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Gun near Waukesha North High School, man sentenced
WAUKESHA, Wis. - A Waukesha man who prosecutors said was armed with a rifle a block from Waukesha North High School in April 2023 has been sentenced to one year in prison. Court records show 19-year-old Asahel Ali reached a plea deal in the case on Wednesday. In addition to prison time, he was sentenced to two years of extended supervision. He was 17 years old at the time of the incident.
Brookfield theft: Man shoplifted baby monitor, LEGO sets, police say
BROOKFIED, Wis. - Brookfield police are looking for the public's help to identify and locate a man who they say stole a baby monitor and LEGO sets from Kohl's on 124th Street. The crime happened around 3 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 11. Officials say the suspect entered Kohl's and removed a theft detection device from a baby monitor. The suspect then collected that baby monitor and some LEGO block sets. He left without paying for the items.
'It's not right': Town of East Troy police seek person responsible for taking train toy from park playground
WALWORTH COUNTY, Wis. (CBS 58) -- The Town of East Troy Police Department is asking for your help, as they believe someone may be behind the disappearance of a beloved toy at a public playground. When crews tasked with replacing the equipment at the Jim Byrnes Memorial Park arrived for...
SUV crash at Franklin High School; Appleton man charged
FRANKLIN, Wis. - A 41-year-old Appleton man faces charges after a crash at Franklin High School on Aug 8. The accused is Nathan Zuberbier – and he faces the following criminal counts:. Possession of narcotic drugs. Second-degree recklessly endangering safety (three counts) According to the criminal complaint, police were...
COA: Reports of domestic incident justified stopping vehicle as community caretaking function; extending stop to perform field sobriety tests permitted based on reasonable suspicion of OWI.
State v. Reichert, 2023AP1224, 8/14/24, District II (one-judge decision; ineligible for publication); case activity. Roxanne Reichert appealed from a judgment of conviction after she pled no contest to operating a vehicle under the influence. She argued that the circuit court erred when it denied her motion to suppress evidence seized after she was stopped in her vehicle. The Court of Appeals affirmed and found that: 1) police were justified to stop Reichert as a community caretaking function; and 2) police had reasonable suspicion to extend the stop to investigate Reichert for criminal activity, including OWI.
Culver's workers charged with extortion over co-worker's affair
MUSKEGO, Wis. — Waukesha County prosecutors have charged two Muskego Culver's employees with extortion after they allegedly threatened to expose a co-worker's affair unless he paid them thousands of dollars. Cameron Rueda, 29, of Waukesha is charged with extorting $1,100 from the victim inside the restaurant in late 2022....
Whistleblower Uncovers Customs Valuation Fraud, $10 million Fine
Two Milwaukee area electrical importers and their principals paid over $10 million to resolve allegations that the companies failed to pay millions of dollars in customs duties on goods imported from the People’s Republic of China. Precision Cable Assemblies, Inc. (PCA) and Global Engineered Products, Inc. (GEP) are Wisconsin...
Man charged in connection to an east side attack caught on camera
MILWAUKEE — Prosecutors have charged a Greenfield man in connection to an attack on Milwaukee's east side. Security cameras captured the assault on Arlington Place near Hamilton Street back on July 27. Investigators said 21-year-old Cole Slotke is the man seen on camera punching the Milwaukee homeowner multiple times in the face.
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