41 Year Old Sturgeon Bay Man Arrested Twice For OWI In 3 Days!

A 41 year old Sturgeon Bay man was arrested twice this past weekend for Operating While Intoxicated (OWI) within a 3 day time period. Officers on patrol of the downtown area stopped a vehicle after it was driving erratically.  Officers determined the driver of the vehicle a 41 year old male from Sturgeon Bay had consumed alcohol and appeared to be intoxicated.  Officers conducted Field Sobriety Tests, which the 41 year old Sturgeon Bay man failed. The driver of the vehicle was arrested for OWI and transported to the Door County Jail.

2011 Click It or Ticket Grant Results

Sturgeon Bay Police Department’s

2011 Click It or Ticket

Grant Results

The Sturgeon Bay Police Department has completed their participation in the 2011 Click It or Ticket grant program, which ran from October 1, 2010 to September 30, 2011.  The $15,000 grant had two traffic safety components: $10,000 to cover wages and benefits for overtime traffic enforcement and $5,000 to cover a traffic related equipment purchase. 

For their equipment purchase, the department bought a Panasonic Arbitrator 360 Mobile Digital Video System.  The in-squad video system allows the department to record traffic stops which proves to be a valuable piece of evidence in court, especially for drunk driving arrests.  This purchase now brings the total number of patrol squad cars equipped with this system to five, with only one patrol squad remaining to be equipped.   

The grant money allocated for the overtime traffic enforcement, provided for 164 hours of extra traffic enforcement.  During those hours, officers made a total of 282 traffic stops with the following enforcement action taken:

A total of 152 traffic citations were issued:   65        Seatbelt 

                                                                        1          Child safety restraint

                                                                        4          OWI (Operating While Intoxicated)

                                                                        1          Open intoxicants in a vehicle         

26        Speeding

                                                                        10        OAR (operating after revocation) and

OWS (operating whiled suspended)

                                                                        3          Vehicle registration

42        Miscellaneous violations (stop sign / no insurance)

A total of 159 traffic warnings were issued:  51        Speeding

                                                                        19        Vehicle registration

                                                                        56        Vehicle equipment

33        Miscellaneous violations



48 Yr Old Sturgeon Bay Man Arrested For 4th Offense OWI

Last night around 9:52 PM, Officers on patrol stopped a vehicle in the area of 8th Place after observing the vehicle squeal its tires and fail to stop for a stop sign. Officers interviewed the driver and found that he had been drinking. Officers conducted field sobriety tests, which the driver failed.  Officers arrested David Belekevich a 48 year old Sturgeon Bay man on suspicion of Operating A Motor Vehicle While Intoxicated (OWI) 4th Offense. Belekevich was transported to jail where he was booked into the jail on felony OWI.

33 Year Old Sturgeon Bay Man Arrested After Nearly Striking Officers Squad

On Sunday morning around 2:52 AM, Officers stopped a vehicle after it had almost struck an Officers squad.  Officers interviewed the driver and determined the driver had been drinking. Officers conducted field sobriety tests, which the driver failed. The driver, 33 year old Douglas Haydon Jr. was arrested on suspicion of operating motor vehicle while intoxicated 5th offense (OWI).  Officers transported Haydon to the Door County Jail where he was booked into the jail on Felony Operating While Intoxicated.

20 Yr Old Female From Sturgeon Bay Arrested After Causing Disturbance

Saturday afternoon Officers were dispatched to the 900 block of Quincy Street for a fight in progress. Upon arrival Officers observed a group of people arguing in the street. Officers interviewed the parties involved and arrested a 20 year old female from Sturgeon Bay on misdemeanor Disorderly Conduct. The 20 year old female was transported to the Door County Jail where she was booked and released from jail.

Officers Investigate Series Of Thefts From Vehicles on The West Side

On Friday, September 30, 2011 around 10:45 PM, Officers were dispatched to the area of Oak Street and Madison Avenue for a series of theft complaints.  Upon arrival Officers observed multiple vehicles with windows smashed out due to a cinder block being thrown threw them. Multiple items were taken from the vehicles. Officers are asking the public for any help that they can give in this matter.  You can call the Police Department at 920-746-2450 or if you wish to remain anonymous you can use the departments Confidential Web Tip Form located on the Police Departments website: http://www.sturgeonbaypolice.com/webtip.html  or click "Give A Tip!" on the Police Departments Facebook page.

Friday Sturgeon Bay Police Association Calendar Winner!

 

Sturgeon Bay Police Association Calendar Winner was Nancy Behrendt.  Congrats Nancy on winning $50.00.  You too can get involved, 2012 Calendars are being sold at the Police Department. The money goes directly back into the community supporting families in need and special events within the Sturgeon Bay community.