Elk Mound Police Department has busy month
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By LeAnn R. Ralph
ELK MOUND — The Elk Mound Police Department had a busy month in May with 142 calls for service.
The calls for service resulted in 136 cases, most of which were traffic, with the next highest number for records checks mostly for bartender operators’ licenses, along with public relations calls, said Elk Mound Police Chief Chad Weinberger at the Elk Mound Village Board’s June 17 meeting.
One sexual assault case was closed out, and there was a threat at the high school resulting in two teachers being punched and a hole being punched in the wall, he said, adding that there was also a fight at the high school with someone ending up knocked out.
All together, calls to the Elk Mound Police Department resulted in responding 18 times to the school, 13 times to the village parks, 11 times to Independence Drive and nine times to the apartments on South Holly, Police Chief Weinberger said.
The most unusual call was for a THC electronic vaping device that administered 100 milligrams of THC (the active ingredient in marijuana). Generally the dose is 2.5 to five milligrams to start out. A 911 call was placed because the user was in a “zombie” state. While marijuana is legal in some surrounding states, it is illegal in Wisconsin by state law and also by village ordinance in Elk Mound, he said.
Narcan was used at an EMS call, but it turned out to be a medical issue and not an opioid issue, the police chief said.
The new police radio has arrived and is working well, he reported.
At the end of the month on May 28, there was a tornado in Elk Mound. The National Weather Service said the wind was not strong enough to be officially classified as a tornado, but security video at the Elk Mound school district shows there was zero visibility for several minutes around 6:30 p.m., Police Chief Weinberger said.
In other business, the Elk Mound Village Board:
• Approved the application for a Class “A” retailer’s fermented malt beverage license, “Class A” retailer’s intoxicating liquor license and “Class A” retailer’s intoxicating liquor license for cider only for consumption off premises for Synergy Cooperative, Elk Mound Cenex.
• Approved an application for Class “B” fermented malt beverage retailer’s license and reserve “Class B” liquor license for Kat’s Pourhouse, Milovino Enterprises LLC.
• Approved renewal application Class “A” retailer’s fermented malt beverage license and “Class A” retailer’s intoxicating liquor license for Dolgencorp LLC.
• Approved bartender operators’ licenses for Danielle Berger, Roxanne K. Gibis, Steven Hay, Angela Klemp, Weston Moschkau, Michelle Lynn Mousel, Logan Schultz, Alyssa Smith, Jenny Yount (Synergy Cooperative, Elk Mound Cenex).
• Approved bartender operators’ licenses for Kathleen J. Degre, Nicole Gardner, Krista Gass, Timothy Heit, Kelsey Hobart, Victoria Roberts-Reidel, Erin Whyte (Kat’s Pourhouse).
• Approved bartender operators’ licenses for Kristine Brantner, Donald Foslid, Abagail Larson (Dolgencorp LLC).
• Approved a cigarette, tobacco and electronic vaping device retail license for Synergy Cooperative and for Dolgencorp LLC (approved in separate motions, one for Synergy and one for Dolgencorp).
• Approved a bartender operators’ license for Tyler Wachsmuth, Elk Mound Fire District.
• Referred the use of park funds for comprehensive plan projects to the property and finance committee.
• Approved the Compliance Maintenance Annual Report resolution pertaining to the operation of the village’s wastewater treatment facility.
• Conducted an emergency operations plan tabletop exercise using a winter storm scenario.
