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Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department reports

Tuesday, December 27, 2011

A traffic stop at around 2:00 Friday morning led to the arrest of two Tomahawk men. A deputy stopped a vehicle on County Rd A east of Spring Creek Drive. All three occupants of the vehicle has been drinking. A 21 year old male was violating terms of his probation and was taken on a probation hold. The 19 year old driver admitted a pipe commonly used to smoke marijuana was his, and was arrested on possession of drug paraphernalia. He may face additional citations. The third occupant, a 17 year old female was cited for underage drinking at the scene. Tomahawk Police assisted the Deputy.

A vehicle in the ditch north of Tomahawk led to the arrest of a Tomahawk man. The man was traveling on County Rd. A near U at around 7:00pm on Friday. Wisconsin State Troopers discovered the vehicle in the ditch and placed the driver through field sobriety tests. He was taken into custody for a third offense of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and also cited for driving while revoked. He was brought to the Lincoln County Jail until the following morning when he was sober.

Deputies responded to over a dozen crashes or slide-offs Friday afternoon from the snow. The first was at just before 3:00, most occurred on highway 51. Eleven people also reported striking deer this past week.

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