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Kenosha County sheriff reports improved staffing, calls summary from Country Thunder festival

5711677 · September 4, 2025
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Sheriff Zirner told the county committee the department’s recruiting is active, corrections staffing is full with trainees in the academy, and County Thunder duties produced mostly minor incidents: 473 calls for service, about 20 arrests and 197 citations.

Sheriff Zirner, Kenosha County sheriff, told the county committee the department’s recruiting effort is “in full swing” and that the corrections division is currently fully staffed while several officers and corrections staff remain in training and at the academy.

The sheriff said the department is preparing for retirements, with a captain promotional test scheduled, and that it is coordinating with human resources on promotions. He also described emergency-management monitoring during recent high-water concerns along the Fox River and credited recent county mitigation — including the county’s purchase of several…

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