The 234 Apartment

BRITT | A Britt woman has been charged with entering an apartment at Summit House Assisted Living and stealing cash. Randi Jo Chipman , 35, was arrested Aug. 5 on a felony charge of third-degree burglary and a misdemeanor charge of dependent adult abuse . While employed as a caregiver at the Britt assisted living facility , Chipman entered one of the apartments and took cash from a resident's purse while she wasn't there, according to a criminal complaint. The Britt Police Department , with assistance from the resident and staff at the Summit House, set up a surveillance camera on July 13 after the resident reported money had been stolen from her purse in the past. Police say money was marked, photographed and placed in the purse, which was set on a table in the apartment. The police were contacted on July 15 and told money had been taken from the purse. While reviewing recording from the surveillance camera, police observed Chipman walk into the apartment, go to the table,...

Police lights (Photo: Stock) City of Neenah July 31 Theft, 800 block of Fox Point Plaza . An employee had a bike stolen a few days earlier. Loss prevention had the incident on video and identified the suspect. Traffic stop, 1100 block of Maple Street. An officer observed a driver not wearing a seat belt. The operator had the belt tucked under her arm. She was told she needed to wear it properly. Aug. 1 Suspicious situation, 500 block of Quarry Lane. A caller stated he woke up this morning to find a TV in the middle of his driveway and didn't know who put it there. The responding officer thought it appeared someone just dumped it in the roadway. Theft, 1500 block of Remington Road. A caller witnessed the theft of equipment from the construction site across the street. The contractor said nothing is missing. It appeared they grabbed wood from a scrap file and he didn't want to file anything. Damage to property, 600 block of South Church Street . A party reported the back door an...

T wo weeks ago, a Manhattan Supreme Court judge handed down a decision designed to strike fear in the hearts of landlords. Justice James d’Auguste ordered that an independent receiver be appointed to manage two Midtown residential buildings where the landlords allegedly allowed illegal Airbnb rentals to occur. The case, which began when the city sued the landlords in February 2015, has become one of the battlegrounds in a larger war between city enforcement agencies and short- term rental sites like Airbnb. Airbnb, which was recently valued at $31 billion, refuses to release the exact addresses of hosts who break the law by renting their entire apartment for less than 30 days without being present. Without the addresses and names of Airbnb violators , the city mostly targets the owners of buildings that rack up the most illegal hotel complaints from 311 calls and the New York City Department of Buildings. “This entire model—and it was intentional [by the city]—is complaint-drive...