Human Remains Identified as Missing 2006 Man - Town of New Haven

On October 16th, 2016 the Dunn County Sheriff’s Office was notified of the discovery of suspected human remains in the Township of New Haven, Dunn County. Investigators responded and were directed to the remains which were observed to be a human skull located adjacent to clothing and hunting type boots which when examined also contained skeletal remains.

With assistance of the Dunn County Medical Examiner’s Office the remains were excavated and collected as evidence. The remains were transported to the Ramsey County Medical Examiner’s Office for an autopsy. The results of the autopsy were unable to determine cause of death and no trauma was observed to the skeletal remains.

The skeletal remains and their location were consistent with the Dunn County missing case of Douglas L. Poach who was reported missing by his family on January 3rd, 2006. Skeletal remains were submitted to the National Missing Persons Program at the University of North Texas for comparison with family member reference samples collected in the Douglas L. Poach case.

The Dunn County Sheriff’s Office has received examination and testing results from the National Missing Persons Program that the genetic data obtained from samples indicated they were 7.9 billion times more likely to have originated from a biological sibling of the biological samples submitted by the Poach family as opposed to the unidentified remains originating from an unrelated individual.

As a result of the information provided by the National Missing Persons Program in combination with the case investigation conducted by the Sheriff’s Office it is confident in concluding that the skeletal remains discovered on October 16th, 2016 are those of Douglas L. Poach.

Serious Injury Crash - Town of Menomonie

On Monday, March 27, 2017 at approximately 9:16 AM the Dunn County E-911 Center received a report of a car vs semi-truck crash on USH 12 at CTH BB in the Town of Menomonie. The passenger car was reported to be on fire and the passenger was believed to be injured at the time of the call. The Dunn County Sheriff’s Office and the Menomonie Police Department officers, and the Menomonie Fire and Ambulance were dispatched to the scene

When they arrived at the scene, they found that an automobile had been north bound on 390th Street when it failed to stop for a stop sign at USH 12. While crossing USH 12 toward CTH BB it was struck by a west bound semi-truck / trailer. Menomonie Fire Department extinguished the fire and cared for the driver of the automobile. The driver of the automobile was transported to Mayo Menomonie Hospital with serious injuries. Both vehicles drivers were alone in their vehicles.

The crash remains under investigation at this time by the Dunn County Sheriff’s Office. The Wisconsin State Patrol Re-Con Team was called in to assist at the scene. The names of the vehicle drivers are not being released at this time.

Wanted Subject from Minnesota Apprehended by Deputies After Vehicle and Foot Pursuit - Menomonie

On March 13, 2016 about 7:56 PM the Dunn County Sheriff’s Office was notified by the Wisconsin State Patrol of a motor vehicle pursuit on I-94 that had started in MN in reference to a felony retail theft. The vehicle exited at exit 41 in Menomonie and the pursuit was discontinued.

The vehicle later was operating without headlamps and ran a stop sign at a high rate of speed in front of a Deputy. He reinitiated a pursuit and the vehicle fled north on STH 25 to the Village of Wheeler and then back southbound on STH 25. Stop sticks (spikes strips) were deployed on STH 25 south of 850th Ave which deflated both driver’s side tires. While the vehicle was still in motion both occupants jumped out of the vehicle and fled on foot. The passenger was arrested after a short foot pursuit and then was transported to Mayo-Menomonie for injuries from jumping out of the moving vehicle. She was later transported to the Dunn County Jail and is being held on a probation warrant. Additional charges are pending.

The driver was identified as Cody C Forbes 29 YOA from Neenah WI. Several Deputies along with K-9 Jax and WI State Troopers pursued the subject on foot. The E911 center started receiving several calls from the North Menomonie area that a subject was going door to door asking for a ride. Menomonie Officers responded to the area and the subject fled. The area including the Wal-Mart Store was checked and we were unable to locate Forbes.

Forbes is described as wearing blue jeans, a plaid shirt with a possible green vest over the top. He is a white male 5’06” 168lbs with a full beard and glasses with brown and brown.

If you see Forbes please call 911.

Forbes has outstanding warrants and is wanted for charges in both WI and MN related to this incident.