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Marathon County hires new corporation counsel

Marathon County hires new corporation counsel
Brian Desmond
Marathon County hires new corporation counsel
Brian Desmond

Marathon County Administrator Lance Leonhard has announced the appointment of Brian Desmond as the new corporation counsel for Marathon County. Desmond officially began his duties on Oct. 20.

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D EPARTMENT ■ Oct. 5 - An officer received a fraud complaint regarding purchases made with the complainant’s debit card on Sept. 10, in the amount of $670. The complainant’s bank determined that there was no evidence that an error occurred because the card was not reported lost or stolen. The complainant had then contacted the owner of the store where the card had been used and was told that...

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D EPARTMENT â–  Sept. 16 - A traffic stop was conducted on a vehicle traveling through Abbotsford without taillights. The driver told the officer that they had forgotten their license at home and did not have insurance on the vehicle. The driver came back with a valid license. While speaking with the driver, the officer could smell marÄłuana in the vehicle. The officer informed the driver that the...

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COLBY-ABBOTSFORD POLICE

D EPARTMENT ■ July 7 - An officer was informed of drug paraphernalia being found in a health care facility in Abbotsford. The officer met with staff, who turned over a vape device that had been found plugged into an outlet in a resident’s room. Staff had also located two other vapes in the large plants directly outside the front door to the facility. The officer looked up the vape device and c...

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COLBY-ABBOTSFORD POLICE

D EPARTMENT â–  June 30 - An officer received a report of a found dog in Colby. The dog was transported to the kennel in Abbotsford. The dog had been previously picked up on May 1 and another time in 2024. The owner had been issued a citation for the incident on May 1. The dog was later returned to its owner and a citation was issued.â–  July 2 - An officer responded to an animal complaint regardi...

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D EPARTMENT â–  June 23 - An officer was dispatched to an Abbotsford residence in reference to an intoxicated individual who had crashed into a tree. The officer was told that the individual was in the vehicle which was parked in the driveway of the residence.Upon arrival, the officer observed the vehicle to have front end damage. There were tire tracks through the yard leading to a large tree whi...

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DMV warns of online car sales fraud

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has noted a troubling trend in the number of scams by vehicle sellers posing as car dealers online. DMV’s Dealer and Agent Section tracks this activity, investigates consumer complaints and offers tips to customers.“The fraud scheme starts online as a fake storefront,” DMV Dealer and Agent Section Chief Maur...

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