Jaco changes plea to not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect
Shawn Jaco Following two independent competency hearings that found Shaun Jaco competent to stand trial, he changed his plea to not guilty by reason of mental…
Crime & Public Safety
Jaco changes plea to not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect
Retiring K9 Sam Tracks Suspect Hiding in Dumpster After Dodgeville Theft
Jeffery Raymond Hohmann Troy W. Clark On Friday, August 28, 2026, at approximately 7:42 p.m., the Iowa County Sheriff’s Office and Dodgeville Police Department responded to…
Sheriff’s Department Activity By Sheriff Michael Peterson
May 12, (5:09 p.m.), The Iowa County Communications Center received a report of Carbon Monoxide alarms activated at a residence in the 100 block of Clifton…
Sheriff’s Department Activity
May 5, (12:02 p.m.), The Iowa County Communications Center received a report of a one vehicle crash versus building in the 100 block of Main St…
Sheriff’s Department Activity
April 29, (1:52 p.m.), The Iowa County Communications Center received a report of a one vehicle crash near State Road 133 and Moddy Road in the…
Two arrested at Black Hawk Lake Campground
The Iowa County Sheriff’s Office has issued a correction to a previous daily activity report regarding an incident at Black Hawk Lake. On April 29, 2026,…
Sheriff’s Department Activity
April 22, (10:27 p.m.), The Iowa County Communications received an automated crash detection alert reporting a vehicle crash on State Road 78 north of the intersection…
Sheriff’s Department Activity
April 16, (12:32 a.m.), Iowa County Communications Center received a report of an ongoing domestic disturbance at an address on Maiden Street in the City of…
Madison man pleas no contest in significant drug bust
Michael Scates, aged 44 and a resident of Madison, entered a no contest plea on Tuesday afternoon in Iowa County Court to charges of possession with…
Sheriff’s Department Activity
April 8, (11:19 a.m.), The Iowa County Communication Center received a report of an odor complaint in the 4100 block of Harris Rd. Mineral Point Fire…
Dodgeville Police Activity
From March 1st through March 31st, 2026, Dodgeville Police Department Officers responded to 255 calls for service. The following Criminal Complaints were also filed by the…
Sheriff’s Department Activity
March 31, (2:52 a.m.), The Iowa County Communications Center received a request for mutual aid from Lafayette County regarding a structure fire at a location in…