UPDATE: 6/27/19:  Update:  Keenan L. Gardner was taken into custody earlier today.  He was placed in the Sheboygan County Detention Center on unrelated charges.  Police are not referring charges on Gardner at this point in connection with this incident.  The investigation is ongoing and anyone with information about this investigation is asked to contact Detective Joel Clark at 920-459-3349 or Sheboygan Police at 920-459-3333.

On 6/25/19, at approximately 3:24 PM, Sheboygan Police responded to a domestic disturbance in the area of Moenning Road and Fox Grove in Sheboygan.  During the disturbance, the suspect exited the victim’s residence and entered a vehicle to leave the scene. The suspect has been identified as Keenan L. Gardner, age 25, of Racine.   As Gardner entered the vehicle, an unidentified subject exited the same vehicle and fired multiple rounds into the victim’s residence.  No one was injured. 

The passenger is described as a male black, 6’1, weighing approximately 145 pounds.  The vehicle is an older model Chevrolet Malibu, gray in color, with an unknown rear plate.  Police believe the suspects in this incident are known to each other and there is no threat to the community.  Police are actively seeking Keenan L. Gardner. 

Anyone with information about this incident, the whereabouts of Gardner or the identity of the shooting suspect is asked to contact Detective Joel Clark at 920-459-3349 or  Sheboygan Police at 920-459-3333.

On 05/04/19, Sheboygan Police responded to a report of gunshots in the 1000 block of Superior Avenue, in Sheboygan. Investigating officers learned that a private residence in that block had been struck. No one was injured in the incident. With the assistance of neighbors in the area, a suspect vehicle was identified leading to the identification of two individuals responsible for the shooting. The Wisconsin Department of Justice Division of Criminal Investigation was contacted to provide technical and investigative assistance with the case. The ongoing investigation revealed that the incident was due to a disagreement over past drug transactions. As a result, arrest warrants have been issued for the following individuals: Omar A. Sosa, Age 22, (no photo)
Isaiah L. Beasley, Age 23
We are actively seeking both suspects. Anyone with information about this case or the whereabouts of these subjects is asked to contact Detective Paul Olsen at 920-459-3188 or Sheboygan Police at 920-459-3333.

The Sheboygan Police Department invites you to enjoy the festivities at the lakefront again this year on the 4th of July with your friends and family by getting there on your bicycle.  There will be two bike corrals supported by officers and members of the Sheboygan Police Department Explorer post where citizens can leave their bicycles and we will watch them for you until you return to go home. 

One will be at Deland Park next to the war memorial along Broughton Drive.  The other will be on South Pier Drive on the west side of the road at the intersection of Lakeview Drive.

So come and enjoy the fun knowing that your bike will be kept safe while you are there and avoid the traffic congestion.  All we ask in return is that you not leave them in the corrals at the end of the night.  The corrals will be available starting shortly after the parade ends and will close shortly after the fireworks are over.

We will also accept wagons and strollers as long as personal property is not left with them.

In preparation for the Independence Day parade in the City of Sheboygan, the Sheboygan Police Department would like to advise the public of the parade route and policies to ensure that everyone has an enjoyable holiday:

The July 4^th parade will begin at 9:00 AM. The route is north on N. 8^th Street from Center Avenue to Michigan Avenue. East on Michigan Avenue to Broughton Drive. South on Broughton Drive, ending at Wisconsin Avenue.

Reserving a spot for the Independence Day Parade:

–We would like to remind the community that the policy of the City of Sheboygan is that you may bring tarps and chairs to hold a spot between the sidewalk and street along the parade route after 5:00 AM on July 4, 2019.  Any items placed out prior to that time will be considered abandoned property and may be removed.  This is to help minimize the amount of over-night vandalism and help to prevent conflicts over those spots.

All side streets connecting to the parade route will be barricaded off the morning of July 4, 2019.  For safety reasons, vehicles parked on the parade route after 7:30 AM on July 4, 2019, will be towed.

The Sheboygan Police Department is releasing the following information pursuant to Wisconsin State Statute 301.46(2m) which authorizes law enforcement agencies to inform the public of a sex offender’s release when, in the discretion of the agency, the release of information will enhance public safety, awareness, and protection.  The individual who appears on this notification has been convicted of a sex offense.  Further, his criminal history places him in a classification level which reflects the potential to re-offend.

This sex offender has served the sentence imposed on him by the courts.  He is NOT wanted by the police at this time.  This notification is not intended to increase fear; rather, it is our belief that an informed public is a safer public.

Sex offenders have always lived in our communities, but it was not until the Sex Offender Registration and Community Notification Law was enacted that law enforcement was able to share this information with the community.  Citizen abuse of this information to threaten, intimidate or harass registered sex offenders will NOT be tolerated.

Kevin J. McCabe will be paroled when he reaches his maximum release date the week of June 11, 2019, after serving his sentence for Possession of Child Pornography; Bail Jumping-Felony.

Kevin J. McCabe will be residing at 921 Z Court and will be under 24-hour electronic monitoring.  He will be supervised by agents from probation/parole.  He will continue to participate in long-term programming while on parole.  In addition to the intensive supervision rules, to which he must adhere, Kevin J. McCabe will be subject to additional specific rules.  These rules include no contact with any of his victims; he may not be anywhere children congregate, and he may not reside in the same residence with any minor children.  Kevin J. McCabe is registered with the Sex Offender Registry and will be escorted upon his release from confinement, directly to the Sheboygan Police Department where a face-to-face registration with law enforcement will take place.  If Kevin J. McCabe violates any of these rules or conditions of his parole, he will be taken into custody and placed in confinement, pending review of possible revocation proceedings.  Witnessed violations should be reported to the Sheboygan Police Department.

The Sheboygan Police Department Criminal Investigation Division is available to help you with any questions you may have regarding this notification.  The number to leave a message is 459-3355.

McCabe file attachment

Shortly after 10 am, on 5/31/19, Emergency Medical Personnel and Sheboygan Police Officers responded to the 1100 block of S. 11^th Street, in the City of Sheboygan, for a five month old infant that was unresponsive. Upon arrival lifesaving efforts were administered and the victim was medically transported. Subsequently the child was pronounced dead at Sheboygan Memorial Medical Center a short time later.

Investigation revealed that the victim suffered a recent head injury. A 19 year old male is in custody and the investigation is ongoing.

On May 3, 2019, at approximately 5:00 PM, Sheboygan Police along with the Sheboygan Fire Department responded to the Mead Public Library, 710 N. 8th Street, after library staff located an unconscious male in their restroom.   Responding officers located a 28-year-old deceased male in a bathroom stall.  The subsequent investigation conducted by Sheboygan Police, Sheboygan MEG and the Sheboygan County Medical Examiner’s Office revealed that the victim’ s death was consistent with a drug overdose.

Further investigation revealed that a 28-year-old female and a 28-year-old male associate of the victim had purchased heroin from a residence in the 800 block of Bluff Avenue in Sheboygan and provided the heroin to the victim just prior to his death.  Police served a search warrant at the residence on Bluff Avenue and located marijuana, heroin and cash.  The 36-year-old male resident was arrested and placed in the Sheboygan County Detention Center on various drug charges as well as a probation hold. 

A search warrant was also served at the male associate’s residence in the 1500 block of Blocki Court in Sheboygan.  Officers located suspected heroin, marijuana, drug paraphernalia, prescription drugs and assorted firearms in the residence.  The male resident was placed in the Sheboygan County Detention Center on various drug-related charges.  The female associate was placed in the detention center on a probation hold.  The case has been referred to the Sheboygan County District Attorney’s Office for review.   

The Sheboygan Police Department is investigating a fatal accident involving a pedestrian.
The crash happened on 03/25/2019, at 11:00 a.m. in the southbound lanes of Taylor Drive, just south of Erie Avenue. A vehicle driving southbound struck a pedestrian who was walking in the southbound traffic lanes.
Sheboygan Police Officers and firefighter paramedics performed life-saving measures on the scene. The victim was transported to St. Nicholas hospital but did not survive.
At this time, the identities of those involved in this crash are being withheld while the investigation is being conducted and the family of the decedent is located and proper notification is made.
The SPD Crash Reconstruction Team is leading the investigation of this accident. The southbound lanes of Taylor Drive remain closed between Erie Avenue and Taylor Heights Frontage Road while the scene investigation is taking place. Southbound traffic is being re-routed onto eastbound Erie Avenue.
There may be witnesses who saw this crash but left before they were contacted by police. Anyone who witnessed this crash is asked to contact the Sheboygan Police Department at (920)459-3333.

3/19/19
New Jersey Avenue from South 22^nd Street to South 17^th Street will be re-opening immediately.  New Jersey Avenue from South 22^nd Street to Wildwood Avenue will remain closed until further notice.

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3/16/19
The ice that has blocked the Sheboygan River remains in place, however, water levels behind the dam have dropped.  The roadways surrounding S. Taylor Dr. and Indiana Ave. are open.  University Drive is open.  Traffic barricades for Indiana Ave. traffic just east of Taylor Dr. will remain in place in the event of future changes in water levels.
New Jersey Ave. is closed between S. 17th St. and Wildwood Ave.
There is no access to the City of Sheboygan Drop Off Site.
Access to the Blue Line Ice Arena is blocked by standing water.  The fundraising event scheduled for Saturday, March 16th has been canceled.