Merrill Police reports

March 29
10:59 a.m.- An officer on patrol observed a vehicle deviating within its lane of travel. A traffic stop was conducted and the officer noted signs indicative of impairment. The male subject was placed through field sobriety tests and based off of those tests was arrested for operating while under the influence. The male subject refused the legal blood draw and a search warrant was obtained. After the legal blood draw the male subject was transported to the jail.

7:43 p.m.- An officer observed a vehicle deviating within its lane of travel and at one point was completely traveling in the opposite lane of traffic. A traffic stop was conducted and the officer noted signs on impairment. The driver admitted to drinking and was placed through field sobriety tests. The female was uncooperative and was unable to perform the tests. She was arrested for operating while under the influence 4th offense and cited for possession of open intoxicants. After a legal blood draw, she was released to a responsible party.

March 30
A caller reported a van going door to door attempting to sell meat and that the occupants were acting suspicious. Contact was made with the company listed on the van and they were advised of the permit requirements to solicit door to door sales.

An officer conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for an exhaust violation. During the traffic stop the driver was found to be suspended and on open felony bonds with conditions that he cannot operate a vehicle due to a pursuit he was involved in in Marathon County. Additionally the male was on several open felony cases out of Taylor County. The driver was arrested on 7 counts of felony bail jumping.

March 31
An officer received a call to perform a welfare check on a party that was observed sleeping in a vehicle behind a business. When contact was made with the male party, and he was identified, it was found that he had an active warrant for his arrest and was arrested.

April 2
2:56 a.m.- An officer located a suspicious vehicle in the 200 block of Stange Street. The male occupant was found to have an active arrest warrant and was taken into custody.

8:19 p.m.- An officer stopped a vehicle in the 3200 block of East Main Street. The female occupant was arrested for an active arrest warrant. The female was also in possession of a schedule 4 drug and was charged for that offense.

April 3
10:40 a.m.- Officers investigated a dog bite incident at an East Main Street residence. It was also found that the dogs in question were part of a similar incident in the recent past. As a result of the investigation, the dogs were removed from the residence and the owners were cited for numerous violations.

9:13 p.m.- Officers investigated a retail theft complaint from a business in the 500 block of South Pine Ridge Avenue. The suspects were identified and it was found that they had advertised the stolen items on Facebook. The suspects were contacted about the property and agreed to meet a fictitious person to sell them the property. When the suspects arrived, they were greeted by officers and the stolen property was recovered. The suspect was charged with two counts of retail theft and removal of a theft detection device.

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