On 6-16-19 at 11:35 PM Janesville Police were sent to the Kwik Trip at 3359 Milton Av for a down subject.
Upon arrival officers had contact with a male subject in a vehicle in the parking lot. The suspect appeared to be impaired by drugs upon initial observation.
The suspect was put through standard field sobriety tests which confirmed impairment. The driver was arrested for OWI and submitted to an evidentiary blood test with results pending.
A department of transportation records check showed 3 prior convictions for OWI. Officers located drug evidence in plain view inside the vehicle. The suspect is being held at the Rock County Jail until his initial court appearance.
Arrested: Thompson, Aaron T. age 32 of Janesville
Charges: OWI 4th offense
Possession of drug paraphernalia
Probation Hold
On Sunday, June 9 at approximately 7:39 PM the Janesville Police Department Street Crimes Unit and Patrol served a search warrant at 944 Bedford. The suspect of the investigation Jacob Bradley resisted officers at the door of the residence and was eventually taken into custody.
An officer was injured due to his resisting and was transported, treated and released from a local hospital. Bradley was held at the Rock County Jail.
Arrested:
Bradley, Jacob T M 22 years old
Charges:
961.41(1)(d)(1) Delivery of Heroin (3 Counts) Felony
961.43 (1m)(d) Possession with intent to deliver Heroin (1 Count) Felony
946.41(2r) Causing injury to an officer (1 Count) Felony
961.42(1) Maintaining a drug trafficking vehicle (3 Counts) Felony
961.41(3g)(e) Possession of marijuana (1 Count) Misdemeanor
961.573 Possession of Drug Paraphernalia (1 Count) Misdemeanor
961.49 Deliver y on or near certain places Enhancer
On May 10, 2019 at approximately 5:09 p.m. Rock County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to 241 East Russell Rd in Janesville Township for a disturbance.
Family members were confronting Jessica J. Nottestad, 42 years old residing at this address, for driving under the influence of alcohol with her children in the car.
Nottestad had just arrived home after picking her two children up from school. Deputies conducted an OWI investigation, and as a result of the investigation, arrested Nottestad for operating while intoxicated with passenger under 16.
Nottestad had two prior OWI convictions making this her third offense. Third offense OWI with passenger under 16 is a felony in Wisconsin.
Nottestad will be held in jail pending an initial court appearance.
Pursuant to the directive of the Wisconsin Supreme Court, as found in Supreme Court Rule 20:3.6, Trial Publicity, you are advised that a charge is merely an accusation and that a defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
On May 12, 2019 at about 6:30 a.m. the Janesville Police Department was dispatched to a burglary that had just occurred at the Odd Fellows Lodge at 20 N. Main St.
A resident living in the building heard the breaking of glass and went outside to investigate. He saw a subject walking down the back staircase of the building carrying a cash register. The resident followed the suspect to a vehicle parked in the parking ramp next door and recognized the suspect as a former Odd Fellows member who was arrested last year for a similar burglary to that same location.
The reporting person gave Rock County Dispatch the suspect’s name and the vehicle description, a silver pickup, as it drove away. The dispatcher checked report records and found a license plate and local address the suspect may be going to. Janesville officers went to an address in the 900 block of Caroline and found the suspect vehicle and its engine was warm. The suspect, Edmund Reetz, c ame outside as requested and was taken into custody. With cooperation from the homeowner, the cash drawer was found in the garage and the cash register was found in the ceiling. Clothing Reetz was wearing matched that on the video of the suspect inside the Odd Fellows and the nearby parking ramp.
Reetz was on bond for a previous burglary to the Odd Fellows that occurred on October 7, 2018 and is a person of interest in a trespass and theft at a residence on Mitchell St. in Janesville.
Arrested: Edmund J. Reetz (38 YOA) of Edgerton
Charges: Burglary
Theft
Felony Bail Jumping
On May 9, 2019 at approximately 12:30am, a deputy from the Rock County Sheriff’s Office was traveling on W STH 11 near S Kessler Rd when they observed a disabled vehicle on the north side of the road.
The deputy made contact with the lone occupant of the vehicle who was identified as David Dutcher (41 years old of Janesville, WI). Dutcher was wearing only his underwear and was displaying erratic behavior while talking with the deputy.
Dutcher did not know where he was and could not explain how he got to his current location.
During questioning, Dutcher admitted to smoking crack cocaine.
Due to the admission of consuming illicit drugs and behavior that was consistent with illicit drug use, the deputy attempted to perform field sobriety tests on Dutcher, but he would not perform the tests.
Dutcher was subsequently arrested for Operating with a Restricted Controlled Substance. A check through DOT records showed Dutcher has 6 prior convictions for OWI, making this arrest his 7th offense.
Dutcher was transported to the Rock County Jail, where he submitted to an evidentiary blood draw. The results of the blood draw are unknown at this time.
Dutcher was booked into the Rock County Jail for the 7th offense OWI violation and a Probation Hold. Dutcher will go to Jail Court on 05/09/2019 at 3:00pm for the OWI violation.
Pursuant to the directive of the Wisconsin Supreme Court, as found in Supreme Court Rule 20:3.6, Trial Publicity, you are advised that a charge is merely an accusation and that a defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
On 5/4/19 at 2118 hours Rock County Sheriff’s Office Deputies responded to a two vehicle head on collision on Hwy 14 North of E Cty Tk MM. On Hwy 14 a southbound Ford Mustang was attempting to pass an uninvolved vehicle. While the Mustang was traveling southbound in the northbound lane, it collided head on with a Buick Encore.
As a result of the collision a 33 year old male of Janesville was pronounced dead on scene. The male was an occupant of the Mustang. The driver of the Encore suffered minor injuries and was transported to the hospital but eventually released.
The driver of the Mustang, Thomas Bluhm of Janesville, showed signs of impairment and was arrested for:
-Homicide by Intoxicated Use of a Vehicle
-OWI 2nd Causing Injury
-OWI 2nd
As a result of the crash Hwy 14 was shut down for approximately five hours while the Rock County Recon Team could complete their investigation.
Bluhm was booked into the Rock County Jail for court on 5/6/19.
Pursuant to the directive of the Wisconsin Supreme Court, as found in Supreme Court Rule 20:3.6, Trial Publicity, you are advised that a charge is merely an accusation and that a defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
On 05/4/19 at 8:47 pm, officers from The Janesville Police Department responded to Kwik Trip at 3359 Milton Ave, for the report of an armed subject. Officers located a vehicle in the parking lot with a female inside. Officers saw a handgun on the center console next to the female in the drivers’ seat. Officers began negotiations with the female while evacuating the business and parking lot.
After the lot was evacuated, officers moved away from the vehicle. A short time later, the female exited the vehicle unarmed and was taken into custody.
The officers were able to safely de-escalate the situation and prevent any injury to the community, officers or the suspect. The suspect has nothing in her past that prevented her from purchasing or possessing the handgun.
Addrienne M Golden will be arrested for the following charges and held at the Rock County Jail:
On Monday, 04/29/19 at 1103 hours, the Rock County SWAT Team with assistance from the DCI Clandestine Lab Team executed a search warrant at 1101 S. County Highway D in Rock Township. These units were assisted by Janesville Fire/EMS, MD-1 and the FBI Safe Streets Task Force. The search warrant was executed as part of an ongoing investigation being conducted by the Rock County Special Investigations Unit into the manufacturing of methamphetamine’s. Presently, this remains an active investigation and further information will be released as it becomes available.
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***UPDATE***
During the search of the residence on County Road D, numerous items associated with the “one pot” method of manufacturing methamphetamine’s were located along with less than a gram of methamphetamine’s. During the evening hours of Monday, 04/29/19, two individuals were taken into custody as part of this investigation. The two subjects were taken into custody without incident by members of the Special Investigations Unit at an unassociated address in the City of Janesville.
The individuals arrested and the charges they are tentatively being held on are listed below:
James E. Bjork (47 year old from Janesville)
–Manufacture Methamphetamine (Felony)
–Possession of Methamphetamine Paraphernalia (Felony)
–Knowingly Possess Methamphetamine Manufacturing Waste (Felony)
–Maintaining Drug Trafficking Premises (Felony)
–Neglecting a Child (Misdemeanor, 3 counts)
Stacey R. Femrite-Utterberg (45 years old from Janesville)
–Manufacture Methamphetamine (PTAC, Felony)
–Possession of Methamphetamine Paraphernalia (Felony)
–Knowingly Possess Methamphetamine Manufacturing Waste (Felony)
–Maintaining Drug Trafficking Premises (Felony)
–Neglecting a Child (Misdemeanor, 3 counts)
Both individuals were transported to the Rock County Jail and will remain there until their initial court appearance on 05/01/19 at 3:00 pm.
This still remains an active investigation and other information will be released as it becomes available.
Pursuant to the directive of the Wisconsin Supreme Court, as found in Supreme Court Rule 20:3.6, Trial Publicity, you are advised that a charge is merely an accusation and that a defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
On 4/23/19 at 1:56 AM Officer Danielson stopped Mark A. Matteson in the area of W. Delevan Drive and S. Academy Street for a traffic violation.
Matteson displayed signs impairment, and failed standardized field sobriety testing. Matteson was arrested for operating while intoxicated 7th offense, and held at the Rock County Jail.
ARRESTED:
Mark A. Matteson
Male 53 years of age
Janesville resident
Operating while Intoxicated 7th Offense (Felony)
Bail jumping (Felony)
Pursuant to the directive of the Wisconsin Supreme Court, as found in Supreme Court Rule 20:3:6 Trial Publicity, you are advised that a charge is merely an accusation and that a defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
On 4-17-19 at 1:03AM Janesville Police were sent to the 400 block of N. Terrace for a subject with a gunshot wound.
Upon investigation officers found a 48 yr old male resident at 441 N. Terrace St. with a gunshot wound to his hand.
The victim stated a person tried to rob him at gunpoint. The victim and suspect struggled over the gun resulting in the gun being discharged into the victim’s hand. The victim claims the suspect fled the area on foot.
Officers set up a perimeter and conducted a K9 track with no find on the suspect. The victim appears to have been targeted and there is no danger to the public.
The victim was transported to Mercy Hospital where he was treated and released. The investigation into the shooting is ongoing.
Anyone with information on this crime is encouraged to call Rock County Dispatch at 757-2244
