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LINCOLN COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE REPORT

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On 12/3/2024 a Lincoln County deputy on patrol conducted a traffic stop On CTH Q and Lake Rd. in the Town of Scott for a vehicle with expired registration. The deputy made contact with the driver, a 40-year-old man from Wausau. At the time of the initial contact, the driver told the deputy that he had been stopped earlier in the night by a deputy from Marathon County. The LISO deputy, in checking the man’s driver’s license, learned that his driving status was canceled. The deputy then made contact with the Marathon County deputy and learned that they had cited the man for the expired registration and gave him a written warning for the canceled license violation. As a result of the Marathon County contact, the LISO deputy took the man into custody for a criminal charge of driving without a valid license second offense within three years.

On 12/5/2024 the Lincoln County 911 Center took a call of a male party crushed by a skidsteer at an address on CTH T in the Town of Somo. The reporting party, who is the victim’s son-in-law, went to the property and found the victim, a 67-year-old Tripoli man, pinned between the boom and the frame of the skidsteer. The reporting party advised dispatch of the accident and that the victim was unresponsive and he was unable to find a pulse. According to the reporting party, the victim had been working on the equipment by himself at the time of the accident. The victim had been using a front-end loader and a chain to lift the skidsteer bucket to perform maintenance on the skidsteer. During the process, the chain failed and the arms fell on the victim, pinning him between the boom and the frame of the skidsteer. The reporting party then used the same front end loader to lift the bucket far enough off of the victim for fire and medical personnel to extract the victim. Tomahawk EMS, FD, and deputies from the sheriff’s office all responded to the scene. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.

On 12/6/2024 the 911 Center took a call of an ATV being stolen from an address in the N1500 block of Range Line Rd. in the Town of Pine River sometime between 7:20 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on Dec. 4. Unknown subjects stole a 2001 Honda 400EX ATV. A neighbor had reported that the day prior to the theft, they had seen an older model white/silver Dodge pickup truck with rust on it drive slowly past the address where the ATV was stolen from. During the investigation, the deputy learned that there was also security footage from two different locations showing the suspect vehicle. It is described as a white Chevy truck pulling a red horse trailer. If anyone is familiar with this vehicle or remembers seeing anything suspicious in the area, they are asked to contact the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office at 715.536.6272. This remains under investigation.

On 12/19/2024 the 911 center received a call of a vehicle parked partially in the road on USH 8 near CTH CC in the Town of Bradley. The reporting party advised that they suspected the driver of the vehicle to be intoxicated. Upon arrival, the deputy made contact with the driver, a 22-year-old woman from Tripoli, and observed signs of impairment. The deputy asked the driver to perform sobriety tests, which she refused to do. As a result, the woman was arrested for a first offense OWI. She was later released to a responsible party.

On 12/19/2024 a deputy on patrol stopped a vehicle on USH 51 near the 204-mile marker for expired registration on the vehicle. The deputy made contact with the driver, a 31-year-old man from Merrill. In making contact, the driver advised he didn’t have a valid driver’s license. Further checking revealed that the driver had a revoked driver’s license and a warrant for his arrest. The driver was placed under arrest and transported to the Lincoln County Jail for the warrant.

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