A police officer holds a bag of heroin confiscated as evidence on March 22 in Gloucester, Mass.(Photo: USA TODAY NETWORK) Wisconsin's battle against heroin yielded more grim results in 2015. The death toll rose for the ninth straight year, and the total of 281 deaths was triple the number killed by heroin in 2010. Meanwhile, the number of total opioid deaths -- which includes heroin and prescription opiates -- topped the number of Wisconsin traffic deaths for the third straight year. [continues 1410 words]
Gangs are on the rise in Sheboygan. Though the groups are less visible and the members less violent than their big-city counterparts, Sheboygan gang-bangers are nevertheless a growing threat that police say now number 1,000 members strong. "Over the last two years we've seen a very large spike in the gangs showing up in Sheboygan -- the number of gangs (is) significantly rising," said Officer Paul Olsen of the Sheboygan Police Department's Street Crimes Unit. "Hopefully we can get a handle on it and prevent it from getting worse. However, with our current situation of resources and where we allocate our time and investigations, it's hard to say what it's going to be five or 10 years from now." [continues 1375 words]
SHEBOYGAN - The Sheboygan County district attorney says a Sheboygan teen is learning the hard way that posting pictures of your potted marijuana plants on MySpace.com is a bad idea. That picture, labeled, "My Mary Jane thats growin in my closet right now," also gave police a road map to the alleged stash. District attorney Joe DeCecco said that's why [Name redacted], 18, was charged Wednesday with two felonies and two misdemeanors following a police raid of his south-side apartment. [continues 369 words]
