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Spring 2012 Crime Reporter
Jan 31, 2012

Look!! Local “Most Wanted” mug shots! Inside on pg 5

Crime Reporter

Spring 2012

Safe Kids Fox Valley!!!!

As a parent, it is your job to know-it-all. Picking the right car seat, the safest toys and the best crib… Knowing that even though teens and pre-teens think they’re invincible, they are not. Our children were not born with a manual so we need to keep them safe. That is where Safe Kids Fox Valley can help.

Safe Kids Fox Valley is a partnership of service agencies dedicated to reducing unintentional injuries to children through a multi-faceted campaign of educational programs, public policy initiatives and media efforts that teach injury prevention for children ages 1 to 14.

The coalition is sponsored by the National SAFE KIDS World Wide. They educate families, provide safety devices to families in need and advocate for better laws to help keep children safe, healthy and out of the emergency room.

Safe Kids Fox Valley brings injury prevention directly to kids and their families in four different ways they do this. First is online at SafeKids.org, where you can find the latest information on injury prevention and ways to put your knowledge into action. These resources will help you protect your own kids and band together with other parents to help protect kids across the country.

Secondly, their programs deliver hands-on education to families. Each Safe Kids program focuses on protecting children and families from a specific injury risk.

Safe Kids conducts research that helps adults understand the dangers children face. Research explores how and why injuries happen, and it helps develop tips and programs that deals with real problems.

Finally, laws and regulations can cause families to change their behavior and increase their awareness of child safety. Safe Kids works hard to ensure that state and federal laws or regulations exist to help prevent unintentional injury to children.

More information on programs and events, happening in your area is at www.safekids.organd click on WI.

Stay Connected!

Law enforcement agencies throughout Winnebago County have embraced the community policing concept for many years as we work to maintain the quality of life that all of us have come to expect here in the Fox Valley. Community policing has many interpretations and aspects, but the heart of it remains the involvement of the community with law enforcement in working together to address problems. A critical component of that concept is keeping the community informed of what is going on.

Historically, we in law enforcement have worked on that communication through presentations and meeting with residents and business owners during our patrols. As you can imagine, we could only reach a fraction of our community with information. With the increase in technology available to all of us, law enforcement throughout Winnebago County quickly realized that with the click of a mouse, we could reach thousands of people!

Some of the ways that we have been using this technology include:

Email – Several agencies send out crime alerts periodically highlighting crimes and/or scams occurring in their community.

Facebook– Several agencies have joined this popular social networking site to share information on crimes and activities that the agency is involved with along with information on ways to prevent from being a victim.

Crime Mapping – A few agencies in Winnebago County make their crimes available on a Google based map allowing residents to check on what is occurring near their home or business.

These are only a few ways that we have reached out to the community. There are many other ways that YOU can keep abreast of crime in the area. A few agencies also send out text alerts, post videos on YouTube and use Twitter.

You can also keep up on what is occurring throughout Wisconsin as the Wisconsin Department of Justice has recently implemented the Wisconsin Crime Alert Network which allows local, state, federal, and tribal law enforcement agencies to send out crime alert bulletins to businesses and the public about crime which may affect them. The program assists businesses in preventing and deterring crime, as well as assist police departments in solving crime and apprehending criminals. Alerts are tailored to specific types of businesses and geographic regions in order to provide the most useful information to those who are voluntary members of the network.

For more information on how you can become connected, please visit your law enforcement agencies website or contact anyone of the crime prevention officers in Winnebago County

re:TH!NK Marijuana Use and Adolescents:

What We Need to Know

By Join Together staff

As marijuana use among teenagers increases and its perceived danger among this age group decreases, clinicians need to know the latest science about the harmful effects of the drug on the adolescent brain, according to a researcher at the University of Colorado, Denver.

Paula Riggs, PhD, Professor of Psychiatry, notes the most recent Monitoring the Future Survey shows a significant increase in marijuana use, including daily marijuana use among U. S. high school students and a decrease in perceived risk of use. “There are a number of indicators, including the increasing number of states that have passed ‘medical marijuana’ legislation, and that society as a whole tends to view marijuana as a relatively benign, recreational drug. However, scientific research does not support this.”

A growing body of research shows that adolescent marijuana use can be detrimental to the brain development and may produce long-lasting neurocognitive deficits and increased risk of mental health problems

including psychosis, said Dr. Riggs, who spoke about this topic at the recent California Society of Addiction Medicine meeting.

Marijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug in the United States. Although some have questioned whether marijuana is an addictive drug, scientific research shows that one in 10 people overall, and one in six adolescents, who use marijuana

develop dependence or addiction, Dr. Riggs says. Research shows that marijuana can cause structural damage, neuronal loss and impair brain function on a number of levels, from basic motor coordination to more complex tasks, such as the ability to plan, organize, solve problems, remember, make decisions and control behavior and emotions.

Dr. Riggs also cited recent studies indicating that

adolescents may be more vulnerable to addiction, in part due to rapid brain development. “Emerging research suggests that individuals who start using marijuana during their teenage years may have longer-lasting cognitive impairments in executive functioning than those who start later,” she says. “Animal studies also suggest that exposure to marijuana during adolescence compared to adulthood may increase the vulnerability or risk of developing addiction to other substances of abuse such as cocaine and methamphetamine.”

She adds, “It is important for pediatricians, psychiatrists and other mental health clinicians to be aware of current research because they are on the front line to identify teens when they first start to experiment. They need to be able to effectively screen adolescents for marijuana use, and be armed with the scientific facts to educate teens and families about associated risks.”

www.rethinkwinnebago.org

Kids Page

. That’s Private!

But what if you are asked for the same

information in cyberspace? The safe

answer is “no.” Not even if your favorite

cartoon character asks you to enter a

contest. Not even if you need to ask an

expert a homework question. So what do you do?

What's Private?

• full (first and last) name

• street address

• name of school

• school address

• e-mail address

• phone numbers

• passwords

• calling card number

• mother’s maiden name

• parent’s place of work

• photos in which you can

be recognized

Use The Rule

Always ask permission to give out private

information in cyberspace. Even though

there are grown-ups around when you go

into cyberspace, you are at the controls.

You’ll find pages on cool sites that ask for

private information. It’s an important

responsibility to stop and get your pare

Warrants

Confirmed As Of

January 17, 2012

MOST WANTED

ware

Francisco

Serna

Age: 37

Sex: M

Weight: 190

Height: 5’6

Hair: Black

Eyes: Brown

Wanted

For

Abusing Hazardous Substance

Dominique C. Webb

Age: 25

Sex: F

Weight: 150

Height: 5’2

Hair: Black

Eyes: Brown

Wanted

For

Prostitution

Ger

Chang

Age: 27

Sex: M

Weight: 130

Height: 5’4

Hair: Black

Eyes: Brown

Wanted

For

Reckless

Endangerment

Keith D.

Johnson

Age: 36

Sex: M

Weight: 190

Height: 6’4

Hair: Brown

Eyes: Brown

Wanted

For

Possession of Marijuana

Anthony

Burkes

Age: 49

Sex: M

Weight: 200

Height: 5’ 8

Hair: Black

Eyes: Brown

Wanted

For

Sexual Assault of

Child

Charles A.

Doemel

Age: 39

Sex: M

Weight: 175

Height: 5’9

Hair: Brown

Eyes: Brown

Wanted

For

Fail to Pay

Child Support

Phillip O.

McQuire

Age: 47

Sex: M

Weight: 175

Height: 5’9

Hair: Black

Eyes: Brown

Wanted

For

Operating Without

Valid License

Beatrice R.

Chevalier

Age: 30

Sex: F

Weight: 145

Height: 5’3

Hair: Brown

Eyes: Brown

Wanted For

OWI and Speeding

DO NOT APPREHEND OR DETAIN THESE SUBJECTS.

CALL 920-231-TIPS (8477).

TEXT ‘IGOTYA PLUS YOUR TIP’ TO CRIMES (274637)

The pictured currently have outstanding warrants with local

Police. If you have any information on the location of these subjects

or any wanted person call Winnebago Countywide Crime Stoppers at (920) 231-TIPS (4877) or text ‘IGOTYA plus your tip’ to CRIMES (274637). You can remain anonymous and may be eligible for a cash reward.