Merrill Fire Department reports

In this column: MGSHC = Ministry Good Samaritan Health Center; AWH = Aspirus Wausau Hospital; MSCH = Ministry St. Clare’s Hospital; MSJH = Ministry St. Joseph’s Hospital; PCNH = Pine Crest Nursing Home; MVA = motor vehicle accident.

Merrill Municipal Court

The following cases were heard in Merrill Municipal Court on April 23, 2012. Juveniles are not included. All have pleaded guilty or no contest. NAG=no age given.

Lincoln County Circuit Court

In this column: a/t = assess./treat., DC = disorderly conduct, BJ = bail jumping,  CDTP = criminal damage to property, OAR = operating after revocation, PTAC = party to a crime.

Merrill Police Department reports

May 4

Lincoln County Sheriff's Department reports

A 35 year old Tomahawk man was cited after a deputy found him driving on the Hiawatha Trail early Tuesday morning. The deputy was traveling on County Rd A after 4:30 a.m. when he saw a vehicle traveling south on the trail which is closed to motor vehicle traffic. The deputy stopped the vehicle after he watched it cross Mohawk Drive and continue south on the trail. Joshua A. Gardner told the deputy he was going to the grocery store to get cigarettes via the trail. He was placed through field sobriety tests and taken into custody on a first offense of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Gardner was later released to a responsible party.