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Yahoo
18-05-2025
- Yahoo
Wauwatosa police chase ends in crash in Milwaukee, 6 arrested
The Brief Six people, aged 16 to 18, were arrested following a police pursuit on Sunday, May 18. The pursuit started in Wauwatosa and ended in a crash in Milwaukee. Police determined the vehicle was stolen. MILWAUKEE - Several people, aged 16 to 18, were arrested after a police chase in Wauwatosa ended in a crash in Milwaukee early Sunday morning, May 18, 2025. What we know According to the Wauwatosa Police Department, just before 1 a.m., an officer was in the area of 62nd and State and saw a vehicle driving at a high rate of speed, without any lights on, and the people inside were wearing masks. Police noted the suspicious behavior and the vehicle description was radioed to other officers. Police say the area has seen burglaries and cars stolen recently. FREE DOWNLOAD: Get breaking news alerts in the FOX LOCAL Mobile app for iOS or Android A short time later, officers relocated the suspicious vehicle and attempted to stop it around 53rd and Vliet in Milwaukee. The vehicle did not stop and instead fled from the police, causing a pursuit to begin. What we know Near 35th and Vliet, the vehicle crashed into another person's vehicle, causing minor injuries to that person. Police say several suspects ran away from the crash scene while others stayed in the vehicle, suffering from various serious, but non-life-threatening, injuries. Officers determined the vehicle was stolen and six suspects, ages ranging from 16-18, were arrested. What's next The investigation is ongoing and charges will be referred to the Milwaukee County District Attorney's Office. The Source The Wauwatosa Police Department sent FOX6 a press release.
Yahoo
08-04-2025
- Yahoo
Mayfair Mall K-9 bite; lawsuit filed, woman suing mall, security provider
The Brief A lawsuit was filed on Monday by a woman who was bit by a security K-9 last month at Mayfair Mall. She is suing Mayfair Mall and its private security provider. The legal team says they are seeking accountability and justice from the parties alleged to be responsible for the incident. WAUWATOSA, Wis. - A press conference will be held on Tuesday, April 8 to announce the filing of a civil lawsuit on behalf of Amirah Walls, the woman bit by a security K-9 at Mayfair Mall. She is suing Mayfair Mall and its private security provider. The legal team says they are seeking accountability and justice from the parties alleged to be responsible for the incident. The lawsuit alleges the K-9 handler wasn't properly trained or supervised. The backstory On March 28, a security K-9 bit 19-year-old Amirah Walls during an altercation at the mall. Police say there was a fight and mall security intervened. Cellphone video shows the dog clamped onto Walls' leg for at least a minute. She hired an attorney, B'Ivory LaMarr, who said Walls is dealing with complications and potential nerve damage as a result of the K-9 bite. In 2020, K-9s were implemented into Mayfair Mall after a shooting left eight people hurt. What they're saying Amirah Walls, 19, said a Friday night at the mall quickly turned into her nightmare. Video showed the K-9 latched onto her leg for at least one minute. "There was an alteration that resulted from other young ladies in which my client tried to protect not only herself but her friend," said Attorney B'Ivory LaMarr, Walls' attorney. SIGN UP TODAY: Get daily headlines, breaking news emails from FOX6 News LaMarr said Walls is dealing with complications and potential nerve damage as a result of the K-9 bite. "She has lacerations. She also has tingling and numbness that she's feeling at this point," said LaMarr. "She has involuntarily shaking of the leg that is going on at this point as well." Dig deeper Wauwatosa crime reports show, in 2024, there were 151 calls for service to Mayfair Mall for disorderly conduct. Through February of this year, there have been 29. In a statement, the Wauwatosa Police Department said: "This incident is a civil matter, not a criminal one. Our involvement is limited to filing the initial report and forwarding the report to the Health Department, in accordance with standard protocol for all animal bite incidents. This incident did not involve Wauwatosa Police officers or our Police K9s." The Source Information in this report is from the Wauwatosa Police Department and prior FOX6 News coverage.
Yahoo
03-04-2025
- Yahoo
Wisconsin police department mourning the loss of beloved facility dog after battle with cancer
WAUWATOSA, Wis. (WFRV) – A police department in southeastern Wisconsin is mourning the loss of its beloved facility dog after she passed away following a brief battle with cancer. The Wauwatosa Police Department began a Facebook post on Wednesday, saying, 'With heavy hearts, we share the passing of our beloved facility dog, Jordan.' Jordan passed away on March 28 due to complications from chemotherapy treatment following a brief battle with cancer. Jackson Elementary hosts Quilting Blessing & Celebration, sewing life skills through quilting Jordan joined our department in 2023, bringing endless joy, comfort, and companionship to so many. Her presence made a lasting impact, and her absence leaves a void that will be deeply felt by all who knew and loved her. Her handlers and everyone at WUPD miss her dearly. Wauwatosa Police Department No other details were provided. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
30-03-2025
- Yahoo
Wauwatosa car theft, police pursuit; 14-year-old taken into custody
The Brief Wauwatosa police took a 14-year-old into custody following a pursuit. Police say the 14-year-old stole a vehicle from an apartment complex. The pursuit ended in the Macy's parking lot at Mayfair Mall. WAUWATOSA, Wis. - A 14-year-old is in custody after police say they stole a car and led police on a chase that ended in the Mayfair Mall parking lot. What we know According to the Wauwatosa Police Department, at about 10:32 p.m. on Saturday, March 29, 2025, officers responded to a car theft in progress at an apartment complex on Mayfair Road near Burleigh. Officers successfully deployed a tire deflation device, but the suspect continued to speed away from officers. FREE DOWNLOAD: Get breaking news alerts in the FOX LOCAL Mobile app for iOS or Android The suspect drove into the Mayfair Mall parking lot, where it went over two separate curb/median/landscaping areas, causing significant damage to the vehicle. The suspect stopped the car and ran away before being taken into custody by officers. The suspect, a 14-year-old, was taken to a local hospital for non-life-threatening injuries after they jumped from the upper part of the Macy's parking lot to the lower parking lot. The Source The Wauwatosa Police Department sent FOX6 the information.
Yahoo
21-03-2025
- Politics
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Rays of sunshine as democracy is enveloped in darkness
Open records and access to government is important for government transparency and trust. (Photo from A legacy of Wisconsin's progressive tradition is its strong open records law, which compels the government to conduct its business in full view of the public and respond promptly to citizen demands for records from state agencies, public schools, city halls and police departments. Just before Sunshine Week, this week's annual mid-March public education campaign celebrating the importance of open records and freedom of information, the Wisconsin Examiner proudly accepted the 2025 Media Openness Award from the Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council for our reporters' work forcing police department records into the open. Attorney Tom Kamenick, who runs the Wisconsin Transparency Project, the state's only open records focused law firm, won settlements in two cases, against the city of Black River Falls and the Wauwatosa Police Department, and both government entities changed their policies so that future public records requests will be met expeditiously and without burdensome fees. The city of Black River Falls attempted to charge more than $4,000 to fulfill reporter Henry Redman's request for records regarding the disappearance and death of a Native American man whose family doubted police accounts of his apparent suicide. The family members were told by city staff that city officials advised them to ignore the family's pleas for more information about their loved one's death. 'So when we brought the lawsuit, yes, it was about making the request a little cheaper than $4,400,' Redman said in accepting the award at the March 6 Wisconsin Newspaper Association dinner. 'But it was also about changing the system in a small corner of the state, so people in Black River Falls, reporters and citizens alike, can turn a critical eye on their local government officials and help families like my sources get answers.' Sharing the award was Isiah Holmes who, in a separate lawsuit, sued the Wauwatosa Police Department for failing to respond in a timely manner to his records requests filed in 2020 and 2021, 'that the Tosa PD had essentially just decided to just not respond to — to ignore,' Holmes said. As part of the settlement, the department released hundreds of emails as well as interrogation video. 'It's not just about our requests,' said Holmes. 'It's about anyone who has to go to the Tosa PD, for example, people who may not have the knowledge or resources that we have as journalists. And actually, it's kind of an act of bravery, depending upon what agency you're dealing with, to go up and even ask for records.' Hopefully, he added, 'we helped make that process a little bit easier for people.' Sunshine Week had its beginnings shortly after 9/11 when, in the name of national security, the government began to make all kinds of previously available information secret. Tim Franklin, the editor of the Orlando Sentinel, noticed that data and information that was once readily available was disappearing from government websites. 'Suddenly, we're seeing government secrecy at an all-time high,' Franklin is quoted as saying on the official Sunshine Week website. 'It was becoming an issue that was unchecked because anytime it was questioned, the response was 'it's a matter of national security.'' Even the Florida state Legislature started passing government secrecy bills at an alarming clip. Standing up to that pressure, as a group of journalists and First Amendment advocates in Florida did, is critical to the health of our democracy. But that's not always clear to the public. In moments of moral panic, whether over an imaginary communist menace during the McCarthy era or a fictitious 'invasion' of violent criminals from other countries in our current moment, people forget that defending free speech, dissent, and public scrutiny of government are essential to our liberty and democracy. As we enter a dark period in American history, with a president who took office and immediately began flouting the law, ransacking federal agencies, letting an unelected billionaire seize citizens' private data, deporting people without due process, and promising to use the full force of the federal government to persecute his enemies, we need sunshine on the activities of our elected officials more than ever. Thank God for journalists and citizens who are willing to commit those little acts of bravery Holmes describes. Those watchdogs will help see us through to a brighter day. SUBSCRIBE: GET THE MORNING HEADLINES DELIVERED TO YOUR INBOX
