High speed pursuit ends near Menomonie rest area, all four suspects apprehended

On November 13, 2026, at approximately 4:48 PM, the Dunn  County Sheriff's Office was notified that the Lake Hallie Police Department was pursuing a vehicle associated with a felony theft investigation. The pursuit was traveling westbound on Highway 312 (North Crossing) toward Interstate 94. 

A Dunn County Sheriff's Office sergeant intercepted the pursuit near Exit 59 on Interstate 94 and observed the suspect vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed while passing other motorists. The sergeant pursued the suspect vehicle westbound on Interstate 94 as the vehicle entered Dunn County. 

Dunn County deputies successfully deployed a tire deflation device (TDD) on Interstate 94 near Menomonie. At approximately 5:01 PM, the suspect vehicle entered the westbound Interstate 94 rest area exit ramp, left the roadway and became disabled in the ditch. Four occupants fled the vehicle on foot, traveling north into the City of Menomonie. 

The Dunn County Sheriff's Office, Menomonie Police Department, and Wisconsin State Patrol established a perimeter in the surrounding area. The Dunn County Emergency Communications Center issued a CodeRED emergency notification to subscribers in the vicinity, advising residents to lock their homes and vehicles as law enforcement searched for the fleeing individuals. 

The Dunn County Sheriff's Office deployed two K-9 units to assist with tracking and apprehension efforts. At approximately 5:41 PM, Sheriff's Office drone operators located four suspects in a field attempting to evade law enforcement. Drone operators relayed the suspects' locations to officers on the ground and assisted K-9 teams in coordinating their apprehension. 

One suspect fled southbound across all four lanes of Interstate 94 and was apprehended by a Wisconsin State Patrol trooper near Wakanda Park in the City of Menomonie. The remaining three suspects were apprehended by deputies  in a field east of 22nd Avenue North. 

All four suspects were taken into custody, and there is no ongoing threat to the community. The individuals taken  into custody were identified as:

• A 24-year-old male from Lauderhill, Florida

• A 23-year-old male from Lake Worth, Florida

• A 24-year-old male from Lauderdale Lakes, Florida 

• A 28-year-old male from Pompano Beach, Florida 

All four individuals were transferred to the Chippewa County Jail. Their full identities were not released at this  time due to ongoing investigation by law enforcement. 

Dunn County has a mass notification system available to all residents of Dunn County. The system is known as  Code Red and can provide residents with voice, text and email notifications of emergencies and other information that may affect their area.

The Code Red system is activated by the Dunn County 911 Center and Emergency  Management Office. Residents with a traditional landline telephone are already in the system. For residents with  wireless telephones, you must self-register with the system to receive messages. More information on the system including sign-up information can be found at https://dunncountywi.gov/codered. 

Media release from the Dunn County Sheriff's Department.