CRIME & SAFETY
Brookfield Movie Tavern shooting; man accused gets 18 months probation
BROOKFIELD, Wis. - A Waukesha County judge sentenced Mekhi Daniels on Monday, April 22 to 18 months probation in connection with a shooting that happened outside the Movie Tavern theater at Brookfield Square in July 2022. Daniels faced two criminal counts – carrying concealed weapons and misdemeanor bail jumping. He...
Sade Robinson was reported missing before she was found murdered. At least 3 women remain missing in Milwaukee County
Over the past few weeks, Milwaukee has been rocked by the disturbing and unfolding case of the murder of Sade Robinson, a 19-year-old Milwaukee woman. On April 2, Robinson was reported missing by a friend after she didn't show up to work or return phone calls. Maxwell Anderson, 33, was...
Grandmother charged after police believe 11-month-old boy took ecstasy pill
MILWAUKEE — A Milwaukee grandmother is charged after police said they believe her 11-month-old grandson took an ecstasy pill. Sherrie Jones, 47, is charged with neglecting a child causing bodily harm. According to a criminal complaint, Jones was watching her daughter's son overnight Sunday. When her daughter arrived home...
Milwaukee teen accused in 2 homicides; killings happened days apart
MILWAUKEE - A Milwaukee teen is now charged in connection to not one but two homicides – and those killings happened just days apart. In August 2023, 17-year-old Zakirah Burris met up with 16-year-old Mykel McKinney at an apartment building at Granville and Bradley roads. In what court documents say was a possible gun sale, Burris got shot and was killed.
Milwaukee driver flees traffic stop, runs red light and hits two cars, killing one person
On Tuesday night, a Milwaukee driver fled a police traffic stop and crashed into other cars moments later, killing one person and severely injuring another. The incident happened around 10 p.m., after a Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office deputy conducted a traffic stop at the 27th Street viaduct, a sheriff’s office news release said. The driver sped away, running a red light and hitting two other vehicles at the intersection of N. 27th Street and W. St. Paul Avenue.
A teen has been shot in Milwaukee 3 days in a row, police say; teens are also suspected as shooters
For three days in a row a teenager has been shot in the city of Milwaukee, police say. In all incidents, no agency has reported a death, but one teen is in serious condition at a hospital. In two of the shootings, the suspect was also a minor. On Wednesday,...
Menomonee Falls police seek help identifying suspect in battery at Dunkin' Donuts
MENOMONEE FALLS, Wis. (CBS 58) -- Menomonee Falls police are investigating a battery that occurred at Dunkin' Donuts Monday, April 22. Officials say it happened around 12:40 p.m. at the location off Silver Spring and Pilgrim Road. The suspect was captured on surveillance footage before and after the assault. Anyone...
'I feel the pressure of the bus squishing me,' says passenger in car that slammed into MCTS bus
MILWAUKEE — Two people were killed and 14 were injured in two crashes in two involving Milwaukee County Transits System buses. Seconds after a car is seen speeding on car is seen on surveillance video early Friday, it ran a red light on 35th Street and Capitol Driving in Milwaukee, slamming into a bus.
6 departments respond to fire in Germantown, WI
April 24, 2024 – Germantown, WI – Germantown has a fire at KSM industries on Edison Drive. The fire call came in before 6 a.m. on Wednesday, April 24, 2024. Five other departments are responding including Hartford, Jackson, Richfield, Menomonee Falls and Southern Ozaukee. This is a working...
Case dismissed against Milwaukee father charged in death of 2-month-old son
Criminal charges have been thrown out against a Milwaukee man accused of first-degree reckless homicide in the 2021 death of his 2-month-old son. Prosecutors dismissed their case against Jakob Ivy, 23, on April 19, online court records show. His trial was supposed to have begun Monday. The state made a...
Neighbors fed up with reckless driving after car crashes through fence into home
The Milwaukee Police Department is investigating a crash that sent an adult and two children inside the vehicle to the hospital early Monday. It happened on North 76th Street, near Carmen Avenue.
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