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Wally Krenzke recall, Price County, Wisconsin, 2009
| Price County Sheriff recall |
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| Officeholders |
| Recall status |
| Recall election date |
| August 26, 2009 |
| See also |
| Recall overview Political recall efforts, 2009 Recalls in Wisconsin Wisconsin recall laws Sheriff recalls Recall reports |
Voters in Price County, Wisconsin recalled Sheriff Wally Krenzke from his position in August 2009. The effort was led by the Concerned Citizens Group (CCG), who alleged the sheriff mishandled a missing persons case.[1]
In March 2009, 70-year-old Deanne Breen, who suffered from dementia, wandered from her home and went missing into nearby woods. After eight hours of searching, Krenzke called off the search party in order for it to regroup. Krenzke stated that he did not have that many searchers in the woods because the woman would have been scared off. Breen was found dead a day later. The coroner declared hypothermia as the cause of death.[2]
A special recall election was to be held on July 28, 2009, to decide whether or not Krenzke should be removed from office. However, the election was held on August 26, 2009, where it was approved and Sheriff Krenzke was successfully recalled.[3]
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