By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer HOBART – The possibility of the Brown County Sheriff’s Office providing police services, instead of the village and the Town of Lawrence having a combined police department, generated about three hours of discussion at the Aug. 3 Hobart village board meeting. Sheriff Todd Delain appeared before the board at the …
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By Lea Kopke Staff Writer BELLEVUE – The village board debated several options for a new 2022-24 police services agreement at its July 14 meeting. Bellevue, like several other Brown County villages, contracts its police services from the Brown County Sheriff’s Office. Directed Enforcement Officer Trevor Bilgo said under the current contract, the department has …
By Ben Rodgers Editor BROWN COUNTY – If there’s one word we would never like to hear again, “unprecedented” takes the cake, because 2020 has been a year like no other. It doesn’t take a master’s degree to understand that one giant news item hung over 2020, casting a shadow on the majority of the …
By Ben Rodgers Editor BROWN COUNTY – Keeping communities safe is not an easy task in itself, but add a pandemic and law enforcement becomes an even more concerted effort. “In law enforcement, most of our training revolves around tactical operations, more man-made threats as opposed to health and wellness,” said Captain Jody Lemmens with …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent BELLEVUE – It was a busy December for deputies in the Village of Bellevue. Bellevue Directed Enforcement Officer Trevor Bilgo presented the village board with a detailed report at the Wednesday, Jan. 8, meeting which highlighted all law enforcement activity in the village during the month. “December, as you can see …
By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer ASHWAUBENON – The attorney in an open records complaint filed in Brown County Circuit Court against the Village of Ashwaubenon is seeking to block an effort by Village Attorney Tony Wachewicz to have the case dismissed. The case involves an individual identified in court records as an adult citizen of …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent ALLOUEZ – Board members are doing whatever they can to stop costs incurred at Green Bay Correctional Institution (GBCI), a state-owned maximum security prison located in the village, from falling on the shoulders of Allouez taxpayers. Last month, the village reluctantly renewed a contract with the Brown County Sheriff’s Office for …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent BROWN COUNTY – The Brown County Sheriff’s Office has a new tool for tackling crime. The agency announced a partnership with the Neighbors app by Ring, a home security company, allowing it to provide alerts to communities about local crime and safety incidents in real-time. Lt. Kevin Pawlak with the Brown …
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By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer BROWN COUNTY – Chief Deputy Todd Delain has been elected Brown County sheriff for the next four years. Countywide results from the Nov. 6 general election show Delain, a Republican, outpolled Democrat Tim Thomas, a traffic sergeant with the sheriff’s office, 65,221 to 47,664. Delain, who has been with the …
By Press Times Staff BROWN COUNTY – There will be a new sheriff in town after the Nov. 6 election. Tim Thomas and Todd Delain combined have nearly 50 of years experience with the Brown County Sheriff’s Office. Both candidates were sent the same questions from The Press Times and given 400 words for each …
