Accident reports

Dispatch log

Gilman Police Department

December 30 — Accident, 700 E. Mill St. at 10:17 a.m.; escort, Gilman to Hwy 73 at 11:15 a.m.

Medford Police Department

December 30 — Accident, 610 Jensen Dr. at 8:42 a.m.; theft report, 1014 W. Broadway Ave. at 9:29 a.m.; accident, 612 S. Second St. at 3:07 p.m.; lockout, 144 S. Main St. at 5:14 p.m.; lockout, Aspirus Medford Hospital at 9:06 p.m.; request for officer, Riverside Terrace at 10:39 p.m.; transport, Aspirus Medford Hospital to Eau Claire at 11:20 p.m.; Chapter 51 committal, Aspirus Medford Hospital at 11:20 p.m.

December 31 — Parking problem, North Main Street at 4:30 a.m.; utility problem, 509 E. Clark St. at 8:32 a.m.; escort, West Broadway Avenue and North Washington Avenue and Hwy 64 and 13 at 9:10 a.m.; ambulance request, Riverside Terrace at 9:17 a.m.; commercial alarm, Aspirus Medford Hospital at 10:35 a.m.; utility problem, 142 N. Second St. at 10:35 p.m.; OWI, 230

tiating a curve in the roadway when the driver lost control on the snow-covered and slippery road. The vehicle slid into the east ditch and struck a phone line junction box. The vehicle sustained minor damage to the front, right side middle and right side rear. Road surface conditions and failure to control by Dixon were listed in the report as factors in the accident.

Thomas L. Jochimsen, 65, Medford, was involved in an accident on January 6 at 1 p.m. on Lekie Drive in the town of Browning. According to the accident report, a semi tractor-trailer unit operated by Jochimsen was making a right turn from Lekie Drive into a farm driveway when the driver turned too short and the rear trailer wheels went off the edge of the driveway, causing the semi to tip onto its side. The vehicle sustained damage to the entire right side and was towed from the scene. Road surface conditions and making an improper turn by Jochimsen was listed in the report as factors in the accident.

Deer-related accidents

The following deer-related accidents were reported: Adam J. Weis, 44, Curtiss, on December 27 at 6:42 p.m. on CTH E in the town of Little Black.

Donald L. Hooper, 70, Brookfield, on December 30 at 5:10 p.m. on CTH A in the town of Roosevelt.

Robert L. Butler, 70, Rib Lake, on January 3 at 7:37 p.m. on CTH M in the town of Hammel.

S. Eighth St. at 10:56 p.m.

January 1 — Request for officer, 717 E. Broadway Ave. at 7:35 a.m.; request for officer, 505 E. Perkins St. at 8:43 a.m.; suspicious activity, 160 Medford Plaza at 12:16 p.m.; suspicious activity, 148 Gail St. at 11:09 p.m.

January 2 — Citizen assist, West Cedar Street in the town of Medford at 3:39 a.m.; commercial alarm, 825 E. Allman St. at 9:15 a.m.; structure fire, 327 E. Broadway Ave. at 11:41 a.m.; information, 610 14th St. South, Wisconsin Rapids at 12:11 p.m.; juvenile sex offense report at 2 p.m.; traffic complaint, East Broadway Avenue at 3:08 p.m.; disorderly conduct, 717 E. Broadway Ave. at 10:11 p.m.

January 3 — Agency assist, 146 S. Main St. at 9:53 a.m.; ambulance request, 132 S. Seventh St. at 9:59 a.m.; traffic complaint, East Broadway Avenue and North Eighth Street at 5:20 p.m.; lockout, 815 S. Park Ave. at 10:04 p.m.

January 4 — Citizen assist, 132 S. Seventh St. at 3:57 a.m.; welfare check, 321 National Ave. at 9:16 a.m.; harassment complaint, West Cedar Street at 5 p.m.; request for officer, Aspirus Medford Hospital at 11:40 p.m.

January 5 — Agency assist, Aspirus Medford Hospital at 2:05 a.m.; citizen assist, 132 S. Seventh St. at 10:08 a.m.; 9-1-1 hang up, 718 N. Second St. at 3:15 p.m.; information, 1255 N. Eighth St. in the town of Medford at 4:40 p.m.

Rib Lake Police Department

January 1 — Suspicious activity, Lake Shore Drive and East Road at 12:42 a.m.

Taylor County Sheriff’s Department

December 30 — 9-1-1 hang up, N9144 CTH C in the town of Rib Lake at 10:12 a.m.; accident, CTH C and Hwy 64 in the town of Browning at 10:36 a.m.; accident, River Drive in the town of Medford at 12:23 p.m.; accident, Hwy 73 and Pinewood Drive in the town of Taft at 1:58 p.m.; threats complaint, Blank Road in the town of Rib Lake at 4:21 p.m.; utility problem, 580 Pine St. in the village of Gilman at 4:34 p.m.; traffic control, Hwy 13 and Gunnar Road in the town of Westboro at 4:43 p.m.; accident, W12256 CTH A in the town of Maplehurst at 5:17 p.m.; traffic hazard, Hwy 64 and Eighth Avenue in the town of Roosevelt at 5:36 p.m.; residential alarm, town of Chelsea at 8:30 p.m.; transport, Aspirus Medford Hospital to Eau Claire at 11:20 p.m.

December 31 — Information, 600 W. Hickory St. in the village of Gilman at 6:30 a.m.; accident, N4703 Hwy 13 in the town of Medford at 7:55 a.m.; escort, West Broadway Avenue and North Washington Avenue and Hwy 64 and 13 in the city of Medford at 9:10 a.m.; commercial alarm, Aspirus Medford Hospital at 10:35 a.m.; lockout, W1854 CTH M in the town of Greenwood at 10:47 a.m.; transport, 140 S. Main St. in the city of Medford at 12:14 p.m.; theft report, W7221 CTH A in the town

Taylor County Law Enforcement

of Little Black at 12:58 p.m.; injury accident, N1350 Seventh Ave. in the town of Roosevelt at 1:18 p.m.; citizen assist, N860 Water Dr. in the town of Holway at 1:29 p.m.; animal bite, W14722 Elm Dr. in the town of Roosevelt at 3:22 p.m.; trespass, N1479 10th Ave. in the town of Roosevelt at 3:30 p.m.; suspicious activity, N700 Hwy 73 in the town of Roosevelt at 7:39 p.m.

January 1 — Citizen assist, W5256 Shortcut Ln. in the town of Chelsea at 3:11 a.m.; request for officer at 4:15 a.m.; OWI, W7958 Hwy 64 in the town of Hammel at 6:05 a.m.; abandoned vehicle, W8330 Center Ave. in the town of Hammel at 6:23 a.m.; battery, 729 McComb Ave. in the village of Rib Lake at 7:28 a.m.; information, N8795 Business Hwy 13 in the town of Westboro at 4:43 p.m.; ambulance request, N7082 Evergreen Dr. in the town of Greenwood at 5:43 p.m.

January 2 — Citizen assist, West Cedar Street in the town of Medford at 3:49 a.m.; information, 109 E. Broadway Ave. in the city of Medford at 5:39 a.m.; request for officer, N5237 CTH E in the town of Molitor at 8:07 a.m.; child sex crime report at 8:12 a.m.; agency assist, 1296 North St. in the village of Rib Lake at 9:14 a.m.; transport, Norwood Health Center, Marshfield to Taylor County Sheriff’s Department at 12:03 p.m.; ambulance request, N8238 CTH D in the town of Rib Lake at 1:29 p.m.; fraud report, 1215 Railroad St. in the village of Rib Lake at 2:12 p.m.; injury accident, N6935 Hwy 13 in the town of Chelsea at 2:18 p.m.

January 3 — Injured animal, N178 CTH E in the town of Little Black at 8:14 a.m.; ambulance request, Hwy 13 and Marsh Avenue in the town of Chelsea at 9:16 a.m.; animal at large, N7345 Fischer Creek Rd. in the town of Westboro at 11:05 a.m.; welfare check, 645 Maple Ct. in the village of Rib Lake at 11:14 a.m.; property damage, W5440 Correction Ln. in the town of Medford at 11:50 a.m.; 9-1-1 hang up, 111 S. Lincoln St. in the village of Stetsonville at 1:45 p.m.; recovered property, Taylor County Courthouse at 2:18 p.m.; information, W17104 Hwy 64 in the town of Aurora at 4:24 p.m.; welfare check, 600 W. Hickory St. in the village of Gilman at 5:38 p.m.; accident, CTH M and Kleutsch Dr. in the town of Hammel at 7:38 p.m.

January 4 — Citizen assist, 132 S. Seventh St. in the city of Medford at 3:57 a.m.; agency assist, Taylor County at 7:32 a.m.; property damage, N4487 Crappie Rd. in the town of Hammel at 8:09 a.m.; escort, N155 Hwy 13 in the town of Little Black at 8:41 a.m.; request for officer, 705 McComb Ave. in the village of Rib Lake at 9:40 a.m.; animal at large, CTH O and Sunset Drive in the town of Little Black at noon; citizen assist, 1215 Railroad St. in the village of Rib Lake at 12:26 p.m.; accident, Hwy 64 and Hall Drive in the town of Browning at 12:37 p.m.; traffic complaint, North Hwy 13 in the village of Stetsonville at 3:48 p.m.; citizen assist, 968 N. Front St. in the village of Rib Lake at 4:29 p.m.; request for officer, 120 S. Well St. in the village of Gilman at 6:41 p.m.; traffic complaint, North Hwy 13 and West CTH A in the village of Stetsonville at 11:58 p.m.