Recognize him? MPD seeks help to locate man wanted for sexual assault near 41st and North

MILWAUKEE -- Police need your help to identify and locate a man wanted for a sexual assault that happened near 41st and North Avenue in Milwaukee late on Wednesday, Aug. 14.Officials said the attack happened between 11:45 p.m. and 11:51 p.m.The man was described as black, 18 to 20 years old, 5'8" to 5'9" tall, with a dark complexion.

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

MILWAUKEE -- Two people were hurt in separate shooting incidents that happened Monday night, Aug. 19.According to police, officers were dispatched to a hospital for the report of a Milwaukee man, 18, who suffered a gunshot wound not believed to be life-threatening.

Police: Men hurt in separate shootings within 10-minute period

MILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee police were called out to separate shootings within about 10 minutes Monday night, Aug. 19.The first happened around 7:20 p.m. near 5th and Greenfield, where a man, 30, suffered injuries not believed to be life-threatening.

Prosecutors: Man stabbed taxi driver during ride to airport, torched his vehicle in Wilson Park

MILWAUKEE -- A Milwaukee man stands accused of stabbing a private taxi driver during a ride to the airport, and prosecutors said it happened days after he accused a woman of saying the taxi driver's name in her sleep.

Police: 2 arrested after crashing stolen vehicle near 35th and Burleigh following home invasion

MILWAUKEE -- Two people were arrested after crashing a stolen vehicle near 35th and Burleigh Monday morning, Aug. 19.Police said this began around 6 a.m. with an armed robbery/home invasion that took place near 27th and State.

13 years in prison for man who said he 'did not mean' to shoot and kill a man near 15th and Clarke 

MILWAUKEE -- A man prosecutors said told investigators he "did not mean" to shot and kill another man in a home near 15th and Clarke in August 2018, but "the gun went off" when he "tried to scare" the victim was sentenced to prison Monday, Aug. 19.Daniel Williams on Aug. 6 was convicted by a jury on two counts, filed in April 2019:

Police: Driver hurt after striking tree, parked vehicle near 87th and Hampton

MILWAUKEE -- A driver was taken to the hospital after a crash near 87th and Hampton Monday afternoon, Aug. 19.It happened around 1:30 p.m.Police said the driver was traveling on the wrong side of the street when the vehicle struck a tree and a parked vehicle.The driver suffered injuries not believed to be life-threatening.The cause of the crash was under investigation.PHOTO GALLERY

Milwaukee police: 2 men shot, wounded near 54th and Meinecke

MILWAUKEE -- Two men were shot and wounded near 54th and Meinecke in Milwaukee on Monday morning, Aug. 19.Officials say the shooting happened around 8:30 a.m. Monday.

Police: 2 shot, wounded in separate incidents in Milwaukee

MILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee police are investigating two separate shooting incidents that happened Sunday, August 18.

MPD detective ordered to pay fine after punching, stomping on live-in girlfriend

MILWAUKEE -- A Milwaukee police detective accused of grabbing, punching, and stomping on his girlfriend was ordered to pay a fine after he was sentenced to time served on Friday, Aug. 16.Jason Rodriguez, 40, of Greenfield, on Friday pleaded guilty to an amended charge of misdemeanor disorderly conduct.He was then sentenced to serve three days in the House of Correction, with credit for three days' time served.

Man charged in beating death of homeless man on church steps found incompetent to proceed

MILWAUKEE -- A Milwaukee man accused in connection with the beating death of a homeless man near 19th and Wisconsin in Milwaukee was committed to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services after the court ruled him incompetent to proceed in the case against him.Dominic Long, facing one count of first degree intentional homicide, and one count of attempted first degree intentional homicide, was in court Thursday, Aug. 15 for a competency hearing.

Police: Man injured in shooting during gambling game near 25th and Auer

MILWAUKEE -- A 26-year-old man was being treated for injuries after a shooting near 25th and Auer Saturday night, Aug. 17.According to police, the victim was shot in the leg around 11:15 p.m. during a gambling game.

Man injured after shooting outside nightclub near Fond du Lac and Ridge

MILWAUKEE -- A man was hurt in a shooting near Fond du Lac and Ridge early Sunday morning, Aug. 18.According to police, the shooting happened outside of a nightclub around 2:15 a.m.The victim was transported to a hospital for treatment.The investigation was ongoing, and police were seeking the shooter.