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Man sought in possible child enticement case in De Soto
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Vernon County Sheriffs Office, Hillsboro Sentry-Enterprise staff
Updated: Sep 10, 2015, 3:01 PM
Published: Sep 10, 2015, 3:05 PM

The Vernon County Sheriff’s Office in Viroqua is seeking the public’s help to identify a young man suspected of child enticement in rural De Soto Sept. 5.

According to a press release, an 11-year-old girl was walking on a driveway off Co. N near Retreat when she was approached by an unknown man driving a dark green four-door passenger car with rust on it.

According to the girl, the man told her that her parents had sent him to give her a ride home. The girl did not enter the car and returned home safely.

Authorities are seeking the driver of the vehicle, who is described as being a male youth in his mid-to-late teens with dark brown hair and a clean-shaven face. The man was wearing sunglasses at the time of the incident.

The vehicle’s windows may have been tinted,  and its body style is described as being consistent with a  late 1990s-early 2000s Ford Taurus or Pontiac Grand Prix.

Anyone with information on this incident is asked to call the Vernon County Sheriff’s Office at 608-637-2123 or Vernon County Crime Stoppers at 608-637-8477. Those providing tips can remain anonymous and may be eligible for cash rewards.
You can also send a tip via text to 274637 (CRIMES).
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.