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Earlier this year, the Eau Claire Police Department was notified by a community member that employees at Angel Massage, 1219 Menomonie Street, perform sex acts in exchange for money at this location. As a result of this information an investigation into this matter was initiated. Angel Massage was placed under surveillance. Upon doing so it was learned 223 customers utilized this business in an approximate one-month time frame. During that time, only one female customer was observed. Eau Claire Police

The owner of a popular restaurant in Lake Hallie is letting the business go for the low, low price of FREE! Deb’s Cafe which has been operating since 2008 is looking for a new owner and it won’t cost them a dime.“I never thought I would be helping sell a restaurant for FREE. When I talked to the owner about it, I asked her if she was sure she wanted to do this, and she was confident that it would provide someone a

We now know who was behind the bank robbery in Lake Hallie earlier this week, but we will not know how much money was taken. 42 year old Jason G Burgett of Milwaukee was identified after a police chase that ended in him surrendering to Officers. It appears he was acting alone. Bank employees reported that the suspect displayed a black handgun. US Currency was stolen and also recovered by officers after a Search Warrant was obtained. The exact amount

A man could do up to 40 years in prison after being accused of raping a woman in Barron County.  The victim reportedly told police Darren Thibedeau held her down and raped her at her home on July 8th while a child and at least one other person were there.  Thibedeau allegedly admitted to police the victim said no, but he didn’t stop.  He’s out on bond and returns to court next week. 

A Menomonie woman is in custody after being accused of having nearly 100 grams of drugs in her car.  Dunn County sheriff’s deputies say Jordan Roberts recently sold more than 400-dollars worth of methamphetamine to a police informant.  Roberts was arrested on July 10th and deputies say they found 95 grams of meth, heroin, mushrooms, marijuana, and cash in her car.  She’s facing 14 charges and could do 75 years in prison. 

An Eau Claire man is going to prison after being convicted of six charges stemming from a police standoff.  A criminal complaint says Nicholas Burr fired a shotgun in the air after an argument with his girlfriend last August.  This started a standoff, but Burr gave himself up about an hour later.  Burr pleaded guilty in the case back in May and was sentenced yesterday to two years in prison followed by four years of probation. 

Deer hunters in west-central Wisconsin have new recommendations for the 2019 hunting season.  The Chippewa Valley Chronic Wasting Disease Advisory Team met in Rock Falls yesterday to discuss the disease.  To keep it from spreading, the team is recommending hunters have every adult deer that’s killed tested and have every deer harvested on gun opener weekend registered with the Department of Natural Resources.  These regulations are only recommended in southwestern Eau Claire County, southeastern Dunn County, and northeastern Pepin County.   

The man who kidnapped Jayme Closs and killed her parents is no longer in a Wisconsin prison.  The Department of Corrections says they transferred Jake Patterson on Monday, he had been at the prison in Waupun.  DOC officials say they moved Patterson for his own safety, but they are not saying where Patterson is now serving his life sentence. 

One of the women who brought the dragon boat races to Eau Claire is looking at charges after investigators say she spent cancer donations on herself.  Prosecutors yesterday charged Renelle Laffe [[ lay-ff ]] with embezzlement.  Laffe is accused of spending thousands of dollars that were supposed to go to cancer research on herself.  Eau Claire police say a tip started their investigation.  Laffe is due in court today for her first appearance. 

It’s not the heat that’s worrying folks in western Wisconsin, it’s the rain.  The National Weather Service says folks from La Crosse all the way up to Ashland could see bouts of heavy rain today, that could lead to flooding.  Forecasters say they expect a couple of rounds of showers and storms heading into tonight.