By Journal Times staff | Posted: Friday, November 14, 2008 12:00 am
RACINE
Armed man robs High Street Foods
A man armed with a semi-automatic handgun walked into High Street Foods, 704 High St., Thursday night, pointed his gun at the clerk and demanded cash, Racine police said.
The clerk, a 46-year-old man, told officers that he was behind the counter when the robber came in around 8:45 p.m. Reports said the robber walked up to the counter and began looking at the scratch-off lottery tickets.
Police said when the clerk walked toward the register, the robber pulled out the gun, pointed it at him and said, "Give me all the cash you have." The suspect then motioned toward the cash register with his gun.
Reports said the clerk opened the cash drawer and the robber leaned over the counter and grabbed the money out of the drawer. The suspect then fled the store with the money.
A witness told police he saw the suspect run west on High Street and then south on Superior Street.
The robber is described as a black man in his 30s, with a light goatee, about 160 to 190 pounds and approximately 5 feet 10 inches to 6 feet tall. At the time of the robbery he was wearing a navy blue hooded jacket with a white emblem on the left upper chest, white striping on the sleeves and white and red stripes along the bottom of the jacket. He also had on a brown knit stocking cap, white T-shirt, black pants and black shoes.
Police said video surveillance captured the robbery on tape.
RAYMOND
Serious injury reported in I-94 crash
One person was apparently seriously injured in a two-vehicle noon-hour crash Friday in the southbound lanes of Interstate 94 near Highway G.
The Wisconsin State Patrol did not release many details on the crash, but confirmed that one driver was initially taken to Wheaton Franciscan-All Saints hospital, 3801 Spring St., Racine, and subsequently transported to Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital in Wauwatosa. No information was available Friday afternoon about the driver's identity, place of residence or condition.
The State Patrol also indicated occupants from the other vehicle in the crash were also taken to Wheaton Franciscan-All Saints.
The crash was reported at 12:13 p.m. and occurred just south of the truck scales. The crash remains under investigation, the State Patrol spokesman said. Also assisting at the crash scene were the Raymond Fire and Rescue Department and the Racine County Sheriff's Department.
RACINE
Woman arrested for child abuse
A 22-year-old woman was arrested and charged with physical abuse of a child after she allegedly beat a 6-year-old boy with an electrical cord.
Alisha J. Honeycutt of 918 Villa St. faces up to six years in prison if convicted.
Police reports said officers were called to the boy's elementary school Thursday after staff found loop mark abrasions and welts on his arms, right cheek, back and legs.
CALEDONIA
Man gets into bank after hours
An unknown man late Wednesday night somehow got into the Guaranty Bank facility inside the Pick 'n Save store, 5111 Douglas Ave. The incident was witnessed by several grocery employees and was also captured on video surveillance.
According to police reports, the man apparently knew part of a key code to gain access to the bank area, which was closed when the incident occurred just before 11:30 p.m. Bank employees said nothing appeared to be missing.
TOWN OF NORWAY
Road signs stolen
The Town of Norway public works foreman called town police Wednesday to report an ongoing problem with highway signs being stolen.
The foreman said that over the last three months signs have been taken in an area ranging from east of Highway 36, west of Highway 45, and as far south as Bennett Road and as far north as Walzack Road.
In most cases the signs have been unbolted from their posts, which the foreman said was not an easy task for a single person to do. Most of the thefts appeared to have taken place during the night.
The foreman also noted that a new road barricade was taken sometime between Tuesday and Wednesday.
Police reports did not indicate a dollar loss for the missing signs. The matter has been forwarded to the Racine County Sheriff's Department investigative bureau.
TOWN OF BURLINGTON
Store vandalized again
A glass-breaking alarm sounding at 4:11 a.m. Wednesday alerted town police to an incident of vandalism at the Little Country Store, 30411 Durand Ave.
According to town police, a cream city brick was found thrown through the main entrance to the store, located just across Highway 11 from Browns Lake and Fischer Park. On a nearby footpath that leads from the Browns Lake Mobile Home Park to the store and the next door Beachview Bar, police said they found a pile of bricks.
According to police, a similar incidence of vandalism was reported at the store on April 19 and an arrest was made in a burglary at the store on Oct. 22. At the time the police report was filed, there were no suspects or leads on the most recent incident.
ROCHESTER
Tools stolen from work van
Tools valued at about $2,000 were stolen from a work van parked in a driveway in the 200 block of E. Main Street between Sunday and Monday, Racine County Sheriff's deputies said.
The 31-year-old owner of the van told deputies the theft occurred between 9 p.m. Sunday and 6:30 a.m. Monday.