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Authorities seek help with Stoddard area robbery
Gun, coins, electronics taken in Feb. 3 theft
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Vernon County Sheriffs Office, Sentry-Enterprise staff
Updated: Feb 18, 2014, 6:26 PM
Published: Feb 18, 2014, 6:28 PM

Vernon County Crime Stoppers and the Vernon County Sheriff’s Office, both in Viroqua, are seeking information about a recent burglary in the Stoddard area.

Between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. Feb. 3, a house on Sunshine Drive north of Stoddard was burglarized. A black Walther handgun, gun vault, miscellaneous collector coins, a Sony camera, a Toshiba laptop and a silver iPad were among the items stolen.

A vehicle possibly involved in the burglary is a dark sport utility vehicle (SUV) similar to a 2010-13 Ford Explorer or Expedition.

Call 608-637-8477 or 1-800-657-6868 or visit www.vernoncrimestoppers.com or www.facebook.com/vernoncrimestoppers to help. Tipsters may be eligible for cash rewards of up to $1,000 and will remain anonymous.
New officer added to RC Police Dept.
New officer added to RC Police Dept.
Officer Nathan Coleman
Published: Feb 7, 2023, 10:48 PM

Chief Billy J. Jones would like to introduce Officer Nathan Coleman.  Nathan Coleman is the son of Tom and Brenda Coleman, of Richland Center.  Nathan graduated from the Richland Center High School in 2018. Throughout high school, Nathan was involved in many different sports and now he spends most of his free time hunting or fishing. Nathan hopes to get involved with youth sports as a coach whether that be in wrestling, basketball, or football. 

Nathan recently graduated from the 720-hour Law Enforcement Academy at Southwest Technical College in Fennimore and is excited to be able to give back to his hometown by working for the Richland Center Police Department. 

Nathan is currently in phase two of the Police Department’s 14-week field training program and can’t wait to be out on his own serving the community. Please help welcome Officer Coleman to the Police Department and to the City of Richland Center by waving or saying hi if you see him out and about.