Crime & Safety
That's a Crime? Port Resident Faces Charges for Livestock in Highway
Police responded to an area of Port Washington where several horses where in the roadway, eventually citing their owner.
A 52-year-old Port Washington woman faces criminal charges after her horses were seen in the road on North Northwoods Road in Port.
Cynthia Higgins-Geib was charged Friday in Ozaukee County Court with one count of allowing livestock on highway; she faces $200 in fines for the criminal misdemeanor charge.
An officer was dispatched to the area of 3245 North Northwoods Road, Port, at 6:29 p.m. Oct. 19, according to the criminal complaint. A jogger flagged down the officer and pointed out the horses.
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The officer moved closer to the location and saw three horses, now loose on a property. He spoke with Higgins-Geib, who was able to get the horses back into the corral.
She is scheduled to make an initial appearance in court at 8:45 a.m. May 21.
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