CRIME & SAFETY
A 17-year-old was shot and killed in Milwaukee on Wednesday
A 17-year-old was shot and killed in Milwaukee on Wednesday, police said. Milwaukee Police Department said in a news release Thursday that the shooting took place around 10:17 p.m. on the 3300 block of North 28th Street. The victim was taken to a local hospital and was declared dead there. According to a Milwaukee...
Suspect in custody for fatal hit and run that killed 4-year-old in Milwaukee
MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Police Department (MPD) said a 30-year-old suspect is in custody for a fatal hit and run that took place on Tuesday. The hit and run happened on Tuesday, April 30 at about 11:25 a.m. on the 6900 block of N. Teutonia Avenue in Milwaukee. Police...
Sherman and Florist crash, Milwaukee man guilty at trial
MILWAUKEE - A Milwaukee man was found guilty at trial on Wednesday, May 1 in connection to a crash that killed three women last year. A jury convicted 23-year-old Everton Stewart of six felonies and a misdemeanor: three counts of hit-and-run involving death, three counts of knowingly operating while revoked causing death, and misdemeanor disorderly conduct. He previously pleaded not guilty to a different set of charges, court records show.
Man stabbed while driving, Wauwatosa woman charged with attempted homicide
BROOKFIELD, Wis. - A Wauwatosa woman is charged with attempted first-degree intentional homicide, accused of stabbing a man while he was driving on April 13. Prosecutors said 18-year-old Athena Anderson told police "vampires stab people in the neck, so they can kill their prey." According to a criminal complaint, the...
Milwaukee barber killed; Joel Blake sentenced to life in prison
MILWAUKEE - A Milwaukee County judge sentenced Joel Blake on Monday, April 29 to life in prison in the shooting death of Dominic Carter in September 2021. Blake was found guilty at trial in March on three charges against him – first-degree intentional homicide, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and felony bail jumping.
UPDATE: Fundraiser for women injured in Vernon County crash
TOWN OF FRANKLIN, Wis. (WEAU) - A fundraiser has been set up for a Soldiers Grove woman injured in a two-vehicle crash in the Town of Franklin Saturday night. 20-year-old Chloe Billington sustained serious injuries in the crash. She has multiple broken bones and will be in the hospital for several weeks having multiple surgeries. She’s already had three surgeries since Saturday.
Man arrested in death of 4-year-old was previously convicted of killing another pedestrian
The man arrested under suspicion of killing a 4-year-old girl in a hit-and-run crash in Milwaukee on Tuesday was previously convicted of killing another pedestrian while driving without a license. The 30-year-old man, who the Journal Sentinel is not naming because he has not been charged in the death of Zekani Hymes-Wilson, was...
State lawmaker calls for special session after hit-and-run death of 4-year-old girl
MILWAUKEE — State Rep. LaKeshia Myers is asking Gov. Tony Evers to call for a special session on reckless drivers after a hit-and-run Tuesday that killed Zekani Hymes-Wilson, 4, near Teutonia Avenue and Green Tree Road. The girl's mom, Gloria Hymes, was also hit in the incident and is...
Milwaukee police officer accused of groping woman sentenced to 25 hours community service
MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- A Milwaukee police officer accused of groping a woman at an event with department staff in January of 2023 was sentenced to community service Thursday, May 2. Thirty-eight-year-old Travis Jung pleaded no contest to a disorderly conduct charge in April after pleading not guilty to a...
Teen dead after shooting near 28th and Concordia
MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- The Milwaukee Police Department is investigating a deadly shooting that happened on Wednesday, May 1 at around 10:15 p.m. near 28th and Concordia. The 17-year-old victim was taken to a local hospital but was pronounced dead upon arrival. The investigation is ongoing as police continue to...
Number of Milwaukee police officers decreased 16% in past five years
The force has gone from more than 1,900 officers in 2019 to about 1,600 today. The city says help is on the way. The total number of officers employed by the Milwaukee Police Department has declined by more than 15% in the last five years, from more than 1,900 to about 1,600.
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