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Milwaukee suspected road rage shooting; freeway temporarily shut down
MILWAUKEE - Milwaukee County sheriff's deputies are searching for a suspected road rage shooter. Their investigation even shut down a stretch of I-94 near the stadium interchange for a while on Monday, May 20. During the morning rush and in the shadow of American Family Field, I-94 became a crime...
Arrest of 18-year-old suspected of trying to steal a Kia vehicle in Manitowoc comes amid rash of reported vehicle thefts
MANITOWOC – An 18-year-old man who recently moved to Two Rivers from Milwaukee was arrested Sunday night on suspicion of trying to steal a vehicle on the northeast side of Manitowoc. A Manitowoc police report said officers responded to a suspected vehicle theft in progress at around 8:30 p.m....
Caledonia crash leaves 44-year-old motorcyclist dead, driver arrested
CALEDONIA, Wis. (CBS 58) -- The Caledonia Police Department responded to a fatal accident on Saturday, May 18. It happened around 10:00 a.m. near 4 Mile and Short. Upon arrival, crews found the operator of the motorcycle, who was ejected from it. The motorcyclist succumbed to serious injuries and was pronounced deceased upon arrival.
Trial begins for man accused of killing Navy sailor in West Allis
MILWAUKEE COUNTY, Wis. (CBS 58) – Jury trial began Monday afternoon for a man charged with killing a young U.S. Navy sailor in West Allis two years ago. Thirty-six-year-old Derrick Williams was charged in July 2022 with first degree intentional homicide, after the shooting death of 19-year-old Phoenix Castanon on May 8, 2022.
Mother of Sade Robinson 'pleading' with Maxwell Anderson's family to try and bring a confession
Sheena Scarbrough, the mother of slain Milwaukee teen Sade Robinson, is "pleading" with the parents of accused murderer Maxwell Anderson to convince him to confess to the killing and dismemberment of Robinson so that the rest of her body can be recovered. Scarbrough released the statement Monday night to media...
Wisconsin's Most Wanted: Richard Moreno sought, has 'very violent history'
MILWAUKEE - He was pulled over by police and just kept on going. U.S. Marshals are searching for a Milwaukee man they say has a long criminal past. "Mr. Moreno has a very violent history," the U.S. Marshal on the case said. Investigators say 30-year-old Richard Moreno has been getting...
Sade Robinson's family accept her college degree in her honor after teen's brutal death
The mom and sister of the 19-year-old who was murdered last month in Milwaukee, Wisconsin both wore pink graduation caps embroidered with Sade's name at the ceremony on Sunday
A missing 16-year-old and her infant son have returned home and are safe
A 16-year-old and her infant son returned home and are safe, the Milwaukee Police Department said Sunday afternoon after asking for the public's help in locating them. They were last seen on the 6500 block of West Florist Avenue in the early morning hours Sunday, and were believed to be traveling on foot. This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: A missing 16-year-old and her infant son have returned home and are safe
She wanted to be a Milwaukee police officer. Now, she's suing over hiring practices
A Milwaukee woman has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit accusing the city of racial and sex discrimination in its hiring practices for police officers. Veronica Locke, who first applied to be a Milwaukee police officer in 2019, is alleging the physical fitness test is biased against women and that she faced different...
Head-on crash in Wisconsin sends two to the hospital, older Cadillac left with ‘extensive’ damage
YORKVILLE, Wis. (WFRV) – Authorities in southern Wisconsin are investigating a head-on crash that sent two people to the hospital and left the cars with ‘extensive’ damage. The Kansasville Fire and Rescue Department posted on its Facebook page about a recent head-on crash in western Racine County....
Waukesha hit-and-run, driver charged with 4th OWI offense
WAUKESHA, Wis. - A Waukesha man is accused of driving drunk and hitting a woman with his car on Tuesday, May 14. Prosecutors charged Michael Warchol, 50, with six felonies – including hit-and-run – and a misdemeanor in the case. Waukesha police were called to a bar near...
Milwaukee police pursuit, driver arrested; drugs, 'ghost gun' found
MILWAUKEE - A Milwaukee man faces several felony charges after prosecutors say he led police on a chase that lasted for more than an hour. And following the execution of a search warrant at a storage locker he was renting, drugs and a ‘ghost gun’ were also discovered.
Milwaukee police chase, driver charged had warrant: complaint
MILWAUKEE - A Milwaukee man is accused of leading police on a more than four-mile chase on Thursday, May 9. Prosecutors charged 33-year-old Nicholas Rice with two felonies in the case. Prosecutors said the Jeep he was driving was involved in a homicide. According to a criminal complaint, police initially...
UWM armed robbery, Milwaukee police chase; 3 charged
MILWAUKEE - An armed robbery outside a University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee residence hall led to a police chase on May 12 and criminal charges against three people. Prosecutors accuse Alante James, James Braemmert and Jamarius Smith-Freeman of multiple felonies in the case. All three were allegedly involved in the pursuit, but only James is charged in connection to the armed robbery.
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