Police: Seven people arrested following several gun-related incidents in Wisconsin
FITCHBURG, Wis. (WFRV) – Police with a department in southern Wisconsin say seven people are now in custody following several gun-related incidents.
According to a release from the Fitchburg Police Department, multiple gun-related incidents occurred over the last three weeks with several of the incidents being deemed 'very concerning circumstances.'
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In the first incident, officials say a 43-year-old man was pulled over for speeding while on Fish Hatchery Road. After police found a loaded handgun inside the vehicle, the man was arrested for carrying a concealed weapon.
A second incident saw a 36-year-old man get arrested after allegedly running from a stolen car. After searching the vehicle, police say a handgun was found.
The 36-year-old man had a hold placed on him by the Wisconsin Department of Corrections and he was then booked into the Dance County Jail on the following charges:
Operating a motor vehicle without the owner's consent
Felon in possession of a firearm
Carrying a concealed weapon
Resisting/obstructing an officer
Felony bail jumping
In the third incident, a 35-year-old man was arrested after he reportedly tried to discard a handgun in one of the creekbeds on the Nine Springs Golf Course.
Following a call for service, officers say they saw the suspect open a car, pull out an item, and start to run. Police stopped the man who claimed he was nervous about drugs that he supposedly had in the car.
Officers found the gun the man had thrown into the creekbed leading to the 35-year-old being arrested and booked into the Dane County Jail for being in possession of a firearm.
In another incident, police report that a 22-year-old man, wanted for his involvement in a bank robbery, was arrested after trying to run from police while armed with a handgun. He was transferred to federal custody.
A 27-year-old driver was said to have been recently stopped for not having a license plate and they were arrested for a second offense of OWI.
In addition to the OWI offense, the man was booked into the Dan County Jail for carrying a concealed weapon and going armed while intoxicated after officers found a handgun in his car.
Police also say a 33-year-old man was recently arrested for carrying a concealed weapon, as well as for disorderly conduct after he allegedly was causing a disturbance at a church service.
Church staff was able to successfully de-escalate the situation until police were able to arrive on the scene to arrest the man.
Finally, a 24-year-old man was arrested during a traffic stop related to an investigation into a theft.
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Officers found a handgun hidden underneath a seat in the car causing the 24-year-old to be arrested for carrying a concealed weapon and for being a felon in possession of a firearm. It was noted that he already had a previous conviction for being a felon in possession of a firearm.
Authorities say that no one was hurt in any of the mentioned incidents and all the firearms involved were recovered.
No other information on any of the seven recent incidents is available at this time.
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