Milwaukee police need help to ID man wanted for armed robbery near 27th and Layton

MILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee police are requesting the public's assistance in identifying and locating the suspect involved in an armed robbery that occurred on Oct. 8 near 27th and Layton.

'It's a wild thing:' Prosecutors say 2 robbed 3 on Milwaukee's east side in 10 minutes

MILWAUKEE -- Charges were filed Tuesday, Oct. 8 against Aaron Buggs, 17, of Milwaukee -- a young man prosecutors said was responsible for three armed robberies in 10 minutes on Milwaukee's east side.Buggs faces one count of attempted armed robbery with threat of force, as party to a crime, and two counts of armed robbery with threat of force, as party to a crime for incidents that happened at 12:20 a.m. on Murray Avenue near Newberry Boulevard, and at 12:30 a.m. near Cramer Street and Locust Street, and at roughly the same time near Frederick Avenue and Belleview Place.Seth King, 18, a college student, was the second victim."It's never real until it is," said King. "It's kind of surreal.

'Just sad:' Man, woman could face animal cruelty charges after arrest at Milwaukee home

MILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee police said a 24-year-old man and 18-year-old woman were arrested and expected to face animal cruelty charges after investigators were at a residence near 24th Place and W.

MPD introduces publicly accessible crime maps, statistics: 'Something the community has asked for'

MILWAUKEE -- The Milwaukee Police Department announced on Tuesday, Oct. 8 a publicly-accessible database with eight major crime categories: Homicide, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, theft-larceny, motor vehicle theft, and arson.

Mother charged with child neglect after 2-year-old son burned with lighter throughout his body

MILWAUKEE -- Charges were filed and an arrest warrant was issued Wednesday, Oct. 9 against the mother of a 2-year-old boy who suffered severe burns, allegedly inflicted by Lamont Powell, 30, of Milwaukee, who was charged on Sept. 30.Jawarria Addarr, 23, of Milwaukee, faces one count of neglecting a child -- consequence is bodily harm.According to a criminal complaint, Addarr told investigators she left her two children with Powell on Sept. 21 while she went to her mom's house to do laundry.

Caught on camera: MPD seeks help to ID man wanted in business burglary

MILWAUKEE --The Milwaukee Police Department needs your help identifying and locating a man involved in a business burglary that occurred on Sept. 18th.

'You got the wrong man:' Wife says DNA will clear husband, accused of sexual assault in Milwaukee

MILWAUKEE -- The wife of a man accused of brutally attacking and sexually assaulting a woman told FOX6 News Tuesday, Oct. 8 he's innocent, and DNA will clear him.Two charges, first-degree sexual assault, use of a dangerous weapon and burglary while committing battery on a person were filed Aug. 5 against Damien Morgan, 31, of Milwaukee.The case dates back to July 28, when prosecutors said with the help of another man, Morgan stormed into a home near 10th Street and Arthur Avenue with a gun -- attacking and assaulting a woman who was baby-sitting.

'It's about prevention:' Milwaukee awarded $317K DOJ grant to fund services for victims of gun violence

MILWAUKEE -- The U.S. Department of Justice awarded a two-year $317,422 grant to the Milwaukee County District Attorney’s Office and the City of Milwaukee through Project Safe Neighborhoods -- intended to reduce the level of firearm-related violence in Milwaukee through the creation of a Community Victim Witness Program.

Police: 2 shot, wounded in separate incidents in Milwaukee, 1 in custody

MILWAUKEE -- Two people were hurt in separate shootings Tuesday morning, Oct. 8.According to police, a 23-year-old man was accidentally shot while a man was cleaning his gun.

Steve Nitsch pleads not guilty to charge tied to knife fight at Zebb's Restaurant

MILWAUKEE -- Steve Nitch, the 55-year-old man charged in connection with a violent knife fight that happened inside Zebb’s Restaurant on Milwaukee’s south side, pleaded not guilty on Tuesday, Oct. 8 to first degree recklessly endangering safety, use of a dangerous weapon.Nitsch is accused along with his sons, Stephen and Thomas, in the incident at Zebb's.

Police ID 33-year-old woman fatally shot near 19th and Arthur in Milwaukee

MILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee police on Tuesday, Oct. 8 identified the 33-year-old woman who was found dead on the ground near 19th and Arthur in Milwaukee around 3 a.m. Monday, Oct. 7.

Police: 18-year-old woman shot, wounded near 57th and Villard

MILWAUKEE -- An 18-year-old woman was shot and wounded near 57th and Villard Monday night, Oct. 7.It happened around 9 p.m.Police said the victim was taken to the hospital for treatment of injuries not believe to be life-threatening.An investigation was underway to determine the circumstances surrounding the shooting, and police were seeking the shooter.

'Things will get worse:' Police union president speaks on proposed cuts at public hearing on city budget

MILWAUKEE -- FOX6 News on Monday, Oct. 7 asked Milwaukee Police Chief Alfonso Morales about cuts to his department in the 2020 budget proposal, ahead of the first opportunity for the public to weigh in on the proposal Monday evening."When you reduce, or your response times drop, when your community interaction drops and the businesses aren't able to see law enforcement, they don't feel safe," said Chief Morales. "They shut down."The Milwaukee Common Council chambers at City Hall were packed, with representatives from community organizations explaining to city leaders what changes they'd like to see in the budget -- namely the Milwaukee Police Association.