Barneveld Police, Sheriff’s Department, K9 Fenix help apprehend Walmart theft suspects

Iowa County Sheriff Michael Peterson reports that on June 12, 2024, at 3:58 p.m., Iowa County Communications Center received a report of shoplifters leaving the Dodgeville Walmart. Barneveld Police Department conducted a traffic stop on the offending vehicle near Mile Marker 60 in The Township of Brigham and was assisted by Iowa County Sheriff’s Deputies. During the traffic stop, K9 Fenix was deployed and indicated a positive presence of the odor of illegal narcotics....

(See the rest of this story in the June 20, 2024 Chronicle issue)