KUSD Teacher, Who Is Also A Powerful Milwaukee County Democrat Politician, Disciplined By District

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Kathleen “Kathy” Vincent – Board President, Greendale School District
Board Member, Milwaukee County Board
6th Grade English Teacher, KUSD School

Kathleen Vincent (D) is a powerful Milwaukee-area politician. She is the president of the School Board in Greendale, and she is on the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors. Her full-time job, however, is a middle school english teacher. According to public records, she has a hard time juggling the three roles and has actually been disciplined several times by the Kenosha Unified School District for doing elected duties while working for KUSD as a teacher, among other things.

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In an undated letter in Vincent’s Personnel file, she was found to have committed serious misconduct, including “Theft of Time”. For example, she is accused of calling in sick to her job at KUSD at least a half-dozen times to attend Milwaukee County Board Meetings. She was paid by the taxpayers to attend a non-KUSD event in which she was paid for by both entities – (double-dipping.)

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In the same letter, she was found to have participated in virtual zoom meetings for Milwaukee County and Greendale School District while students were in her classroom. She would give the students “busy work” so that she could take care of her elected positions on the KUSD taxpayers’ dime. Vincent reported to the assistant principal that she was on her phone repeatedly on a field trip because she was being “slandered” in her Greendale school board election.

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In this letter, multiple students and parents complained about Vincent’s “unprofessional and targeting behavior.” It was reported that a student was taking photos and videos in Vincent’s classroom. She said that she would “file a report with the police for this invasion of my privacy.” The principal tried to explain that while the filming in the classroom would be a violation of board policy, it is not illegal and KUSD would not be calling the police the incident.

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After several more reports of misdoings in Vincent’s classroom, a parent “pulled” the student because she believed her child was being targeted and “didn’t want anything on his permanent record.” A student was having difficulty in Ms. Vincent’s class so she separated his desk from the rest of the class and forced him to face the wall. Reportedly, Vincent sent confidential behavioral information of students to a school Dean on multiple occasions..

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Vincent emailed the entire KUSD school board and identified her as a KUSD teacher and the president of the Greendale School board, seemingly to gain favor with the board.

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In a June 3, 2023 letter from the school’s principal to Vincent, a list of “expectations” was authored. In this letter, it was made clear that Vincent should only be doing KUSD activity when working at KUSD.

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Finally, earlier this year, Vincent was written up and issued discipline. In the letter, the principal stated, in part, “You’re being issued a written warning pursuant to board policy 4226 and 4391 for the continued usage of multiple devices at KTEC West. This has been a topic of concern since last school year, 2022 to 2023. On multiple occasions during the school year, I had discussions with you about this issue… I told you that multiple devices and working for other education entities is not permissible. I told you that this behavior cannot continue…The aforementioned issue has caused collaboration with colleagues to be extremely difficult due to your engagement in other non-KUSD activities during your prep time (often your door is closed or you have turned colleagues away due to taking phone calls and meetings for another school district/employer.) While your prep time is a time for you to work on school related needs either as a team or individually, it is being used for activities not related to your KUSD responsibilities. This issue has disrupted the professional learning environment of our staff and educational programming of our students… This letter is considered disciplinary in nature and any further violations will result in further actions such as suspension or termination. “

Vincent has bipolar disorder and has tried to commit suicide in the past. KCE knows this, because she told WISN, Channel 12 on TV.

“I believe Mr. Hodges fosters a school climate where he favors some staff and in my case singles me out for disfavorable treatment,” Vincent said in a letter. Scott Hodges is the former principal that was recently demoted for seemingly botching the grooming incident regarding Christian Enwright. Vincent sent KCE a statement in response to our public records request:

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  1. A democrat that is bi-polar……you don’t say. And a failed suicide attempt? She couldn’t even get that right.
    When is enough enough with this school district?

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      1. Someone needs to find out why she was forced out. Rumors of her sleeping with her subordinate and promoting him to principal are out there from before she was super.

    1. Wow. There some real pieces of ahit out there. What a coward to lay this trash anonymously. Have some balls and give your name.

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  2. Open the door, shut it behind her .

    I have no problem with people having multiple jobs. Work seven days a week if you want to.
    Nights too.

    But when you are at one job, work at that job.

    As for calling in sick and getting paid for a “sick day” ? To then work at another job ?
    That’s a failure of policy.

    If policy gives you paid sick days with no verification of being sick, then so be it. It’s called playing the system. Some play it better than others.

    I’m not saying it’s right but, it’s probably not wrong.

    Still it’s now good for all to know everything.

    Interesting though that living in Greendale she had to come this far to “get” a job. How many other schools has she worked at or applied and was not hired. Lots of schools closer

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    1. She used to work in Greendale!
      Very interesting that she left, when still living there. Now goes all the way to Kenosha, interesting! 🤔
      Double dipping? Obviously isn’t giving her best to any one job.

      1. Catholics are part of the problem. People donate to the church who then hire lawyers to protect the empire known as the Vatican.

        Pope Francis; born as Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Bergoglio worked for a time as a bouncer and a janitor as a young man before training to be a chemist and working as a technician in a food science laboratory.

        Ha

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  3. This is news because you cannot serve one master at the same time and do it well. How many officials and board members do this? The new executive director of the Kenosha County Food Bank is also on the Racine County Board and the Racine City Council. The assistant Village Clerk of Union Grove also is on the Racine County Board and Racine City Council. Some of the scandals that Kevin has reported on involve people working for multiple jurisdictions and engaging in bad behaviors. These people are serving no one but themselves.

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    1. Look at Kerkman- she’s a lifetime politician with no actual accomplishments of her own, and she will likely get reelected, despite being arguably the worst thing to happen to Kenosha County Government in decades.

      We need to stop letting the morally bankrupt run the show.

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  4. First of all, the KUSD should have her on some type of probation and watch her for future violations and then dispose of her once that occurs. Second, the other school district should be informed. They should publicly be made aware of this. I wonder if Glendale has some type of policy on that. Either way, she needs the be put in the light for others to see. I also believe she should not be allowed to hold a title of a Board Member for a School Board and a County Board at the same time. I think there is a conflict of interest there. And remember, bad people always repeat there actions and eventually get caught!

    1. Exactly, this would not be a problem in the private sector-I already would have fired her after the first warning was ignored. There’s still time to do the right thing, but I guess there’s no will to do so.

  5. At Gateway Technical College there is at least one claiming to work full time while working part time at another job. We all know the Gateway Technical College isn’t being done at least 40 hours but those in charge ignore the fact. Another waste of taxpayers money along with today’s employee learning day. Employees learning unneccesary things unrelated to jobs with free breakfast & lunch.

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  6. All the ignorant comments?! I don’t know the woman, I know of her, but calling her a lesbian and implying that’s why she’s the problem is typical of the ignorant racist Kenosha populace. Kenosha is a town of white italian privilege, never mind half the cities businesses are money laundering entities.

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    1. I’m completely with you.

      Is her behavior problematic and worthy of investigation? Absolutely. Should she face punitive measures for double dipping? Yes. Completely. I would even concede that she should be fired, given the information Kevin has presented.

      However, it’s the 21st century, and we need to put away the homophobic slurs and hate speech. It lowers the collective IQ of the comments section, and distracts from the actual issue at hand.

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    2. Did you just say that calling someone a lesbian is typical of the ignorant racist Kenosha populace?

      This has got to be the dumbest, most ignorant comment anyone will read on the internet today, tomorrow or the next day.

      You do know that being a lesbian has nothing to do with race, right? Maybe you dont.

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  7. English teachers are a dime a dozen, so she can’t flit from job to job. KEA doesn’t have much power these days, but watch for the union to try to protect her. She is clearly in over her head. The bi-polar thing is sad, but deeply troubling for parents, students and taxpayers. In the education field, a person like this is given an “encouraged resignation” and a fake recommendation for her next job. Remember the crook from Louisville who lasted only three weeks or so as UW Parkside Chancellor? KUSD does not need teachers who are lawbreakers or in conflict with administrators and vice-versa. KUSD already fails half its students. This woman has nothing to offer KUSD and can easily be replaced.

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  8. Seems like she has too much going on to be successful at anything. She is shortchanging the students and Kenosha taxpayers by not being 💯 all in while at school. Maybe it’s time for her to choose to stay or go.

    Okay, see how that was done: no attacks on her private life, personal appearance, lifestyle choices. Y’all got to be better. Stay on topic and don’t be so weird.

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  9. Your headline gives Vincent way too much credit for her position on the Milwaukee County Board. At best she’s a back bencher. She brings nothing to the table of 19 incompetents. Her goal in life as a County Supervisor is to be in as many photo’s of keg tapping’s as she can get into. She’s facing ethics charges there and her doing other work while being paid by KUSD is in the play book for useless self serving politicians.

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  10. so think about this.

    you have a bipolar person rising to all the positions of power. the non-united states of Israel USI is in sad. shape. by the way, the filth that Kevin exposes happens in nearly every city in USI. Kev is as rare as a sober Irishman for exposing the pervs and satan’s evil folks. I live in rural Mexico and I find the USI values strange. These values include perversion, corruption, racism, division, drugged, poor, war-mongering, and brainwashed. From a foreign perspective am I understanding USI correctly?

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  11. Kathleen Elizabeth Wied Vincent is one of the dirtiest politicians Greendale has ever seen. Hats off to this Kenosha Eye reporter and WISN for exposing the layers of lies and corruption associated with Kathy Vincent. The surface has been scratched, the deeper they dig, the more they will find. Prayers for her students, her colleagues, her neighbors and anyone who accidentally crosses paths with this vicious and vindictive person.

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      1. MLG speaks the truth. It will come out in pending ethics complaints. You should probably start considering candidates for County Supervisor and Greendale School Board now while you have some time .

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        1. This is ugly local politics. Mary Grogan has a personal beef with Greendale board members and those who bounced her out for her own misdeeds and bullying behavior of village residents and employees. As evidence to her vendetta look at her multiple posts on different community sites including here. Probably what got her canned. Ironic that she brings up conflict of interest given she was an MPS employee, Greendale Board member, and many other roles simultaneously. There definitely needs to be accountability, but this kind of trolling is shameful and reflective of those driving it.

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  12. Looking at her voting record and policies, it seems like Kathy is one of the more conservative members of the Milwaukee County Board.

    Is she conservative enough for the author of this article? Probably not.

    Is she more conservative than most other members of the Milwaukee County Board? Probably so.

    Other than the author of this article, what are the political leanings of those who seem to be aligned against her?

    How do we convince people with Center-Right to Far-Right political tendencies to pursue roles on school boards and other roles in government? This article certainly doesn’t help.

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    1. She poured herself into DEI and wasted money on the likes, so no- she is not conservative enough. She’s a spineless Dem who is being manipulated more and more to the left (just like the rest of them).

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      1. I had not heard this. Do you have any references/citations? Searches for her name and DEI using multiple search engines are not turning up any results that would indicate such.

  13. The next Greendale School Board Meeting is Monday 10/7/24 at 7pm in The Greendale High School Library. Anyone wishing to make a public comment at the beginning or end of the meeting calling for Kathy Vincent’s resignation is invited to do so. The irony of having a School Board President in Greendale on the verge of being fired as a Teacher in Kenosha is hard to reconcile.

    The next KUSD School Board meeting is 10/22/24 at 7pm – at the Educational Support Center in Kenosha, but anyone wishing to call for Vincent’s resignation or contract termination can do so there as well.

    If you do not want to speak publicly, you can email both School Boards requesting Vincent’s resignation or termination.

    The same goes for the next full Milwaukee County Supervisor Meeting on 10/1/24 at 4pm in The Milwaukee County Courthouse room 200.

    1. Thank you for posting this. A ton of people are upset- yet no one shows up to even one damn meeting! Come on!

      1. Voicing isn’t enough. Run for office. Hold down multiple jobs if you have to… no, wait… that’s not allowed.

        Retire comfortably then, then devote yourself to community service so you can enjoy all the wonderful love and respect of the public (and partisan press from either side) /s

        It’s a no win game. I wonder why anyone would serve.

    2. This is yet another trolling message from Mary Grogen under a different handle. Same bullying behavior that got her removed from Greendale School Board. She posted the same message on multiple sites. Definitely on a vendetta.

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    1. It is 100% Mary L Grogan commenting as “Greendale Voter” in this comment section and very likely her spearheading this smear campaign.

      I have a screenshot of posting the same comments verbatim on a FB group, which she subsequently took down after I confronted her.

      She should be ashamed of her predatory trolling behavior she’s demonstrated over many months of attacking Kathy.

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  14. Kathy Elizabeth Weid Vincent (and her online trolls) will look for any excuse to deflect and lie about her unethical conduct as a Teacher and Elected Official. The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction has a form for reporting the unethical behavior of public school teachers: Kathleen E. Vincent (File #14865) Let’s all hope that the good people of KUSD will triumph in holding her accountable for stealing time from her students and Kenosha taxpayers and that the Greendale School Board will censor her. It takes courage to stand up to a bully like Vincent.

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    1. Wow. Amazing how people can transfer their own crap onto others. The only bully here is Mary Laurel Grogan who has been dismissed from multiple jobs and positions due to her aggressive, unfriendly, and disparaging behavior. She has made it her personal mission to target others who she feels have wronged her. This is not the first time it has happened. She has the same reputation everywhere she has worked including MPS and it looks like she has taken it to Greendale. She has repeatedly been posting about this person on multiple websites with different names to hide the her identity. She has been trying to rally others to join her personal vendetta. Demonstrates exceedingly poor character.

  15. I wish people posting in response to this article would focus on the facts (objective) at hand instead of using personal slams against others (subjective). The subjective comments, via a social media platform that allows anonymity, clearly supports one of the greatest issues in our society today – the ability to say whatever you want with no accountability. This type of behavior makes it difficult to teach children the most important social responsibilities. 1. Address your concerns with another person and then move up the chain of command if you are not able to do this collectively. 2. Stay objective. 3. Treat others as you would like to be treated. 4. MOST IMPORTANTLY -please reflect on kindergarten (for those of you who need to go back to your pre-shool days), if you don’t have anything nice to say, do not say anything at all.

    The “Chrisitian gentleman” (loosely used term in my words), should truly consider revisiting his faith. This is not what my faith, as a Christian, would encourage me to do. You should speak to the facts, and only the facts, if you want to tout yourself as a reporter, and more so as a Christian.

    Your article clearly supports some of the greatest problems in our United States of America. You are part of the continued disappointment for so many citizens.

    1. Thank you for this. It is killing me to see Ms Vincent attacked like this. Without this woman my children would have fallen behind in school. She is a consummate professional. She does not deserve this slander

  16. Why necessary to disclose health information in this that is not relevant to the complaint? I find that a horrendous misuse of information. I would also like to say that Ms Vincent made an absolutely tremendous difference in the life of both of my children that have had her as a teacher. She went above and beyond, giving up personal time outside of school hours to dedicate to my family after the loss of my husband, following up on some of the issues that my kids were having returning to school and their studies. If it was not for Miss Vincent’s dedication to her students and their excellence in learning neither of my children would have gotten full rides to college as they both did thanks to her efforts during a very difficult time for us. It is sad to me that people who go over and above, who dedicate their entire life to their profession, are being disciplined for their time management when she has shown in the past she is on the clock every waking hour of her life to better the educational experience for children. That is what truly matters here. Miss Vincent deserves to be recognized in her community as an exceptional leader in education not torn down. And certainly not to have her personal health issues dragged through the media as if it has ever affected her job performance which it has not. I want to emphasize what an incredible difference in our lives she made. And that without her my children probably would have not returned to school the year that their father died and would have fallen behind. She went above and beyond on her own time. The article even demonstrates that she is constantly going above and beyond on her own time considering that she used sick days to do more work. Who cares what somebody uses a sick day for! When we need sick days we need sick days. She took a sick day to dedicate more time to improving the educational system in our state, in my opinion that should be commended not villanized. We live in a time where the traditional punch in punch out of the past is no longer relevant. All of us carry other duties in our life that we take care of throughout the day. This is no different and in fact more commendable considering it all is based around one common goal. The goal that Wisconsin has a system that supports the education of our children. Nothing Ms Vincent has done has shown that her dedication is anything other than exemplary.

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KENOSHA, Wis. – Three inmates housed in the Kenosha County Jail were criminally charged Tuesday following a chaotic incident that damaged a jail cell, violated institutional rules, and, according to investigators, could have led to a dangerous fire. Gerald J. Watson, 38, faces the most serious allegation: a felony count of second-degree recklessly endangering safety. Prosecutors say he used exposed electrical wiring in

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Fifth OWI: Elderly Driver Caught High With Marijuana and Pipe, Deputies Say

Dean L. Threlkeld, 70, of Pleasant Prairie(Kenosha County Sheriff, 2005) PADDOCK LAKE, Wis. – A 70-year-old man with a history of impaired driving offenses was charged Thursday after deputies say he was caught driving under the influence of marijuana with nearly 9 grams of the drug and a glass pipe in his vehicle. You must be logged in to view the rest of

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Kenosha Man Threatened Woman with Bat and Knife, Prosecutors Say

Darrell D. Garrett, 43, of Kenosha KENOSHA, Wis. – A Kenosha man with a history of domestic violence was charged Friday after allegedly threatening the mother of his children with a baseball bat and a knife during a late-night incident that police say escalated into a terrifying ordeal. You must be logged in to view the rest of this article.

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Teen Girl Taken Into Custody After Allegedly Threatening Ex With Knife

Nyasia Rochelle Johnson, 17, of Kenosha(Kenosha County Sheriff) KENOSHA, Wis. – A 17-year-old Kenosha girl was taken into custody and charged with disorderly conduct while armed, after allegedly threatening her ex-boyfriend and his brother with a knife during a confrontation last month. You must be logged in to view the rest of this article.

Weekly Concerts, Yoga and Movies Return to Kenosha County Parks This Summer

KENOSHA COUNTY, Wis. – Free outdoor concerts, yoga classes, and movie nights are all set to return to Kenosha County Parks next week, launching another season of summer entertainment under the sun and stars. County Executive Samantha Kerkman announced the lineup Thursday, encouraging residents to take advantage of the weekly programming across the county’s scenic park system. “We’re excited to be back with

Free Document Shredding Event Set for June 14 at Three Kenosha Locations

KENOSHA, Wis. – City residents will have an opportunity to safely dispose of sensitive papers during a free document shredding event on Saturday, June 14, 2025, offered at three locations across Kenosha. Shredding services will be available from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the following sites: Each Kenosha resident may bring up to five bags or boxes of documents to be shredded

DairyAir Bike Ride Returns for Scenic Summer Trek to Kenosha County Dairy Breakfast

KENOSHA COUNTY, Wis. — Bicyclists and breakfast lovers alike are gearing up for the return of Kenosha County’s DairyAir Community Bike Ride, scheduled for Saturday, June 14. This annual 30-mile round-trip ride invites participants to pedal through the rolling countryside from the Kenosha County Veterans Memorial Park to the popular Kenosha County Dairy Breakfast at Mighty Grand Dairy Farm in Brighton. The event

City of Kenosha Employee Pleads Guilty to Misdemeanor Theft

KENOSHA, Wis. – A former City of Kenosha employee who was charged earlier this year with stealing rebate checks from the city’s Parks Department has now pleaded guilty to the charge. Jamie D. Watkins, a 54-year-old arborist formerly employed by the city, appeared in court and pleaded guilty to one count of misdemeanor theft. The court accepted the plea and found him guilty.

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Daycare Worker Accused of Abusing Toddler Held on $10,000 Bail; Mother Speaks Out Against Owner

Nour Althafiri, 26, of Waukegan, Ill.(Kenosha County Sheriff) KENOSHA, Wis. – A daycare employee accused of abusing a 2-year-old boy at a Kenosha childcare center is being held in the Kenosha County Jail on $10,000 cash bail, while the child’s mother is speaking publicly for the first time—accusing the daycare owner of dishonesty and damage control. You must be logged in to view

Kenosha Man Charged With Hit-and-Run After Crash Injures Woman, Child Present

KENOSHA, Wis. – A 76-year-old Kenosha man is facing a felony charge after allegedly fleeing the scene of a crash that injured a woman traveling with her young daughter. Glenn Nagel Love was formally charged in Kenosha County Circuit Court Thursday with one count of hit and run causing injury. Court Commissioner William Michel II set Love’s cash bond at $1,000. A preliminary

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Man Accused of Exposing Himself, Assaulting Officer at Hospital After Bar Disturbance

Joseph M. Cerone, 29, of Kenosha(Kenosha County Sheriff) KENOSHA, Wis. – A 29-year-old Kenosha man is facing six criminal charges after police say he caused a disturbance at a local bar, exposed himself in an emergency room, and kicked a police officer during an altercation at the hospital. You must be logged in to view the rest of this article.

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Kenosha Man Charged with Fleeing Police After Falling Asleep at the Wheel

Donta D. Buckles, 45, of Kenosha(Kenosha County Sheriff) KENOSHA, Wis. – A Kenosha man with a prior felony record is facing a new charge after allegedly falling asleep at the wheel and then fleeing from police in a black SUV late last month. You must be logged in to view the rest of this article.

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Racine Cop Allowed to Quietly Resign Amid Felony Misconduct Allegations

Racine Police Officer LaVontay Fenderson KENOSHA, Wis. – Racine Police Officer LaVontay Fenderson, who admitted to embezzling tens of thousands of dollars and was the subject of a felony misconduct investigation, is no longer employed by the department—but not because he was terminated. You must be logged in to view the rest of this article.

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Man Allegedly Attacks Partner, Blocks 911 Call While Children Watch

Jose E. Nunez Andino, 34, of Kenosha KENOSHA, Wis. – A Kenosha man is facing serious felony charges after prosecutors say he physically assaulted the mother of his child during a domestic dispute and tried to stop two of her children from calling 911—all while his 5-year-old daughter watched the violence unfold. You must be logged in to view the rest of this

Kenosha Man Charged in Brutal October Assault That Left Victim Hospitalized With Broken Jaw

KENOSHA, Wis. — A 41-year-old Kenosha man has been charged with felony battery after allegedly punching another man in the mouth during a verbal dispute, causing severe injuries that required hospitalization and surgery. Daryl L. Scott was formally charged Tuesday in Kenosha County Circuit Court with one count of substantial battery, a Class I felony. According to court records, Scott was not arrested

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Driver Arrested After 120 MPH Police Chase from Kenosha to Illinois

Ramiro J. Diaz, 19, of Zion, Ill(Kenosha County Sheriff) PLEASANT PRAIRIE, Wis. – A 19-year-old Zion, Illinois man is facing multiple felony charges in Kenosha County after allegedly leading police on a dangerous high-speed chase that reached speeds of over 120 miles per hour and forced oncoming traffic off the road. You must be logged in to view the rest of this article.

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