Officers Cracking Down On Loud Mufflers

After receiving complaints of loud mufflers throughout the City, Officers are cracking down. On Saturday night alone Officers issued a citation and 3 warnings for loud mufflers. During one of the stops Officers arrested a 21 year old Sturgeon Bay man for a Probation Hold after finding Drug Paraphernalia in the vehicle.  Officers would like to remind all who operate vehicles with loud mufflers you could be stopped and cited or given a 15 day warning to fix your defective muffler.

347.39  Mufflers.

(1)  No person shall operate on a highway any motor vehicle subject to registration unless such motor vehicle is equipped with an adequate muffler in constant operation and properly maintained to prevent any excessive or unusual noise or annoying smoke. This subsection also applies to motor bicycles.

(2) No muffler or exhaust system on any vehicle mentioned in sub. (1) shall be equipped with a cutout, bypass or similar device nor shall there be installed in the exhaust system of any such vehicle any device to ignite exhaust gases so as to produce flame within or without the exhaust system. No person shall modify the exhaust system of any such motor vehicle in a manner which will amplify or increase the noise emitted by the motor of such vehicle above that emitted by the muffler originally installed on the vehicle, and such original muffler shall comply with all the requirements of this section.

(3) In this section, "muffler" means a device consisting of a series of chambers of baffle plates or other mechanical design for receiving exhaust gases from an internal combustion engine and which is effective in reducing noise.

54 Year Old Female Arrested For OWI 2nd In Bullhead Point Park

On today's date around 5 PM, Officers were dispatched to Bullhead Point Park for a motorist who had put their vehicle into the ditch near the water.  After an investigation by Officers a 54 year old Sturgeon Bay women was arrested for Operating While Intoxicated 2nd Offense. The 54 year old Sturgeon Bay women was transported to the Door County Jail.

UPDATE-Accident w/Injuries, Highway 42/57 At Egg Harbor Road, Now Open!

As of 6PM State Highway 42/57 at Egg Harbor Road has been reopened to vehicular traffic. The accident has been cleaned up and the injured motorists have been taken to Door County Medical Center. The extent of their injuries is unknown.

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As of 5:30 PM, Officers are currently working a car vs motorcycle accident with injuries on State Highway 42/57 near Egg Harbor Road. If you are travelling in the area of Highway 42/57 near Egg Harbor Road please slow down or take an alternate route to your destination as it is temporarily closed for the accident with injuries. It is unknown how long the highway will be closed or the extent of injuries.

Accident w/Injuries, Highway 42/57 At Egg Harbor Road-Temporarily Closed

As of 5:30 PM, Officers are currently working a car vs motorcycle accident with injuries on State Highway 42/57 near Egg Harbor Road. If you are travelling in the area of Highway 42/57 near Egg Harbor Road please slow down or take an alternate route to your destination as it is temporarily closed for the accident with injuries. It is unknown how long the highway will be closed or the extent of injuries.

[Update] Robbery At Cherry Point Mall, Charges Filed

In early May we told you about a Robbery that had occurred in the Cherry Point Mall parking lot. We later told the public we were no longer looking for suspects and believed the victim was the primary suspect. After a lengthy investigation by investigators Robert Brunswick has been charged with the following charges.

• Resisting An Officer-Misdemeanor Charge.
• Theft-Over $10,000-Felony Charge.
• Computer Crimes-Felony Charge.
• Identity Theft-Felony Charge (27 Charges Total)
• Forgery-Felony Charge (27 Charges Total)

Brunswick faces thousands of dollars in fines and multiple years behind bars. He has a upcoming court date on July 18, 2011 at 10 AM in the Door County Circuit Court.

Counterfeit $100 Bills Passed In Area

On Monday around 1 PM, Officers were dispatched to the Taco Bell for a counterfeit $100.00 dollar bill. Officers are currently conducting an investigation into this matter and the Secret Service is assisting with examination of the $100.00 bill.   The Sturgeon Bay Police Department reminds all of the local businesses to use counterfeit detector pens whenever possible when handling large denomination bills. If anyone has information or believes they may have a counterfeit bill please contact the Sturgeon Bay Bay Police Department at 920-746-2450 or give us a tip by using our confidential tip form on our website located here: Confidential Web Tip Form.

2 Arrested For OWI Sunday Morning.

 
The Sturgeon Bay Police Department arrested two for operating while intoxicated Sunday morning. Around 1 AM, Officers arrested a 29 year old Oconomowoc women for Operating While Intoxicated (OWI). At 4:30 AM, A 18 year old Sturgeon Bay female was arrested for numerous violations including OWI after being stopped by Officers. Four of her passengers were also cited for underage drinking. Both of the females were transported to the Door County Jail.  The Sturgeon Bay Police Department would like to remind everyone to take a cab or have a sober driver pick you up if you have had too much to drink.