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Oconto County Sheriff’s Department

June 11 Deputies logged 27 incidents, including the following: Illegal burning - Authorities investigated two calls of a fire with black smoke on Young Road in Oconto. ATV - Authorities investigated a dune buggy driving on County Road Z in Pound at a high speed. Traffic hazard - Authorities investigated a complaint of two young girls throwing things from the U.S. Highway 41-141 Allen Road overpass in Little Suamico. Motorist assist - Authorities assisted a motorist with a flat tire on the U.S. Highway 41 southbound lane north of Kruegers Quarry Road in Abrams. June 10 Deputies logged 38 incidents, including the following: Suspicious - Authorities investigated a report of suspicious male sitting on the caller’s porch swing on her front porch on Riversbend Lane, Suring. Harassment - Authorities investigated a complaint from Cottage Road in Little Suamico of a man harassing a person about a scrap metal pile. Criminal damage - Authorities investigated several signs that were damaged in Breed. Alarm - Authorities investigated a report that an alarm at the impound lot in Oconto had been activated. Domestic problem - Authorities investigated a domestic dispute between a boyfriend and girlfriend in the town of Lena. June 9 Deputies logged 34 incidents including the following: Fireworks- Authorities investigated a fireworks complaint in Abrams near the town hall. Road Closure- Authorities were informed that County Road J south of Oak Orchard Road to County S will be closed for several months due to construction. Accident - A driver was forced off the road into the ditch in the town of Lena by a reckless driver. Criminal damage - Authorities investigated a female who lost her temper and damaged her father’s home in the town of Gillett. Animal problem - A bear was reported to be destroying bird feeders during the day on County Road S in Sobieski. June 8 Deputies logged 38 incidents including the following: Juvenile problem - Authorities assisted with a call in Oconto regarding a 14-year-old male threatening to kill someone with a knife. Animal problem - A bear was reported seen in the roundabout on state Highway 22 in Gillett. Traffic offense - Authorities investigated a vehicle crash at Nauke and Forest Road in Suring. Criminal damage - Authorities investigated damage to a field on Klatt Road in Gillett. June 7 Deputies logged 48 incidents including the following: Criminal - Authorities investigated a report of people in a black truck spray painting signs in the Gillett area. Fireworks - Authorities investigated a fireworks complaint at the gravel pits in Townsend. Suspicious - Authorities investigated two reports of someone staying at a cabin on County Road W in White Lake during the week, moving furniture and the owners’ belongings. Disturbance- Authorities spoke with neighbors on Sampson Road in Abrams regarding an argument over wood. Accident - Authorities investigated a rollover in Abrams. A male driver traveling east on County Road D, east of Reim Road, swerved to miss a deer, hit the edge of the road, lost control and overturned in the ditch. June 6 Deputies logged 35 incidents including the following: Accident - A car hit a bear on state Highway 22 west of County Road K in Oconto Falls. Squad damage - A deer ran into the driver’s side of a squad car on Goatsville Road in Lena. Traffic hazard - A vehicle on U.S. Highway 41-141 in Abrams was reportedly driving dangerously. June 5 Deputies logged 26 incidents including the following: Accident - Authorities assisted a female driver who hit a deer on U.S. Highway 141 in Lena. Property damage - A parked vehicle was reported to be damaged on Main Street in Lena. Theft - A vehicle was reported stolen in Suring. Disturbance - Authorities investigated a call about a man pointing a gun at another person before he left in his vehicle in the town of Gillett. Theft - A wallet was reported stolen from an apartment on Main Street in Suring.