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Oconto County Sheriff’s Department

Aug. 4 Deputies logged 35 incidents, including the following: Graffiti - Spray-painting was reported on a building on Balcom Lake Road in Gillett. Criminal Mischief - A vehicle’s windows were smashed on Michael Circle in Gillett. Agency Assist - The K-9 unit assisted Marinette County in the search for missing children in the Pembine area. Suspicious - Authorities investigated a report of a para-glider who might have crashed near Ranch Lake Drive in Pound. Aug 3 Deputies logged 32 incidents, including the following: Criminal Damage - Shed windows were broken on Waschbisch Road in Oconto Falls. Burglary - The locks were cut and items taken from two storage units on state Highway 22 in Oconto Falls. Criminal Damage - A resident on on Peshtigo Brook Road in Suring reported a vehicle parked in a driveway that was keyed overnight. Disturbance - Two women were involved in a physical dispute outside Gilligan’s Bar in Oconto Falls. Traffic Miscellaneous - A vehicle was traveling south in the northbound lane on U.S. Highway 41 in Brookside. Aug. 2 Deputies logged 41 incidents, including the following: Disturbance - Authorities investigated a call regarding a person who was out of control and delirious on Elm Avenue in Gillett and was transported to local hospital. Disturbance - Authorities responded to a call about a male who was beat up while at the School House Bar in Mountain. Accident - Authorities investigated an accident between a car and a motorcycle at Front Street and Elm Street in Townsend. Accident - Authorities investigated a motorcycle accident on U.S. Highway 41-141 in Abrams. One person was injured. Abandoned Vehicle- A pickup truck left the road and entered the ditch on County Road B and Beaver Lake Road in Oconto Falls. The driver left the scene. Aug. 1 Deputies logged 50 incidents, including the following: Juvenile Problem- Authorities assisted a juvenile in the Burger King parking lot in Oconto Falls. Criminal Mischief- Authorities investigated the report of young people driving in a vehicle and lighting a ball of fishing line on fire and throwing it out the window. They were traveling on County Road I in Stiles. Accident - Authorities investigated a hit-and-run accident at Nicolet Road across from Hillcrest Lodge in Townsend. Accident - Authorities investigated a motorcycle accident with one person injured at County Road B and County M in Spruce. A witness stated a motorcycle lost control while passing another vehicle and laid his bike on its side on the road. Accident - Authorities investigated a report of a semi-truck hauling milk that overturned on County Road V south of Wiscow Road in Underhill.