The assistant Fond du Lac police chief says he hopes the conviction of a Romanian immigrant in a statewide credit card skimming scheme sends a strong message. Catalin Capanu faces more than 20 years in prison when he is sentenced in July for wire fraud and theft from a financial institution. Assistant police chief Steve Klein says Capanu and an accomplice were arrested last summer after a Fond du Lac resident called police about suspicious behavior at a Marine Credit Union ATM. Klein says the men were part of a group of about 30 people involved in a Romanian crime ring traveling the country stealing credit and debit information by using skimming devices.
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photo: waupun mayor rohn bishop The Waupun Common Council has postponed action on wage increases for paid on call firefighters and elected officials to get more public input. The council discussed the matter, sometimes heated, at their meeting this week and will take up the issue again at their April 8th meeting. If […]
todayMarch 27, 2025
A house fire near New Holstein claimed the life of a child. Shortly after 2am Wednesday firefighters were called to the scene on Honeymoon Hill Road near County Road T. A child in the home was pronounced dead at a hospital. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
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