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An Open Letter to the Parents of Union Grove: You Need to See the Hall Report
There is a report, paid for with your tax money, about how the Sheriff’s Office handled warnings about a deputy who lived…
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Handled In-House: Bechman, Ortiz and the Records Door
Within nine weeks in late 2025 and early 2026, the Racine County Sheriff's Office's Professional Standards Unit found that two of its investigators had used police records for personal purposes. Investigator Jonathan…
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Sheriff’s Office Confirms Captain Madrigal Placed on Administrative Leave
On November 7, 2026, the Racine County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that Captain Cary Madrigal has been placed on administrative leave pending a…
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H.O.T. Government’s Letter to Sheriff-elect Vandervest: Release the Hall Report
H.O.T. Government congratulates Sheriff-elect Don Vandervest and asks him, in writing, to deliver on his campaign commitments: answer the outstanding records requests,…
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