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Crane spins in downtown Milwaukee
A crane spun around in downtown Milwaukee on Friday, likely due to high winds. (Courtesy: Lisa Rosenbecker Greco)
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Child dropped from second-story porch during domestic dispute
MILWAUKEE - Milwaukee police say a one-year-old child was intentionally dropped from a second-story porch during a domestic violence dispute on Thursday, March 13. According to police, the domestic violence and child abuse incident occurred in the area of 41st Street and Courtland Avenue around 5 p.m. During a domestic...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Nearly 10,000 gallons of wastewater mistakenly dumped into Lincoln Creek, Milwaukee River
On March 11, approximately 9,600 gallons of wastewater was accidentally released into Lincoln Creek near North 32nd Street and West Hampton Avenue in Milwaukee. The incident occurred when workers from Veolia Water Milwaukee, a contractor for the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District, mistakenly released the wastewater into a storm sewer rather than the sanitary sewer, according to the sewerage district. The discharge can be likened to a sewer overflow, although on a much smaller scale. It occurred between 9:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m., and the release was equivalent to about four Veolia vacuum truck loads. The workers were removing water...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Feds accuse Milwaukee police officer of offering guns, helping street gang find rivals
A former Milwaukee police officer is facing federal charges after authorities say he offered to help a member of a violent street gang obtain guns and used his position to get license plates for stolen cars and addresses of rival gang members. Juwon J. Madlock is accused of transferring ammunition to a felon, obstruction, lying to federal agents and possessing a machine gun after FBI agents found a gun with a switch device at his residence, according to a federal criminal complaint filed Thursday. Switches are designed to convert handguns into automatic weapons. The allegations came to light when...
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Milwaukee man to serve 30 years in prison for killing 12-year-old at Bug 'N' Out Lounge in 2023
MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- A Milwaukee teen who killed a 12-year-old boy was sentenced to prison on Friday, March 14. The deadly shooting happened two years ago, during a birthday party in West Allis. Nineteen-year-old Lawrence Griffin will serve 30 years in prison for killing 12-year-old Ronnel Smith at the...
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Milwaukee man shot ex-girlfriend, warrant issued for arrest
MILWAUKEE - A Milwaukee man is now charged in a 2023 shooting that wounded his ex-girlfriend, and court records show a warrant has been issued for his arrest. Lawrence Boclaire, 32, is charged with first-degree reckless injury. A criminal complaint also states Boclaire was previously convicted of domestic violence assault in another state in 2018.