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Burton Hathaway of Racine surfs Friday morning in the waters of Lake Michigan off North Bay. Hathaway has been surfing for 25 years and started surfing the Great Lakes when he moved to Racine seven years ago. The water temperature was about 45 degrees, according to Hathaway.
Snow-print burglar gets two years Addiction fueled break-in at tavern, he says KRISTEN ZAMBO kristen.zambo@journaltimes.com
RACINE — A Sturtevant man who burglarized a Racine tavern several months ago, and then was nabbed after police tracked his footprints in new-fallen snow, was sentenced to two years in prison on Friday. Racine County Circuit Court Judge Charles Constantine also sentenced Kyle L. Kraft, 41, to three years on extended supervision for burglarizing Joey’s on Taylor, at 1863 Taylor Ave. “You’re like a lot of people: when you’re sober, you’re terrific. When you’re not, you get into trouble,” Constantine said. Racine police were called at about
3:32 a.m. Feb. 4 to the tavern for a burglary in progress. The back door had been pried open and footprints in the snow led away from it, according to a criminal complaint. Officers followed those tracks to a concrete bunker near the Park High School baseball field and spotted a foot sticking out from that bunker. There they found Kraft. Officers found $264.25 on Kraft, plus a piece of Joey’s stationery and a fake $100 bill, according to police reports. Kraft pleaded no contest on April 2 to burglary of a building and a misdemeanor bail jumping charge was dismissed. Kraft apologized to Joey’s owners,
his family, and to Constantine during Friday’s sentencing. “I take full responsibility for it,” Kraft said during his sentencing hearing. “I finally realize I do need the help. I realize that all the problems in this county with drugs — I’m a part of that.” Constantine handed down a slightly lighter sentence than lawyers in the case agreed to recommend. Assistant District Attorney Jeremy Arn said he and defense attorney Brian Dimmer agreed that Arn would recommend two years in prison plus five years on extended supervision and rehab. Arn said Kraft’s case “provides a
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