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A Caledonia police squad car crashed, rolled over and caught fire Saturday afternoon, July 8. It happened near Douglas and Harvest.

A Racine man is charged after leading Caledonia police on a high-speed chase. After it was called off, he allegedly tried to sexually assault a woman.

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Last Updated: Wisconsin Cop Caught planting Evidence In Strangers Car; Dept Chief Promises Probe “Earlier today, Caledonia Police Department was made aware of a cell phone video that is circulating social media platforms," the police chief wrote. IMAGE: Facebook/La Savoo A southeast Wisconsin police officer in the US sparked controversy after he was caught on camera throwing a tiny bag, appearing to plant drugs, in a Black man’s car. The video, which has now gone viral across social me...

The video has been widely circulated on social media. In the video, shot from within the front-seat area of the vehicle, the officer can be seen walking up to the vehicle, throwing something small and white into the back seat, then preparing to put on his gloves. The video then pans to show a baggie on the back seat of the vehicle. A small portion of the cellphone video, shot from within a vehicle, which is alleged to show a Caledonia police officer planting evidence. Chief responds Caledonia P...

Alleged drug planting video: Chief says police were giving plastic bag back, not planting it By FOX 32 Digital Team Published  article CALEDONIA, Wisconsin - Police in a small town in Wisconsin have shared bodycam video that they say proves a police officer did not try to plant drugs in a car during a traffic stop. Video from the perspective of the people in the car, which was shared on social media, shows an officer throwing a plastic bag, or a piece of a bag, into the back of a car in the v...

CALEDONIA — The Caledonia Village Board on Monday night gave permission, on a 5-2 vote, to the village Police Department to pursue a federal grant to hire two additional sworn officers, even while the village’s police chief wants to expand the department by five officers in the near future. The Caledonia Police Department has been understaffed for a while, according to department leaders. The department is currently staffed with 35 sworn personnel: a chief, deputy chief, three lieuten...

CALEDONIA — Last July, Caledonia K-9 Officer Cory Radke was one of the first to respond to a house fire at 6821 Beechnut Drive, just south of Six Mile Road. He was able to go inside the home and rescue a dog. However, as far as slowing the fire which was quickly consuming the house, he was unable to do much. All he could do was wait until firefighters arrived. Now, the Caledonia Police Department is doing more to prepare for situations like these. When police officers are able to arrive fi...