcement request at 6:37 AM and an unanswered 911 hang-up at 7:11 AM. Wildlife strikes created multiple commuting hazards: a white Chevrolet Impala collided with a deer on US-45 at Birch Road at 7:18 AM, and a blue Volkswagen Bug suffered a shattered windshield after hitting a deer at County Road K and Kelly Lane at 7:24 AM, prompting a non-injury tow response. Meanwhile, city officers handled a lost cocker spaniel brought to the Safety Building at 7:22 AM while simultaneously managing morning school pedestrian posts at Superior Street and Graham Avenue (7:22 AM) and Deleglise Street and 5th Avenue (7:30 AM).
Mid-morning calls included scheduled fire alarm tests at 8:46 AM, a harassment complaint at 9:04 AM, and a lost wallet reported at the Safety Building at 9:38 AM. In town, a walk-in complainant at the Safety Building lobby reported illicit vape sales at 10:12 AM. Road safety crews were summoned to State Highway 55 and Elst Road at 10:35 AM after an abandoned refrigerator was found dumped along the roadside. Property damage was documented at 10:51 AM regarding an elevator door kicked off its track on September 17, while inter-agency assistance was rendered at 11:11 AM. Major traffic enforcement actions followed: on Highway 64 at Elton South Road at 11:20 AM, a deputy clocked a vehicle traveling 86 mph in a 55 mph zone, issuing a speeding citation. Shortly before noon at 10th Avenue and Dorr Street (11:57 AM), an Antigo officer executed a high-priority traffic stop resulting in citations and a criminal referral for Operating After Revocation (OWI-related) and Failure to Obey Sign, with traffic safety educational pamphlets issued.
The afternoon saw rural and urban enforcement continue in tandem. Patrol stops and public drills included a stop at 6th Avenue and Fulton Street (12:45 PM), an extra patrol request (12:53 PM), and a completed fire drill (12:55 PM). Off-road violations drew attention at 1:55 PM when a citizen reported two ATVs, including a blue Polaris Ranger, traveling unlawfully southbound along State Highway 55 near Poor Farm Road. City and county units subsequently fielded an unassigned 911 hang-up phased to a cell tower (2:22 PM), a mental health call (2:27 PM), a follow-up inquiry (2:54 PM), and the afternoon school crossing detail at Graham Avenue and Superior Street (3:05 PM). Property crimes surfaced on State Highway 47 at 2:50 PM, where a landowner discovered unauthorized entry into a camper with stolen property. At 3:44 PM on Highway 47, a stolen vehicle alert was broadcast for a red Ford Focus with front-end damage; deputies determined the driver was a relative who had permission, and the owner opted to let the vehicle be returned. Additional afternoon assists included a disabled vehicle with a flat tire on US-45 at Birch Road (3:39 PM) and a lost wallet with company cards on Jerome Street (4:17 PM).
Dusk brought medical, driving, and neighborhood concerns. At 5:43 PM, deputies checked Antigo Street for an injured 60-year-old male reportedly lying on the sidewalk with a suspected dislocated shoulder, though the individual left prior to officer arrival. City units assisted a fallen citizen who declined medical transport at 5:55 PM. At 6:35 PM, deputies intercepted an errant driver on Highway 52 near Highway 64 who had recently departed the hospital and nearly caused a head-on crash by crossing the center line; the deputy confirmed the driver was sober but cautioned her to travel carefully in the dark. Noise complaints dominated the late hours: deputies swept Mill Road near North Shore Road for recurring fireworks at 7:01 PM (10-60, UTL), city units checked an open residential window on Antigo Street at 7:54 PM, and deputies checked County Road K at Pratt Road at 8:20 PM (defective headlight VW). City dispatchers verified an unconfirmed 911 hang-up was secure (10-2) at 9:19 PM. Evening patrols concluded with a speeding warning on US-45 and County Road V at 10:02 PM and an area check for illegal fireworks near Lincoln Street and 7th Avenue at 10:46 PM.
Early Thursday began with security and traffic monitoring. Officers provided bank deposit escort at 801 6th Avenue at 1:55 AM, completed follow-up work on Sunnyside Road at 4:09 AM, and issued a verbal warning for speed on Highway 64 at West 5th Avenue at 5:45 AM. Commercial alarms sounded on Weed Street at 6:22 AM, followed by county traffic warnings for speed on County Road S at Marl Road (6:44 AM). Hazardous road conditions developed at 7:15 AM on County Road AA near Junction Road when an oversized utility truck blocked a blind hill crest. At 8:00 AM on Highway 64 at Shadey Road, a deputy delivered verbal warnings for speeding, lack of seatbelt use, and failure to provide insurance proof, while an animal carcass was removed from US-45 near Old 26 Road at 8:08 AM.
Significant investigative actions commenced mid-morning. Officers assisted with warrant activity on 8th Avenue at 9:08 AM. At 9:14 AM, sheriff’s deputies opened a major fraud case after an out-of-state California victim reported being defrauded out of $23,000 transferred on October 19 to an alleged contact in Bryant, with no subsequent correspondence. Meanwhile, city dispatchers resolved repeat accidental 911 calls from a 10th Avenue resident, confirming all was in order (10-2) at 10:41 AM, just as another subject walked into the Safety Building lobby at 10:43 AM to surrender on an outstanding warrant. Traffic complaints were investigated on County Road H and County Road C at 11:02 AM regarding a speeding black Silverado, followed by calls on 5th Avenue (12:02 PM), a stop at County Road H and R&H Road (1:32 PM), and an assist on 6th Avenue (1:54 PM).
Mid-afternoon featured diverse property and disturbance calls. At 3:26 PM, a suspicious boat reported abandoned in the woods off Lost Lake Road and County Road K was determined to be a decades-old shoreline fixture. Road obstructions were cleared on Schults Road at County Road A at 3:27 PM after a tree fell across the roadway. An NCIC record check was completed at the Safety Building at 4:27 PM. At 4:33 PM, city police responded to Lincoln Street for heavy disturbance complaints regarding blaring music and pickup trucks executing burnouts and donuts; the vehicles were gone on arrival. Simultaneously at 4:34 PM, deputies conducted a tactical building search on Pavek Road after an uninvited red Silverado was spotted on posted rural property; the residence and outbuildings were secured and confirmed all-clear (10-2). Minutes later at 4:35 PM on 6th Avenue, a resident reported overnight criminal damage involving broken windows.
Enforcement intensified as dusk arrived. At 5:07 PM, a high-priority traffic stop at 10th Avenue and South Dorr Street culminated in a driver taken into custody (10-95) and transported to the county jail. Rural stops yielded verbal warnings on US-45 at County Road C (6:37 PM). Between 7:40 PM and 7:45 PM, both city and county dispatch logged urgent complaints of several vehicles racing along County Road F into city limits; units swept the corridor (10-60, UTL). Additional agency assists were carried out on 5th Avenue at 7:56 PM, a warning for defective headlights was issued on County Road F at Eastview Drive at 8:02 PM, and a vehicle lockout was cleared on Highway 64 at 8:31 PM. Later night actions included a speed warning on US-45 at County Road T (8:59 PM), mental health calls on 8th Avenue between 9:05 PM and 9:07 PM, an area search for a reckless white pickup with cab lights crossing oncoming traffic on Highway 64 near Pioneer Road (9:15 PM), a formal state crash report filed after a car struck a deer on County Road T at 9:43 PM, and a final mental health crisis intervention at 11:45 PM.
Friday began with early-morning hazard management and patrol checks across the county. At 5:11 AM, deputies responded to County Road D and Highway 47 to clear two dead deer obstructing the northbound lane. Shortly after at 5:18 AM, a deputy issued a verbal warning for speed at US-45 and Industrial Park Road. Dispatch resolved an accidental 911 dial on Highway 64 at 6:14 AM from a driver attempting to turn off his phone, followed by an alert for another roadway deer carcass on Highway 55 south of County Road K at 6:37 AM.
Daytime calls transitioned into property, civil, and investigative concerns. At 7:20 AM, deputies scheduled a civil standby on Killian Road to oversee a peaceful exchange of personal belongings. Formal traffic enforcement resulted in an incident report generated at US-45 and County Road T at 9:02 AM. Property disputes required deputy documentation at 12:09 PM along County Line Road, where neighbors clashed over threats to remove a boundary survey marker. An identity theft complaint was logged on Hill Road at 12:42 PM. The lighthearted moment of the day came at 2:41 PM on County Road P, when an emergency 911 hang-up was tracked to a household puppy that stepped directly onto its owner's smartphone screen.
Evening patrol along the US Highway 45 and Highway 64 corridors produced rigorous traffic stops and motorist assists. Verbal warnings for equipment and moving violations were issued at US-45 and County Road G (7:47 PM, defective headlight/taillights), US-45 and Koepenick Road (8:14 PM, speed), County Road S and Highway 47 (8:21 PM, speed), US-45 and County Road C (9:17 PM, speed and no proof of insurance), and Highway 64 at Elton South Road (9:30 PM, speed). At 9:56 PM, a deputy conducted a welfare check on a parked vehicle at US-45 and County Road A; the driver clarified that they had safely pulled over simply to step out and observe the moon, with the officer confirming all was in order (10-2). Late-night stops at County Road B and County Road C at 10:08 PM and 10:23 PM resulted in verbal warnings for exhaust violations and running stop signs. The shift ended with an animal accident at 11:16 PM at County Roads D and S, where a car struck a deer, coming to rest partially in the northbound lane and requiring non-preference towing.
Halloween began in the small hours with patrol assists and traffic details. A motorist assist was carried out at US-45 and West Bear Lake Road at 12:38 AM, while city police covered bank deposit security at 801 6th Avenue at 1:35 AM. Speed enforcement netted a written warning at Willard Avenue and Neva Road at 2:48 AM. At 4:33 AM on 8th Avenue, officers initiated an investigation into repeated harassment violating a formal no-contact order. Roadkill hazards continued with a deer struck on US-45 and Highway 47 at 5:19 AM. City units checked an open lot on 2nd Avenue at 8:24 AM following a muffled 911 open line (confirmed 10-2), followed by an escort for Bradley Funeral Home through 5th Avenue and Superior Street at 9:22 AM. Follow-up casework on Deleglise Street (11:47 AM) and an unresolved odor of marijuana complaint on 5th Avenue (11:49 AM) rounded out the morning.
Early afternoon was punctuated by an emergency structure and vehicle hazard in Antigo. At 1:34 PM, emergency personnel rushed to an alleyway off Neva Road where a vehicle was fully engulfed in active flames; all occupants evacuated safely, and the fire was extinguished without structural spread. In the rural district at 2:00 PM, a deputy assisted two residents searching for a lost black collared cat along County Road B and County Road T. Neighborhood parking complaints were resolved on 7th Avenue at 3:15 PM with the vehicle owner agreeing to relocate it. A major law enforcement response occurred between 3:22 PM and 4:27 PM across central Antigo (5th Avenue, Superior Street, Lincoln Street, 9th Avenue, 1st Avenue), during which an agency assist on 5th Avenue resulted in a subject arrested and taken into custody (10-95) at 3:38 PM. Additional alarms and stops were cleared, including warnings for rapid acceleration at 5th Avenue and Lincoln Street (3:48 PM) and a pedestrian crosswalk right-of-way violation at Deleglise Street and 5th Avenue (5:08 PM).
Evening activities balanced community mediation, disabled motorists, and proactive traffic stops. An officer resolved a recurring neighborhood driving dispute on Birch Street at 5:18 PM after speaking with both speeding drivers and concerned residents. A disabled maroon GMC Sierra at County Roads I and H at 5:29 PM resulted in the driver receiving a mailed citation for Operating While Suspended (OWS). City officers provided citizen resource assistance on 2nd Avenue (5:38 PM), unlocked a 2011 Chevy Tahoe on Dorr Street (6:16 PM), and handled a Safety Building walk-in (6:17 PM). Highway patrol netted verbal warnings for speed and lighting infractions along Highway 64 at Roehrig Road (7:15 PM), Highway 64 at Neva Road (7:19 PM, unlit vehicle after dark), US-45 at Koepenick Road (7:41 PM), and Antigo Street at Bluebird Alley (7:57 PM, stop sign). A landlord-tenant dispute over changed locks was investigated on Superior Street at 8:06 PM. At 8:30 PM, a high-risk traffic stop on County Road TT and County Road T concluded with a driver taken into custody (10-95); deputies remained on scene to coordinate safe custody for the driver's dog and vehicle. The night closed with an area search for a loud silver import racing on County Road F (10:20 PM), an accident where a car crashed into a cemetery ditch at Highway 52 and County Road B (11:37 PM), and multi-agency assists on 10th Avenue (11:39 PM).
Sunday began with overnight patrol operations and odd 911 checks. Dispatchers resolved accidental dials from a powered-down phone on Neva Road (12:03 AM) and a smartwatch on Bent Street (3:42 AM), both confirmed secure (10-2). In the city, officers completed an agency assist (12:28 AM), monitored bank deposits at 801 6th Avenue (1:29 AM), and stopped a driver at Hickory Street and South Superior Street (2:10 AM, VW for speed and registration light). At 3:29 AM, city police assisted a stranded truck that ran out of fuel, safely pushing it into a private driveway. At sunrise (6:41 AM), deputies responded to River Road where duck hunters parked a blue Jeep and trespassed across posted property. DNR issues were handled on County Road H at 7:18 AM when a harvested deer dropped on a neighbor’s parcel line, followed by routine speed warnings on County Road S at Marl Road (7:31 AM) and County Road I at Hayes Road (10:50 AM).
Midday brought routine motorist assists and neighborhood de-escalations. Officers provided jump-starts at 10:46 AM, handled agency follow-ups, and resolved a tenant dispute on 911 at 2:32 PM where verbal harassment complaints between apartment neighbors were peacefully talked out. Theft investigations were initiated at 2:44 PM, while deputies monitored traffic stops along County Road M and Kriewaldt Road (1:28 PM). Evening traffic stops surged in Antigo: verbal warnings were issued for rapid acceleration at Neva Road and Washington Avenue (6:15 PM), expired registration on Gruber Street (7:05 PM), unlit driving on 6th Avenue and Superior Street (7:13 PM), defective lights on Lincoln Street at 3rd Avenue (7:21 PM), 7th Avenue at Superior Street (7:21 PM), 5th Avenue at Field Street (7:47 PM), and 5th Avenue at Morse Street (8:01 PM).
Night patrols managed multiple disturbance calls. Deputies handled harassment complaints on County Road B at 5:30 PM and disorderly conduct on Highway 47 at 5:37 PM. At 8:11 PM and 8:47 PM, city police were repeatedly dispatched to a resident who agitatedly called 911 claiming their phone was hacked; after confirming no emergency existed, officers formally issued a warning for 911 misuse. At 9:45 PM, a resident requested shelter transport for a stray cat on their porch, but officers advised leaving outdoor strays undisturbed. At 10:21 PM, city units mediated a heated domestic altercation; the incident was determined to be verbal only, with officers maintaining a civil standby to ensure peaceful separation. Rural patrols concluded with stops at County Road T and Johnson Road (9:04 PM, stop sign VW) and US-45 at County Road B (11:07 PM, speed VW).
Monday opened with nocturnal safety checks and prowler alarms. Between 1:19 AM and 2:20 AM, Antigo officers investigated open-line 911 calls from deactivated handsets, checked coworkers conversing in vehicles, and inspected an unoccupied car. Early morning radar enforcement on Neva Road yielded warnings for speed at Kelly Street (3:49 AM) and Center Street (5:13 AM), separated by routine hospital beat patrol at Aspirus Langlade Hospital (4:00 AM). In the county at 4:22 AM, deputies were dispatched to South Pratt Road after security cameras captured a trespasser/prowler roaming behind a detached garage since midnight. Morning roadway hazards included a deer carcass cleared on Sugarbush Road south of Highway 47 at 7:17 AM, alongside school crossing posts on 5th Avenue at Deleglise Street (7:11 AM) and Graham Avenue at Superior Street (7:24 AM).
Mid-morning was dominated by major financial crime investigations. At 7:31 AM, a mother contacted sheriff’s deputies regarding an egregious custodial account fraud: her grandmother had established a savings account for her 3-year-old child; the child's father, facing IRS debt and seized accounts, reportedly deposited $42,000 into the toddler’s custodial account and later withdrew the entire sum for personal use. The mother sought account freezes and legal protection, citing the father's violent tendencies. At 8:03 AM, another homeowner on Hill Road reported contractor fraud exceeding $40,000. This was mirrored at 11:42 AM on Hagan Lane, where an attorney and homeowner reported losing approximately $27,000 to a contractor who subsequently declared bankruptcy. Additional property calls included illegal trash dumping in the woods along Forrest Road at 10:55 AM, and an accidental burglar alarm triggered by cleaning staff on Crestwood Road at 1:10 PM.
Afternoon incidents encompassed juvenile offenses, bank altercations, and highway hazards. City officers issued juvenile citations at 12:31 PM and 12:33 PM, and responded to an erratic youth bicyclist swearing at pedestrians on sidewalks at 12:00 PM. At 2:52 PM, deputies conducted a critical welfare check on Highway 55 following an alarming incident at an Antigo bank branch: a male companion had aggressively demanded access to a female customer's private account, threatened bank staff with future retaliation, and prompted the victim to privately voice terror to bank employees; the responding deputy made phone contact, where the woman reported she was currently safe (10-2) and would call if violence erupted. Traffic stops produced verbal warnings for improper turns on Superior Street and 7th Avenue (3:11 PM), and speeding on US-45 at County Road X (3:30 PM), 7th Avenue at Superior Street (3:42 PM), and US-45 at Parkside Lane (11:19 PM). Lockout assistance was provided on an active, heated vehicle at 6:17 PM (10-24 completed). Lost property efforts were launched for Georgia identification and bank cards found at a Highway 47 business at 5:39 PM, with tribal authorities contacted for contact leads. Highway obstruction hazards persisted into the dark, requiring deer carcass removals on Highway 47 (5:35 PM) and US-45 at County Road G (8:05 PM), alongside a disabled Ford F-150 safely removed from County Road F and Airport Road at 8:11 PM.
The reporting period concluded in the early hours of Tuesday morning. At 2:09 AM, sheriff's dispatch fielded a 911 open line originating near the intersection of County Road F and County Road S. Responding deputies arrived in the area (10-60) and met directly with the male homeowner, conducting an in-person assessment that determined line static had triggered the call, confirming the household was fully secure with no emergency present (10-2).
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