Two charged with taking gifts from under Christmas tree

PORTAGE — Two area residents have been charged with burglary after deputies said they took a total of 15 wrapped presents from under a Christmas tree that were meant for four children in the town of Scott. "To steal the gifts under the Christmas tree — just heartless," said Detective Lt. Roger Brandner of the Columbia County Sheriff's Office. Charged in the burglary are Charlene D. Gordon, 46, of Portage; and Dean H. Jansma, 43, of rural Cambria. Full Story: Wisconsin State Journal