CRIME & SAFETY
SWAT Team Called to Wisconsin Congresswoman’s Home After Report of Woman Held Hostage in Basement
Congresswoman Gwen Moore said she was a victim of swatting – a term used to describe a suspect misleading authorities to send police or an emergency service to a person’s address – at her Milwaukee home in March, adding that she has yet to find a perpetrator and does not know if active investigations are taking place.
St. Francis police chase, driver crashes at Kinnickinnic and Howard
ST. FRANCIS, Wis. - A St. Francis police chase led to a three-vehicle crash at the intersection of Kinnickinnic and Howard on Thursday afternoon, April 18. Police tried to stop a vehicle near Highway 794 northbound at Layton Avenue around 2:30 p.m. for speeding and reckless driving. The driver, identified as a 63-year-old man from South Milwaukee, initially stopped on Oklahoma Avenue just east of the highway.
One man dead, 14-year-old injured after vehicle hits tree in Wisconsin
OAK CREEK, Wis. (WFRV) – Authorities in southern Wisconsin say one man is dead and a 14-year-old is in the hospital after a vehicle crashed into a tree Saturday afternoon. According to a release from the Oak Creek Police Department, officers responded at 3:42 p.m. to the 300 block of West Oakwood Road for a reported crash.
Homicide at Milwaukee McDonald's, 16-year-old sentenced to prison
MILWAUKEE - A 16-year-old boy has been sentenced to 13 years in prison for the fatal shooting of a teen in 2022. Prosecutors charged Robert Johnson, who was 14 years old at the time, as an adult with first-degree reckless homicide. The shooting at a McDonald's near 49th and Hampton left a second teen dead as well.
Milwaukee fatal shooting; father shot in head
MILWAUKEE - A family is remembering a Milwaukee man shot and killed as he sat on his couch. It happened on the city's south side. The 56-year-old died days later. Investigators say a 26-year-old Milwaukee man fired shots in David Odehnal's home as he was watching a movie. He was shot in the head.
Truck driver nearly runs sheriff off road, rolls semi over
WASHINGTON COUNTY, Wis. — The Washington County Sheriff's Office said a truck driver nearly four times the legal limit rolled his semi over in broad daylight Wednesday. The driver was on his way from Green Bay to Milwaukee. The sheriff's office said he had made it all the way to Interstate 41 just southeast of Slinger when the truck rolled over.
Fatal crash in Milwaukee; vehicle hit tree, rolled, Sherman and Capitol
MILWAUKEE - One person is dead following a rollover crash in Milwaukee on Thursday, April 18. It happened near Sherman and Capitol around 8:35 a.m. Police say the vehicle hit a tree and rolled. The driver, a 22-year-old, had to be extricated from the vehicle and sustained fatal injuries. The...
Hales Corners police say teenager stabbed family members in late night attack
HALES CORNERS, Wis. — A search is underway for the teenage boy Hales Corners police say stabbed family members with a knife at an apartment complex. Hales Corners police were called to the Plum Tree Apartments on College Avenue near 108th Street about 9 p.m. Tuesday night. When paramedics...
19-year-old charged after crash that killed woman near Servite and Brown Deer
MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- A Milwaukee teenager is facing charges after a crash killed a woman near Servite and Brown Deer Road. Nineteen-year-old Alanyas Margary-Ramos is charged with knowingly operating a motor vehicle without a valid license, causing death. The woman killed was identified as Velina Alexander. Police responded to...
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