CRIME & SAFETY
Milwaukee police make arrest in deadly hit-and-run
MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee police have made an arrest in a double fatal hit-and-run over the weekend. Police said the two people were hit by an SUV around 2:45 a.m. on Sunday near 19th Street and Lincoln Avenue in Milwaukee. The victims are 41 and 39 years old, according to...
Shooting outside Milwaukee lounge, 2 men accused
MILWAUKEE - Two Milwaukee men are accused of firing shots outside a north side lounge in January. Prosecutors charged 31-year-old Shawn Kidd and 30-year-old Randy Love with first-degree recklessly endangering safety. Love is also charged with two counts of possession of a firearm by a felon. Police were called to...
Family, friends remember man killed in crash in Milwaukee Friday night
MILWAUKEE — Family and friends held a balloon release and vigil for a man killed in a crash Friday night near 27th and Locust streets. Family identified the victim as 41-year-old Damond Harris. Milwaukee police said they tried to stop a car with a stolen license plate near 27th...
Milwaukee woman accused of OWI with child in vehicle
OAK CREEK, Wis. - A 28-year-old Milwaukee woman was arrested by the Wisconsin State Patrol Waukesha Post for operating a motor vehicle under the influence, second offense, with a child in the vehicle under the age of 16. A news release says a trooper stopped a vehicle around 1:30 a.m....
Bleach attack, police chase; Milwaukee man accused
MILWAUKEE - A Milwaukee man is accused of pouring bleach on a man, trying to hit people with an SUV and leading police on a chase on Wednesday, May 1. Prosecutors charged 18-year-old Khumani Robinson with fleeing/eluding police, battery and two counts of second-degree recklessly endangering safety. Police were called...
Man accused of hitting, killing 4-year-girl charged in her death
MILWAUKEE — The man accused of hitting and killing a 4-year-old girl and seriously injuring her mother has been charged. A car struck Zekani Hymes-Wilson and her mother as they crossed Teutonia Avenue near Green Tree Road on Tuesday. Donald Crayton, 30, faces charges of hit-and-run resulting in death,...
Milwaukee shootings Friday, 4 people injured
MILWAUKEE - Four people were injured in shootings in Milwaukee on Friday, May 3. According to the Milwaukee Police Department, a 78-year-old was injured in a shooting at about 1 p.m. The victim was taken to a hospital for treatment. Police are investigating but say the shooting appears to be...
Man charged after suburban woman attacked while walking dog in park
MCHENRY, Ill. — A woman was allegedly attacked Sunday afternoon while walking her dog in a McHenry park. Just after 3:25 p.m., officers responded to Peterson Park, located in the 4300 block of Peterson Park Road, on the report of a disturbance. Police believe a 59-year-old woman was walking...
Former Milwaukee County medical examiner's botched autopsy forces dismissal of child homicide case
A prosecutor recently dismissed a homicide case after learning of a botched autopsy by former Milwaukee County Medical Examiner Dr. Brian Peterson. The autopsy of the victim, a 2-month-old baby named Kai Ivy, did not meet national standards for investigating sudden infant deaths, said Deputy District Attorney Matthew Torbenson. Torbenson...
Milwaukee hit-and-run, baby ejected from car; two women charged
MILWAUKEE - Prosecutors say two sisters went to a party. One of them later got behind the wheel and later crashed, ejecting a two-month-old baby boy from the car. And then, the two women left, and didn't know the boy was missing. It happened off of North Fond du Lac,...
Police chase U-Haul truck on freeway
MILWAUKEE — Law enforcement were seen chasing a U-Haul truck on the freeway Sunday afternoon. West Allis police said they got a call that a theft was in progress at the Home Depot. Video from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation shows the truck and multiple police cars heading north...
Menomonee Falls Metro Market alcohol theft, suspect sought
MENOMONEE FALLS, Wis. - The Menomonee Falls Police Department needs your help with identifying a person who they say stole alcohol from a grocery store. According to police, just before 8 p.m. on Thursday, May 2, an unknown woman placed numerous bottles of alcohol in a shopping cart at the Metro Market on County Line Road in Menomonee Falls, and then left the store without paying.
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