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2/14/2026 Commercial Fire in the Town of West Bend
02/14/2026
On 02/14/2026, the Washington County Sheriff’s Office Communication Center took multiple reports of a commercial property structure fire on Hron Rd off of Cty Tk NN in the Town of West Bend. Deputies and West Bend Fire were subsequently dispatched to the scene.
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Injury Crash 26-5930
02/14/2026
On February 14, 2026, at approximately 3:08 p.m., the Washington County Sheriff’s Office Communications Center received a report of a single vehicle crash northbound on Highway 45 north of Park Avenue in the City of West Bend. A Deputy with the Washington County Sheriff’s Office was in the immediate area and located a SUV in the east ditch of Highway 45 that had struck a tree. The West Bend Fire Department was subsequently dispatched to the scene.
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Two Vehicle Fatal Crash on Hwy 41
02/11/2026
On 02/11/2026 at 12:08pm, the Washington County Sheriff’s Office Communication Center began receiving multiple 911 calls reporting a two vehicle crash on Hwy 41 southbound just south of Hwy 28. One of the callers reported that a subject was trapped in a vehicle and not responsive. Deputies, along with Allenton Fire and EMS were subsequently dispatched to the scene. The Dodge County Sheriff’s office had also received calls and dispatched their own deputies along with Theresa Fire and Mayville EMS.
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Community Notification
01/26/2026
The Washington County Sheriff’s Office is releasing the following information pursuant to WI 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.
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Structure Fire
01/24/2026
On January 23, 2026 at approximately 9:39 pm, the Washington County Sheriff’s Office Communications Center received a call of a possible structure fire in the 6400 block of Congress Drive in the Town of Trenton. The original call came from a neighbor.
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12-29-25-Structure Fire
12/29/2025
On Monday, December 29, 2025, at 9:10am the Washington County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a detached garage on fire, on St. Killian Drive in the Town of Wayne. The homeowners were on scene attempting to extinguish the fire with the use of a water hose. Sheriff’s Office deputies responded and arrived at 9:17am. On first arrival, a large pile of firewood under the shed overhang and near the outdoor woodstove, was fully engulfed, with the flames entering the rafters/attic of the shed. Prior to fire personnel arriving on scene, the homeowners and Sheriff’s Office deputies removed personal property from the shed.
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