Colleen Kottke

Action Reporter Media

The cases against a former Waupun police officer continue to grow.

The Fond du Lac Police Department confirmed that investigators have referred charges to the Fond du Lac County District Attorney’s Office against former Waupun Police Lt. Brad Young in connection with nine burglaries in the city.

Businesses mentioned in the report include Citi Financial; 439 N. Pioneer Road, Euphoria, 976 E. Johnson St.; Sisters Nail Salon, 976 E. Johnson St.; Automotive Supply Co., 417 N. Pioneer Road; Sombreros, 445 N. Pioneer Road; Creations Hair Studio, 491 N. Pioneer Road; the former Coaches Corner, 121 N. Pioneer Road; Optivision, 437 N. Pioneer Road; and Whispering Springs Golf Course, 380 Whispering Springs Drive.

The burglaries were reported in 2010 and 2011.

Young was arrested following an alleged multi-county crime spree in 2013. Following his arrest on Aug. 6, 2013, several law enforcement agencies began taking a second look at unsolved burglaries, including the City of Fond du Lac.

“Anytime we become aware of someone arrested for a series of burglaries, we view them as a possible suspect to see if they were involved in unsolved burglaries in our community,” said Fond du Lac Assistant Police Chief Steve Klein. “Our investigators were able to go back and look at a number of unsolved break-ins here in Fond du Lac and were able to tie Mr. Young to these outstanding burglaries.”

Fond du Lac County District Attorney Eric Toney said referrals were forwarded to former Green Lake District Attorney Kyle Sargent for conflict and consolidation reasons. While Sargent is now an Assistant District Attorney in Outagamie County, he is serving as a special prosecutor in the case, Toney said.

Attempts to reach Sargent were unsuccessful.

To date, Young has been charged in Barron, Burnett and Green Lake counties with multiple crimes including burglary. He is still waiting for an initial appearance in Waushara County where he’s accused of burglarizing a tavern.

A plea and sentencing hearing has been set for next month in Green Lake County where Young is charged with breaking into two grocery stores in Berlin and Markesan and a town of Green Lake restaurant. Young was arrested on Aug. 6, 2013, following a statewide manhunt.

After his arrest Young resigned from the Waupun Police Department, where he’d been an officer for 22 years.

Contact Colleen Kottke at (920) 907-7968 or ckottke@fdlreporter.com; Twitter: @ColleenKottke.