A small village in southwest Wisconsin has hired a private detective to investigate its only police officer.
Readstown officer Shay Larson has been the subject of a criminal probe since last September, for alleged misconduct in office. Officials in Readstown and Vernon County refuse to get specific. District Attorney Timothy Gaskell says he has not found enough evidence to charge Larson – but he says the probe continues.
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Larson was put on administrative leave last fall, and the county sheriff’s department took over the patrols in the village of 415. He went back to work in January – but Readstown Village President David Edgar said Larson has been updating the police manual from home because of threats that were made to his safety. Village Clerk Shawna Koch told the Vernon County Broadcaster that it cannot legally release records about the pending investigation until it’s over.
Private detective Gerald Sallman of Columbus told the paper he’ll finish his probe as quickly as possible, but he vows to be thorough. Edgar says there’s a lot he doesn’t know about the case, either – and he’s frustrated that the investigation has dragged on for six months.
