Wood County Sheriff's Office looking for man who hit squad car with pick-up

PITTSVILLE - Deputies in Wood County need help finding a 62-year-old Pittsville man after he crashed into a police squad car near Pittsville Tuesday, according to the Wood County Sheriff's Office.

They believe he is armed and dangerous. He may also be headed to the Black River Falls area.

The sheriff's office says it happened after a welfare check. Deputies believed Gary Schwenn was going to harm himself. Police tried to pull him over near Pittsville. The sheriff's office says that's when he rammed his car into the squad car.

Full story: WJFW

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