Two men were arrested in Rock County, Wisconsin, on Friday, September 2, thanks to the sharp eyes of a Rock County detective. Rock County is on the Wisconsin-Illinois state line and includes Janesville. Arrested were Nicholas Jay Batzler, 32, of Loves Park and James Daniel Tarrant, 43, of Rockford.
Was that two-man team responsible for the crime wave in McHenry, Boone, Ogle, Winnebago and Rock Counties? I'll bet there are others.
You can read the short story on Crime Tracker of NBC-TV/15 out of Madison. A resident had reported a suspicious vehicle, and the arrest unfolded from that tip.
Watch for news soon that will help Marengo area residents learn more, faster, about crime in their area. Active residents are stepping into the fray and making things happen.
Your eyes and ears can help. If you are home and hear glass breaking next door, take action. If you know someone is home, call them. If you know no one is home, call the police or the sheriff's department. Don't be the one who later says, "You know? I heard glass breaking, but ..."
You never know who is interested…
3 months ago
2 comments:
Oh, joy. The sheriff's dept. must be reading my blog. They just issued a NIXLE alert about the arrests of the two men in Rock County. MCSD says they were arrested for the unicorporated (sic) Marengo area burglaries.
Read the NBC-TV article. I didn't see any such reference. Well, maybe there is more news coming. They had better be.
The email copy of the MCSD NIXLE release included:
"Sheriff Keith Nygren announced today the apprehension of two Rockford area men suspected in residential burglaries in the unincorporated Marengo area."
Sure sounds like Keith's Gang got 'em; right? They didn't.
The announcement continues and explained that Rock County, Wisc. deputies made the arrests!
And then, further down, it reads, "Two search warrants were executed on residences and more stolen property was recovered, including proceeds from two residential burglaries in McHenry County."
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