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Oconto County Sheriff’s Department

Nov. 13 Deputies logged 34 incidents, including the following: Traffic Miscellaneous - Authorities investigated a report of vehicles causing damage at the ballpark on Wichman Way in Abrams. Accident- A two-vehicle accident with minor injuries occurred on Engebretsen Lane in Gillett. Identity Theft - Authorities investigated the report of a father who stole a son’s identity on Chain Lake Road in Lakewood, causing issues with military retirement and credit. Disturbance - Authorities assisted with a family disturbance on County Road J in Little Suamico. Nov. 12 Deputies logged 38 incidents, including the following: Missing Person - Authorities assisted with a search for a female patient from a group home on Pine Road in Suring. Threatening - An Oconto Falls woman threatened to kill her husband on Jackson Street in Oconto Falls. Domestic - Authorities assisted a woman on River Road in Suring who reported a domestic incident. Suspicious - Authorities assisted a woman on Cook Road in Oconto who received a suspicious letter and said someone tampered with a garage door at her home. Nov. 11 Deputies logged 21 incidents, including the following: Accident - A two-vehicle accident occurred at the intersection of Maple Grove School Road and U.S. Highway 41 in Oconto. Accident - A vehicle went into the ditch on state Highway 22 and County Road K in Oconto Falls, due to slippery road conditions. Suspicious - A suspicious vehicle was reported on Mueller Hill Road and Simon Road in Gillett. Fire - Authorities assisted the Coleman and Pound fire departments with a fire call at Vance’s Bar on County Road Z in Pound. Juvenile - Authorities assisted a mother on County Road I, Oconto Falls, whose 12-year-old son threatened a younger sibling. Nov. 10 Deputies logged 38 incidents, including the following: Accident - A vehicle lost control on U.S. Highway 41 and Falk Road in Abrams, due to slippery road conditions. Accident - A vehicle lost control on slippery roads on Brown County Line Road, hitting a mailbox and landing in the ditch. Accident- A vehicle on U.S. Highway 141 north of Chicken Shack Road hit a guard rail, due to slippery road conditions. Accident - A vehicle going too fast for conditions lost control and overturned on state Highway 22 and 141 in Stiles, trapping the driver, who was transported to a hospital. Nov. 9 Deputies logged 30 incidents, including the following: Accident - A vehicle lost control on a curve and struck a tree on Paya Lake Road in Mountain. Accident- A vehicle went through a stop sign on County Road S and Jaworski Road in Chase and overturned. Juvenile - Authorities assisted with a young male on County Road I in Oconto Falls who had a court-ordered curfew and had not returned on time. Traffic Hazard - Authorities assisted with a vehicle that stopped in the southbound lane of U.S. Highway 141 in Lena. A female was transported to a hospital. Juvenile - Authorities assisted a family on Lilac Road in Little Suamico with transporting a youth to Brown County secure detention. Nov. 8 Deputies logged 33 incidents, including the following: Underage Drinking- Authorities investigated a report of a Lena tavern serving underage drinkers. Burglary - A Samsung tablet was missing after a break-in occurred through a window of a home on County Road HH in Gillett. Suicide Attempt - Authorities investigated a report of a girlfriend who threatened suicide on County Road CCC in Oconto Falls. Agency Assist - Authorities assisted Brown County with a report of a vehicle on Main Street in Abrams that was used to steal tree stands and cameras. Theft - A vehicle and laptop were reported stolen from a home on County Road H in Gillett. Nov. 7 Deputies logged 34 incidents, including the following: Accident - A vehicle overturned in the ditch after losing control while passing on U.S. Highway 41 and Allen Road in Little Suamico. Accident - Authorities received 10 reports of vehicles hitting deer in the county. Welfare Check - Authorities assisted an elderly man on state Highway 64 in Pound concerned about heating his home. Burglary - Authorities investigated a break-in at a cottage on County Road W in White Lake.