Lincoln County Sheriffs Department Report: Week Ending December 8

LINCOLN COUNTY – Last week, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Deputies conducted 43 traffic stops and 32 security checks. There were five calls involving cars hitting deer, and one where a car struck a bear. There were three calls for unsafe driving. On Tuesday, December 3, a deputy conducted a traffic stop for an expired registration on CTH Q in the Town of Scott. Further investigation revealed the 40-year-old driver from Wausau had been stopped earlier that evening in Marathon County and was cited for the expired registration and given a written…

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Lincoln County Sheriffs Office Report Week Ending October 20

LINCOLN COUNTY – Last week, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Deputies conducted 30 traffic stops and 14 security checks. There were 18 calls involving cars hitting deer, and three calls of cars hitting other wildlife. There were twelve calls for unsafe driving. On Thursday Oct 17, a deputy stopped a vehicle deviating from traffic on CTH D in the township of Bradley. Upon making contact with the 51-year-old female driver from Tomahawk, the deputy noticed signs of impairment and performed sobriety tests, which showed a level of .383 or 19 times over…

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Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office Report For Week Ending June 9th

Lincoln County Sheriff’s Deputies conducted 35 traffic stops in the last week. A transport driver was injured after a single vehicle accident in Lincoln County Thursday (June 6th) on County MM in the Town of Corning. The truck, carrying Amazon packages, left the roadway and struck a row of trees. It wasn’t clear why the truck left the roadway. The driver, a 30 year old North Dakota man, sustained serious injuries and was airlifted to an area hospital. Deputies safely located 2 runaway juveniles in the Tomahawk area. The kids…

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