Keshena area ‘now secure' after 10-hour long heavy law enforcement presence
KESHENA, Wis. (WFRV) — A 10-hour-long active law enforcement incident has finally come to an end, according to the Menominee County, Wisconsin, 911 center. One person was taken into custody.
'The area on Spirit Island and Hwy VV is now secure, residents may return to the area, officers will direct traffic and are still on location,' the center said in an update. 'Thank you for your assistance and patience.'
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The scene just off Legend Lake unraveled just after 8 a.m. Tuesday, with law enforcement surrounding a house deep in the woods on all sides, and multiple agencies coming from several counties away. The Brown County Sheriff's Office and Green Bay Police Department were two of the furthest away agencies on scene.
Menominee County, Wisconsin, sheriff's deputies and Menominee Tribal Police were the lead agencies, with multiple ambulances and a SWAT-style BearCat truck also staged in the area.
A neighbor tells Local 5 off camera that the home surrounded is owned by a non-Native resident living on Menominee Tribe land.
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Other neighbors tell Local 5 that the area is mostly peaceful, and while there are a few emergencies now and then, none have been anything like this massive scene.
'I live on a dead-end road and it's pretty peaceful,' resident Mark Trester said. 'But I'm sure that can happen anywhere.'
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