Dating app suspect arrested in Franklin, suspected of kidnapping elderly woman

Franklin police say the man wanted for allegedly drugging and stealing from women at bars in Racine County was taken into custody on Tuesday. One of those women later died from injuries in the hospital, and the man is viewed as a person of interest in that case. Franklin police said Timothy Olson was taken into custody around 10:15 a.m. Tuesday. Olson is facing charges of kidnapping, identity theft, and burglary in Franklin. During a press conference on Tuesday, Chief Rick Oliva said an officer saw Olson pushing a bicycle near a business on South 35th Street. As officers approached Olson, he fled into a nearby complex. Officers pursued and after a brief struggle, Olson was tased and taken into custody, Chief Oliva said. READ: https://www.tmj4.com/news/local-news/racine-dating-app-suspect-taken-into-custody-police-say