Cold case: New information sought after Michelle Guerrero 'brutally murdered' in 2009
MILWAUKEE -- It was a cold night in February 2009 when Michelle Guerrero clocked out of work at her manufacturing job and got into her black truck just before 11 p.m. It was a routine she’d done many times before, except this time, the 44-year-old’s family would never see her again.“All she was trying to do is go from one job to another, and she was brutally murdered,” said Detective James Hutchinson.Hutchinson and Nathan Butz are the two lone cold case detectives at the Milwaukee Police Department, and said Guerrero’s case is a decade-old one they’ve always wanted to solve.“The most troubling thing about this is, she wasn’t out there causing trouble or having problems with people,” said Detective Butz. “She was just going to work for 16 hours a day and then coming home with her family.”Guerrero’s partner found her body riddled with bullets on that February night; investigators said the shots in the head and chest were significant.“Two of those shots were found to be close, meaning this person was right up on the victim when they fired the shot,” said Hutchinson.Her body was found in the breezeway of her home, with contents from her lunchbox spilled all over the floor.
MILWAUKEE -- It was a cold night in February 2009 when Michelle Guerrero clocked out of work at her manufacturing job and got into her black truck just before 11 p.m. It was a routine she’d done many times before, except this time, the 44-year-old’s family would never see her again.“All she was trying to do is go from one job to another, and she was brutally murdered,” said Detective James Hutchinson.Hutchinson and Nathan Butz are the two lone cold case detectives at the Milwaukee Police Department, and said Guerrero’s case is a decade-old one they’ve always wanted to solve.“The most troubling thing about this is, she wasn’t out there causing trouble or having problems with people,” said Detective Butz. “She was just going to work for 16 hours a day and then coming home with her family.”Guerrero’s partner found her body riddled with bullets on that February night; investigators said the shots in the head and chest were significant.“Two of those shots were found to be close, meaning this person was right up on the victim when they fired the shot,” said Hutchinson.Her body was found in the breezeway of her home, with contents from her lunchbox spilled all over the floor.
Jury convicts 17-year-old boy in rash of vehicle break-ins in Waukesha County
WAUKESHA COUNTY -- A 17-year-old boy was convicted in the second of three cases filed against him in 2018.
WAUKESHA COUNTY -- A 17-year-old boy was convicted in the second of three cases filed against him in 2018.
Police: 26-year-old man struck during drive-by shooting in downtown Milwaukee
MILWAUKEE -- A 26-year-old man was injured in a drive-by shooting near 7th and McKinley early Sunday, June 16.According to the Milwaukee Police Department, the incident happened at 2 a.m. The victim was walking in the area, when a vehicle drove past him and multiple shots were fired.
MILWAUKEE -- A 26-year-old man was injured in a drive-by shooting near 7th and McKinley early Sunday, June 16.According to the Milwaukee Police Department, the incident happened at 2 a.m. The victim was walking in the area, when a vehicle drove past him and multiple shots were fired.
Woman caught on camera stealing hanging plants from porch on Milwaukee's north side
MILWAUKEE -- A doorbell camera captured a plant thief on Milwaukee's north side on Friday, June 14.Video shows what appears to be a woman approach the front porch of a home around 12:30 p.m., on North Sherman Boulevard -- between Ruby and Glendale Avenue.The suspect, who was carrying a pink purse and wearing a black long-sleeved top and patterned skirt, appears to tamper with two hanging plants on the porch and walks away.PHOTO GALLERYA short time later, the suspect returns to the porch.
MILWAUKEE -- A doorbell camera captured a plant thief on Milwaukee's north side on Friday, June 14.Video shows what appears to be a woman approach the front porch of a home around 12:30 p.m., on North Sherman Boulevard -- between Ruby and Glendale Avenue.The suspect, who was carrying a pink purse and wearing a black long-sleeved top and patterned skirt, appears to tamper with two hanging plants on the porch and walks away.PHOTO GALLERYA short time later, the suspect returns to the porch.
3 injured, 1 in custody following 2 shooting incidents in Milwaukee
MILWAUKEE -- Three people are injured -- and one person is in custody -- following two shootings in Milwaukee Friday, June 14.According to police, the first shooting happened around 11:41 a.m. near 45th and Juneau.
MILWAUKEE -- Three people are injured -- and one person is in custody -- following two shootings in Milwaukee Friday, June 14.According to police, the first shooting happened around 11:41 a.m. near 45th and Juneau.
Dennis Daniels sentenced to 38 years in prison in shooting death of Isiah Lee
MILWAUKEE -- A Milwaukee County judge sentenced Dennis Daniels on Thursday, June 13 to 38 years in prison plus another 18 years of extended supervision in connection with the shooting death of Isiah Lee on Oct. 16, 2018.
MILWAUKEE -- A Milwaukee County judge sentenced Dennis Daniels on Thursday, June 13 to 38 years in prison plus another 18 years of extended supervision in connection with the shooting death of Isiah Lee on Oct. 16, 2018.
Police: Man shot, wounded near 31st and Lisbon in Milwaukee, no arrests made
MILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee police were investigating a shooting that happened early Wednesday morning, June 12.Police said a man was shot in the abdomen just after midnight near 31st and Lisbon.
MILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee police were investigating a shooting that happened early Wednesday morning, June 12.Police said a man was shot in the abdomen just after midnight near 31st and Lisbon.
Police: Man spent nearly 3 hours burglarizing Milwaukee grocery and tobacco store
MILWAUKEE -- A man took his time burglarizing a grocery and tobacco store near 12th Street and Vliet Street in Milwaukee Monday night, June 10.Milwaukee police said the man broke into Omar Cellular and Tobacco, located at 1215 W.
MILWAUKEE -- A man took his time burglarizing a grocery and tobacco store near 12th Street and Vliet Street in Milwaukee Monday night, June 10.Milwaukee police said the man broke into Omar Cellular and Tobacco, located at 1215 W.
Family raises money for wheelchair ramp for boy hit by car on way to school: 'Only way he can come home'
MILWAUKEE -- Deandre Isom Jr.
MILWAUKEE -- Deandre Isom Jr.
1 taken to hospital following stabbing near 23rd and Michigan
MILWAUKEE -- One person was taken to the hospital after a stabbing Tuesday afternoon, June 11.It happened around 2:30 p.m. near 23rd and Michigan.Officials with the Milwaukee Fire Department said one person was stabbed in the back, and transported to Froedtert Hospital.According to Milwaukee police, the two people involved were in a romantic relationship.One person was taken into custody.
MILWAUKEE -- One person was taken to the hospital after a stabbing Tuesday afternoon, June 11.It happened around 2:30 p.m. near 23rd and Michigan.Officials with the Milwaukee Fire Department said one person was stabbed in the back, and transported to Froedtert Hospital.According to Milwaukee police, the two people involved were in a romantic relationship.One person was taken into custody.
MPD squad involved in 2-vehicle crash near 22nd and Greenfield; 1 arrested
MILWAUKEE -- A Milwaukee Police Department squad was involved in a crash near 22nd and Greenfield Tuesday evening, June 11.
MILWAUKEE -- A Milwaukee Police Department squad was involved in a crash near 22nd and Greenfield Tuesday evening, June 11.
Milwaukee police seek jewelry store thief who struck clerk with gun
MILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee police are looking to track down a suspect involved in an armed robbery at Chung's Jewelry located near 24th Street and North Avenue.Police say the robbery happened on Friday, June 7, around 4:10 p.m.According to police, the suspect entered the store armed with a handgun and hit the clerk with it.
MILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee police are looking to track down a suspect involved in an armed robbery at Chung's Jewelry located near 24th Street and North Avenue.Police say the robbery happened on Friday, June 7, around 4:10 p.m.According to police, the suspect entered the store armed with a handgun and hit the clerk with it.
Prosecutors: 18-year-old was drinking, driving without a license in crash that killed his passenger
MILWAUKEE -- Prosecutors said an 18-year-old man admitted to drinking and driving without a license when his vehicle crashed near 33rd and Lincoln early Friday, June 7 -- killing his 18-year-old passenger.
MILWAUKEE -- Prosecutors said an 18-year-old man admitted to drinking and driving without a license when his vehicle crashed near 33rd and Lincoln early Friday, June 7 -- killing his 18-year-old passenger.