One in custody after driver sideswipes parked KPD Ok-9 unit squad automotive; officer, police canine not in automobile | Accident-and-incident
Kenosha police dog Ace plays with his ball as a reward when making a 2019 visit to Harvey Elementary School.
A 29-year-old Kenosha woman was cited after initially being taken into custody late Wednesday when she allegedly struck the side of a Kenosha Police Department squad car belonging to a sergeant and his police dog.
The incident occurred around 9:15 pm in the 7900 block of 30th Avenue, according to police. Neither Sgt. Dusty Nichols, nor Ace, his German shepherd police dog, were inside the vehicle when the crash occurred, according to Sgt. Ryan Alles. Authorities described the police vehicle as a “take home” squad car that is used by the department’s K9 units.
“It was unoccupied, our squad car. Somebody did crash into it,” he said. Everything said Nichols was getting ready to go to work when the crash occurred.
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Jeff Auger, general manager of Lynch Chevrolet of Kenosha, left, and Kenosha Police Detective Pete Deates pose with Iris, the electronic-sniffing Labrador, at the dealership on 75th Street. Lynch recently worked with Operation Underground Railroad, a not-for-profit agency that works to combat child sex trafficking, to provide a vehicle for Deates and Iris. The vehicle is not the one in the photo.
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“If it would’ve been a couple minutes later, he very well could’ve been in the car,” he said. The crash is currently under investigation.
Meanwhile, following the initial incident, the Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department arrested her in connection with the crash, according to Lt. Keith Fonk. She was later cited for numerous traffic violations including operating while intoxicated, having no insurance, no driver’s license and a suspended registration.
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Fonk said the suspect had reportedly “sideswiped” the police vehicle and left the scene of the crash. Immediately afterward, authorities began fielding a number of calls, including those reporting the crash and then the suspect’s disorderly conduct associated with it. He said the person had been allegedly engaged in an argument with other people “stemming from the hit-and-run aspect of it.”
“So ultimately we got called in and we ended up taking the case for the city (police),” Fonk said.
Despite their specially outfitted squad car being out of commission, Nichols and Ace were not sidelined. Everything said they were able to secure an alternate work vehicle.
“We have a K9 car currently in the basement that’s not being used,” he said.
IN PHOTOS: Local police K-9 units
Pleasant Prairie Officer Mike Algiers and K-9 Chase
An anonymous donation in the memory of Randy Copenharve was recently made to the Pleasant Prairie Police Department’s K-9 unit, led by Officer Mike Algiers and 4-year-old German shepherd, Chase. Copenharve, who died suddenly last September, was a frequent supporter of the K-9 unit and other areas within the village.
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Local dealership provides wheels for new KPD K9
Iris, the Kenosha Police Department’s electronic-sniffing Labrador, takes a break at Lynch Chevrolet of Kenosha, the car dealership that helped provide a transport vehicle for Iris and her handler, Detective Pete Deates.
DENEEN SMITH, Kenosha News
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Jeff Auger, general manager of Lynch Chevrolet of Kenosha, left, and Kenosha Police Detective Pete Deates pose with Iris, the electronic-sniffing Labrador, at the dealership on 75th Street. Lynch recently worked with Operation Underground Railroad, a not-for-profit agency that works to combat child sex trafficking, to provide a vehicle for Deates and Iris. The vehicle is not the one in the photo.
DENEEN SMITH, Kenosha News
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The Twin Lakes Police Department swears in its K-9, Jaxx, in April.
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Twin Lakes officer Jeffrey Comp with his new partner, K-9 officer Jaxx.
Submitted photos
IRIS-POLICE DOG
Iris, a 2-year-old black lab, has joined the Kenosha Police Department. She specializes as an electronics detection K9 officer.
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