3 suspects arrested after jumping from stolen vehicle; one recently released from GPS monitoring
3 suspects arrested after jumping from stolen vehicle; one recently released from GPS monitoring
3 suspects arrested after jumping from stolen vehicle; one recently released from GPS monitoring
MILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee police say three armed robbery suspects were arrested after a pursuit on Wednesday night, October 28th -- and police say one of those suspects is connected to six robberies occurring within a three-day period.
Police say officers located a vehicle taken in an armed robbery in the area of 25th and Center.
A traffic stop was attempted, but the vehicle's driver refused to pull over and fled from police.
Pursuit ends near Fond du Lac and Melvina: Three arrested
The vehicle was pursued to the area near Fond du Lac and Melvina -- where police say three suspects jumped from the vehicle, and the vehicle then struck a tree.
After a short foot pursuit, all three suspects were arrested.
Those arrested include: a 17-year-old boy, an 18-year-old woman and a 16-year-old girl -- all from Milwaukee.
Police say the 16-year-old girl was driving the stolen vehicle. She is believed to be involved in six robberies that happened over the last three days in the Milwaukee area.
Police say this girl was recently released from GPS monitoring as part of a sentence related to delinquency adjudication for operating a vehicle without the owner's consent.
Pursuit ends near Fond du Lac and Melvina: Three arrested
"This young woman has been apprehended three times for stealing cars and she`s released. What does she do? She goes out and steals another car. We have to get the message across to all parts of the system that if you are a repeat automobile theft, you`re going to be paying the consequences," Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett said.
Some say armed robberies, carjackings and stolen vehicles have become all-too-common crimes.
"It happens daily. Ain't too many more around here left to steal. Every day you see the little boys out here and the little girls in stolen vans. We have to punish our kids. If we don`t discipline our kids, the streets will," Valerie 'Mama V' said.
Pursuit ends near Fond du Lac and Melvina: Three arrested