Portage police plan to have an increased presence at Portage High School for the remainder of the day after someone called the school with an anonymous active shooter threat that was later ruled non-credible.
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Police: Possible gas leak in Portage, shelter in place canceled
July 7, 2021 8:30 PM Stephen Cohn
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PORTAGE, Wis. A shelter in place order was canceled Wednesday night in Portage after a possible gas leak.
According to the city’s police department, the leak was believed to be at the CP Rail Yard in the 400 block of West Oneida Street.
According to a Facebook post from the Portage Fire Department, the width of DeWitt and Armstrong streets and the length of West Oneida and West Marion Streets were asked to shelter in place while crews investigated the leak.
After fire crews made entry to the area with protective equipment and metering devices to detect the leak, authorities gave the all clear. The shelter-in-place order was canceled around 10 p.m.
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Portage police officer back at work after being bit by person who resisted arrest
May 19, 2021 4:10 PM Site staff
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PORTAGE, Wis. A Portage police officer who received an infection after being bit by someone while on the job has been cleared for full duty.
Portage police said the incident happened in March. A post said two officers were attacked while they were trying to control a person who was resisting arrest. According to the department, both officers were bit and required treatment.
One of the officers returned to work immediately, while the second got an infection from the bite and needed surgery. An update from Wednesday said the officer was cleared for full duty after two surgeries, daily antibiotic infusions and physical therapy.