Calling 911

• April 11 – Northbound Trail in Fremont reported finding a bag of drugs on the floor of the woman’s bathroom.
• April 11 – An unknown caller reported a female was sending text messages multiple times a day about suicidal thoughts.
• April 11 – A Manawa man on 4th street reported a suspicious blue Volkswagen.
• April 12 – A New London man on County Trunk X reported a flipped-over boat. It was tied to a dock and was unoccupied.
• April 12 –An Iola woman on County Trunk J reported she responded to an email and provided personal information and now she was getting phone calls instructing her to go to the bank and withdraw $30,000.
• April 12 – A DNR warden reported a person was passed out in a vehicle at a boat landing. The warden also reported stopping multiple ATVs on this day.
• April 12 – A female caller reported a truck was pulled over along the road and a person threw a tote out the window and into the median.
• April 12 – A Clintonville man on Knitt Road reported a wildfire on the edge of a cornfield and a farmer was trying to cut a firebreak with a drag.
• April 12 – An Appleton woman reported she needed help. She was crying and punching herself in the head. In the background, a boyfriend tried to calm her down.
• April 13 – McDonald’s in Waupaca reported a white car has been sitting in the drive-through since 3 a.m. The caller reported this at 4:11 a.m. The vehicle was running with its lights on and windows down. A male was passed out in the driver’s seat.
• April 13 – A Waupaca woman on Westgate Acres reported there was a suspicious suitcase in her driveway. She had no idea who it belonged to or how it got there.
• April 13 – A Waupaca woman on State Highway 49 reported a fire started outside of her house near the woodstove.
• April 13 – An Illinois man reported a hit and run at the boat landing in Fremont. His Silverado was damaged on the front end.
• April 13 – A Waupaca man on North Street reported his male neighbor was outside with a handgun.
• April 13 – A Waupaca man on Tower Road reported that a man was inside his house in his son’s bed. He did not know how he got inside or how long he had been there.
• April 13 – King Storage in New London reported someone with a GMC sports-utility vehicle illegally dumped a mattress.
• April 14 – An Oshkosh man reported a hit and run with a Fed Ex truck and a tractor. The tractor took off.
• April 14 – A Weyauwega woman on County Trunk K reported she was at her mother’s house to get her daughter’s belongings. When she asked about the cats, her mother started screaming.
• April 14 –A Clintonville man on Morning Glory Drive requested a welfare check on his uncle who was not on his meds and was at several local bars causing a disturbance.
• April 15 – An Ogdensburg man on Moore Street reported a suspicious white KIA.
• April 15 – An anonymous caller reported a case of neglected chickens, ducks, sheep and cattle. The animals were standing in deep manure and the roofs of the barns were caving in.
• April 15 – Charter Communications in Clintonville reported a cement truck took out multiple power line poles.
• April 15 – The Bridge Bar in Fremont reported a man made threats he was going to shoot up the bar with an AK-47.
• April 15 – The Wisconsin Veterans Home reported a resident was missing $73.
• April 15 – A New London woman on Prahl Road reported someone tried taking out two loans in her name.
• April 15 – A Waupaca woman on King Road reported a man was going to kill himself and said he had a plan. He took off in his truck. She asked if he had a gun and did not answer.
• April 15 – A Fremont man on Pines Road reported “buffalo animals” were on his property.
• April 15 – A Manawa woman at Wolf River Senior Village reported the death of a male.
• April 15 – Judge Raymond Huber requested extra patrol officers for a family case. One of the attorneys involved reported a male in the case always carries a gun.
• April 16 – An Ogdensburg woman reported she received a call from a man impersonating a Waupaca County Sheriff deputy. She was told she missed a federal court date. A Waupaca caller reported a similar call. See below for a statement from the sheriff about these calls.
• April 16 – A Waupaca woman on Maple Street reported a suspicious black Volkswagen at a vacant house.
• April 16 – Mobil Southside Express reported a shoplifter.
• April 16 – The Wisconsin Veterans Home reported one male resident punched another male resident in the head.
• April 16 – A Manawa man on River Road reported a fatal accident involving a tractor.
• April 17 – An Iola man on Pagel Road reported his neighbor’s pulled out some fencing and damaged some trees.
• April 17 –A Fremont man on Waupaca Street reported 12 storage units were broken into the night before.
• April 17 – A female caller reported the death of a 65-year-old man at Weiland’s Landing.
• April 17 – A Weyauwega man reported a debris fire on Manor Drive.
• There were 14 deer-related calls during this period. Nine controlled burns were called in. There were six calls about animals biting people. Cows were reported loose on Little River Road.
• Scam alert: “The Waupaca County Sheriff’s Office has received reports of scam phone calls where a male caller claims the person has missed a federal court date and that deputies are on their way to arrest them.
In one instance, the caller identified himself using a retired deputy’s name from the Waupaca County Sheriff’s Office. In another, he simply claimed to be a Waupaca County Sheriff’s Deputy.
Please be aware: These calls are fraudulent. Our office will never call to threaten arrest or demand personal information or payment over the phone. If you receive a call like this, do not provide any personal information. Hang up immediately and report the incident to our office.”