ExPlatteville Cop Busted Again On Crack Cocaine Allegations

A former Platteville police officer who is facing a federal drug charge for allegedly smoking crack cocaine while on duty has been arrested again, this time after crack, heroin and a kit for defeating drug tests were found in her car by police in the Milwaukee area.

Michelle V. Salentine, 29, of Muskego, who was charged with keeping a drug house after her arrest in April, was arrested on Oct. 4 in Greenfield after police discovered her and her brother, Michael Salentine, arguing in a car.
While searching the car, according to a report by U.S. Probation Services Officer Clark Rodgers, police officers found five crack pipes, a marijuana pipe, a syringe, 1.6 grams of crack cocaine, about one-third of a gram of heroin, and 1.21 grams of marijuana.
Police also found a kit in the trunk of the car that was designed to help a woman beat drug tests, Rodgers’ report states. It appeared the kit had been used more than once, he wrote.
Salentine told police that the drugs and paraphernalia belonged to her brother, who declined to talk with police about the items.
Salentine, who had been an officer in Platteville since 2004, was arrested on April 26 by FBI agents after an informant had told police over the prior months that Salentine had used crack cocaine regularly, including occasions when she was in uniform.
Salentine remains in the Milwaukee County Jail. She resigned from the Platteville Police Department after her arrest.
According to Rodgers’ report, Salentine had passed all but one drug test she submitted. Rodgers is recommending that Salentine remain in jail until her case is resolved.
In a letter sent Oct. 5 to U.S. Magistrate Judge Stephen Crocker, Salentine’s lawyer, federal defender Michael Lieberman, wrote that a plea agreement had been agreed to in principle before her arrest.

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