Crime

Police, pharmacies, clinics accepting unwanted prescriptions

Submitted by Christian Von P... on Friday, April 26th, 5:01 pm

Prescriptions contribute to accidental poisonings, Dane County's largest injury-related cause of death

Police, pharmacies and clinics are drawing awareness to National Prescription Take Back Day, happening Friday and Saturday at several locations.

The goal of the collection day is to reduce the number of expired, unused and unwanted medicine.

Poisoning deaths are more common than automobile deaths in Dane County. Unused prescriptions contribute to accidental poisonings, the number one cause of injury-related death, according to the Middleton Police Department.

A statement by Middleton police emphasized pain medications as an especially dangerous prescription group.

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Man, 27, arrested on 4th-offense drunken driving

Submitted by Channel3000 Web Staff

Tuesday, April 2nd, 2013, 2:29pm

Police arrested a Middleton man on fourth-offense drunken driving early Saturday morning after witnesses said he engaged in road rage.

According to a Madison Police Department statement, an officer monitoring traffic on John Nolen Drive saw two vehicles appearing to race each other. The officer stopped both vehicles and was informed by individuals in one car that the other driver had cut him off and rammed into his vehicle. The individuals also said the other driver appeared to be drunk.

The officer arrested Lester Rodriguez, 27, on a charge of fourth offense of operating while intoxicated, the statement said. Rodriguez was also cited for speeding.

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Fight leads to 6th offense OWI arrest

Submitted by Channel3000 Web Staff

Wednesday, March 27th, 2013, 7:06am

A Middleton woman was arrested on suspicion of sixth offense operating while intoxicated after police responded to a report of a fight at a bar Wednesday morning.

Middleton police were called to Club Tavern at 1915 Branch St. at 1:54 a.m. for a report of a fight. Police said one of the people involved in the fight was backing out of a parking spot when they arrived.

Police said Dawn M. Jessie, 50, of Middleton, failed field sobriety tests. She was also arrested on suspicion of operating after revocation and operating without insurance.

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Police use social media to connect with public

Submitted by Kyle Geissler, Managing Editor, Channel3000.com

Monday, March 25th, 2013, 10:06am

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3 workers cited in alcohol compliance operation

Submitted by Christian Von P... on Tuesday, March 12th, 8:31 pm

Police say majority of workers comply with underage checks

The Middleton Police Department has released the results of a round of alcohol compliance checks conducted in March.

The round of checks showed a compliance rate of 85 percent, with three out of 35 checks serving alcohol to minors, according to the report. Middleton Police Department said the purpose of the alcohol compliance checks was to determine the degree to which licensed establishments complied with laws relating to the sale of alcoholic beverages to underage buyers.

All licensed Middleton establishments were notified by letter that compliance checks would be conducted, police said. Middleton officers said an 18-year-old volunteer was used to complete the checks and no attempts were made to misrepresent the volunteers’ age or to distract the employee.

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Middleton PD launches anonymous tip-texting program

Submitted by Christian Von P... on Friday, March 8th, 10:22 pm

The Middleton Police Department is launching tip411, a tool that enables the public to text message anonymous tips to police.

The service is powered by CitizenObserver, a technology company that removes the identification of the tipsters who wish to contact police anonymously.

The tool also lets police respond back, creating a two-way anonymous text chat.

Cell phone users can send a tip to the Middleton Police Department by texting the word MIDDLETON followed by the tip information to 847411 (tip411).

In a news release, Middleton Police Chief Brad Keil applauded the program and said it is a way the department can reach out to a younger demographic.

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Man suspected in fraud case strikes again, police say

Submitted by Tabatha Wethal, Channel3000.com Community Reporter

Friday, February 22nd, 2013, 4:46pm

Man suspected in fraud case strikes again, police say

Photos depict man in similar glasses, black-and-gray shirt

Police believe a man suspected in a Jan. 28 fraud case in Middleton struck again on the west side of Madison weeks later.

The Middleton Police Department released eight photos from surveillance video taken just before 1 p.m. Thursday. The photos show a white man wearing glasses and a blue ball cap at the counter of Anchor Bank on Raymond Road. The suspect is pictured wearing a khaki jacket over a gray, hooded zip-up sweatshirt, blue jeans and black shoes.

Middleton police Sgt. Troy Hellenbrand said the man pictured attempted to cash checks, but the bank employees suspected he was not the individual on the checks and did not complete the transaction. Hellenbrand said the suspect left without money.