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Waukesha County DA clears officers of killing unarmed man
WAUKESHA, Wis. — The Waukesha County district attorney has cleared four Waukesha police officers of wrongdoing in the killing of an unarmed man. Police shot and killed 50-year-old Christopher Milakovich April 9. (Above video: Police release name of man shot, killed by Waukesha officers) The officers encountered him while...
Police presence at Waukesha funeral home; employees found open door
WAUKESHA, Wis. - Waukesha police responded to the Cesarz Charapala & Zinnecker Funeral Home on N. Moreland on Wednesday, July 3 to conduct an investigation. Police tell FOX6 News that employees came to work and found an open door. The workers believed they heard a noise coming from inside. Law...
4-year-old child from Pewaukee missing
WAUKESHA, Wis. — The Waukesha County Sheriff’s Department needs help locating a missing 4 year old. Aaron Amell is believed to be with his biological mother Rachel Amell. On Tuesday, July 2, at approximately 1:45pm, the Amell was taken from his father’s home in Pewaukee without permission.
Hartford's Citizens Police Academy Begins September 4
The Hartford Police Department is accepting applications for the Citizen’s Police Academy. This annual program offers first-hand knowledge of how police officers are actually trained. This is a mix of classroom and hands-on learning, which will involve a variety of subject matters related to law enforcement activities such as pursuit driving, evidence recovery, radar operation, use of force and Taser training.
5 fire departments respond to house fire in Town of Polk | By Chief Brad Schaefer
July 3, 2024 – Town of Polk, WI – On Sunday, June 30, 2024, at 6:16 p.m., the Slinger Fire Department and Lifestar EMS were dispatched to the 3500 Block of Highway 175 in the town of Polk for a residential house fire. Responding law enforcement reported an active fire in the home upon arrival.
Wisconsin Eyewitnesses to the Gunfight at the OK Corral
William Milton Breakenridge was born in Watertown in 1846. He joined the Army at age 16 and served during the 1864 Massacre at Sand Creek. A force of 675 soldiers attacked a village of Cheyenne and Arapaho people, killing an estimated 150 men, women and children. Following his stint with the army, Breakenridge moved to Arizona and became a Maricopa County deputy sheriff in Phoenix.
Hartford PD issues traffic update and info ahead of July 4 parade | By Hartford Police Dept.
July 3, 2024 – Hartford, WI – In advance of the July 4 festivities, the Hartford Police Department (HPD) would like to pass important information along about traffic flow both with the parade and the fireworks. If you are traveling the area during the time of the parade,...
REPORT: Woman Involved in Fatal Wrong-Way Crash Sentenced to 20-Years in Prison
Melissa Bright, 48, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for causing the 2023 death of Dousman resident Brooklyn Gridley, 19, back in 2023. Bright’s sentence was issued in Waukesha County Circuit Court last week after the court decided she was guilty of the crime of homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle.
'They didn't even have much time to react': Construction workers hit by truck in Pewaukee
PEWAUKEE, Wis. — The construction worker seriously injured in a Pewaukee crash June 26 will likely need two years of rehab and will never run or jump again, according to family members. Kyle Perkins, 47, was working construction along Capitol Drive near Pewaukee Road last week when, according to...
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