Law enforcement agents sweeping through southeast Wisconsin and northern Illinois Thursday rounded up 28 members and associates of a particularly dangerous street gang, the Maniac Latin Disciples. Seized were vehicles, weapons, body armor, ammunition, more than 40 pounds of marijuana and cocaine and over $80,000 in cash from more than 20 different locations. The suspects are facing both federal and state charges stemming from drug trafficking, armed robberies and shootings. Two gang members are still being sought. Agencies that participated in the operation included police officers and sheriff's deputies from both Racine and Kenosha counties.
Racine---A 49 year-old man allegedly killed a woman in a dispute over drugs then dumped her body in a dumpster. Harry Fumich is being held on a $500,000 bond. The body of the woman, who has yet to be identified, was found in a landfill. Fumich was arrested after his girlfriend, who purportedly witnessed the killing, called police. According to the criminal complaint, the victim had been strangled with a cord.
Racine---A 25 year-old woman has been charged with drug dealing and reckless homicide for allegedly supplying heroin to a man who later died on Christmas Eve. Julia Ruyter was arrested after investigators examined the last few calls in the victim's cell phone. The body of the 26 year-old man was discovered by his father who had gone into his son's bedroom to rouse him in advance of a family Christmas party. Ruyter failed to appear in court Thursday for her initial appearance. A warrant has been issued.
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