It may be hard to think of positive things which have resulted from the COVID pandemic, but a decline in serious crime appears to be one positive result.
La Crosse County D-A Tim Gruenke says few major crimes happened in March and April, with bars and other businesses closed.
State court records show a total of only 92 felony cases were filed in the county in those two months, about half of the total from the 1st two months of 2020.
Gruenke says the crime rate now seems to be back to normal, and
The county recorded its 700th felony case of 2020 last week…a mark that was reached in August a year ago, and in July of 2018.
