Vernon County Sheriff's Department for April 28 to May 4

Monday, April 28: Brian Kerndt of Waukon, Iowa, was eastbound on Main Street in Stoddard, driving a Caledonia Haulers semi. He then saw a car in the center of the road and swerved to miss it, hitting the ditch culvert and embankment. No injuries were reported. Friday,...

Vernon County Sheriff's Report for April 21–27

Monday, April 21: Amanda Long of Readstown was westbound as Kurtis Woodhouse was eastbound on Highway 56 in the town of Liberty. Woodhouse was going around a curve when a tire he was transporting came out of his truck and struck the Long vehicle. No injuries occurred....

Vernon County Sheriff's Report for April 14–20

Monday, April 14: Jeremy Upah of Onalaska was heading west on snow-covered Highway 14 in the town of Coon. He lost control of his pizza truck, spun around, crossed the centerline, and ended up against the guardrail, heading east. His passenger-side rear dual tires and...

Vernon County Sheriff's Report for Jan. 7–13

Monday, Jan. 7: A black Audi station wagon with no front plate was parked at the Kickapoo Kwik Stop so that the front of the vehicle faced the cameras. The tall, male driver then filled his vehicle and drove away. Tuesday, Jan. 8: A burglary occurred on Worman Road,...

Teenagers accused of sexual assault of a child

Jonathan Schendel, 17, of Wilton and a younger teen both will be charged with second-degree sexual assault of a child. The two are accused of having a sexual relationship with a 12-year-old Norwalk girl over several months in the summer of 2012. According to the girl,...

Kendall man charged with disorderly conduct

After failing to appear in Monroe County Court on Monday, Matthew Sweatt of 27378 Monitor Road, Kendall, is scheduled to appear Thursday on criminal charges of disorderly conduct in connection with a Jan. 3 incident in Kendall. According to the police report Sweatt,...

Regional Centers Municipal Court warrants list

Regional Centers Municipal Court has issued warrants for the following unpaid citations. The date each warrant was issued is in parenthesis. Elroy Police Department • Krystal M. Blech of Elroy - caused damage to property without owner's consent, $450 (Dec. 27, 2010) •...

Vernon County Sheriff's Report for Dec. 31 to Jan. 6

Tuesday, Jan. 1: Matthew Schultz of Readstown was stopped at the intersection of Fourth and Kickapoo streets in Readstown. A vehicle driven by Joshua Krambeer of Soldiers Grove, Wis., struck the Schultz vehicle in the rear, and then left the scene. Krambeer was later...

Regional Centers Municipal Court warrants report

Regional Centers Municipal Court has issued warrants for the following unpaid citations. The date each warrant was issued is in parenthesis. ELROY POLICE DEPARTMENT • Krystal M. Blech of Elroy - caused damage to property without owner's consent, $450 (Dec. 27, 2010) •...

Vernon County Sheriff's Report for Dec. 24–30

Wednesday, Dec. 26: Phillip Sandvick of Viroqua was driving on Prairie Road, town of Sterling, when his car started to chug. He stopped and determined he had an engine fire. Though he threw snow on the fire, the vehicle was totaled. Friday, Dec. 28: Barry Baird of...

Vernon County Sheriff's Report for Dec. 17–23

Tuesday, Dec. 18: Jeremy Lee of Viroqua lost control of his vehicle on ice-covered County Highway B, town of Jefferson. His vehicle left the road and overturned. He reported no injuries. Tuesday, Dec. 18: Robert Hill of Coon Valley lost control of his vehicle on a...

Vernon County Sheriff's Report for Dec. 10–16

Monday, Dec. 10: Jeffrey Hanson of Mindoro, Wis., noticed a person walking by the road, but failed to see that the car in front of him, driven by Jason Cottone of La Farge, was making a left turn. Hanson struck Cottone. No injuries were reported. Monday, Dec. 10: A...

Police seek information on Ontario burglary

The Ontario Police Department is seeking information on a burglary that occurred some time between Dec. 8 and Dec. 11 at a home on First Street in Ontario. An Xbox 360 gaming system, about 20 Xbox games and about 200 DVD movies were taken from the home. Two sets of...

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