Brookfield officers cleared in deadly December shooting

Brookfield officers cleared in deadly December shooting

WAUKESHA COUNTY -- Two Brookfield officers are cleared of wrongdoing after a man takes his own life during a traffic stop.Officials say the 52-year-old man was stopped last December in the parking lot of the Quality Inn on Bluemound.He had a warrant out for his arrest.

Brookfield police seek suspect accused of concealing merchandise in duffel bag at mall

Brookfield police seek suspect accused of concealing merchandise in duffel bag at mall

BROOKFIELD -- Brookfield police need your help identifying a suspect accused of stealing merchandise from the "Name of the Game" store inside Brookfield Square Mall.It happened on Friday, March 9 around 11:15 a.m.According to police, the suspect, a black man in his 20s, entered the store carrying a duffel bag, and indicated he had recently gotten "a nice tax refund," and he wanted to buy his wife and children some shirts and other merchandise.

Brookfield police: Suspects steal credit cards from Panera Bread customer, use them to buy gift cards

Brookfield police: Suspects steal credit cards from Panera Bread customer, use them to buy gift cards

BROOKFIELD -- Brookfield police are looking to track down two people who allegedly stole credit cards from a person dining at Panera Bread -- and then used them to buy gift cards.The theft happened on January 31st at the Panera Bread on Calhoun Road.Brookfield police say the credit cards were used at Target and Pick 'N Save in Waukesha, to purchase large amounts of gift cards.Police say the female suspect was with an African-American male, who was heavier set with pierced ears.

Police look to ID man who stole over $200 worth of merchandise from Pick 'n Save

Police look to ID man who stole over $200 worth of merchandise from Pick 'n Save

BROOKFIELD --  Brookfield police are asking for the public’s help to identify a man they say stole over $200 worth of merchandise from the Pick 'n Save store located on Capitol Drive.According to police, around 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 30 a male suspected took approximately $224.96 worth of Tide Pods, Dove body wash, and Secret deodorant from Pick 'n Save.The suspect left the store in a tan or silver minivan with a partial plate of 447.

Brookfield mother, stepfather convicted after locking 13-year-old child with autism in basement

Brookfield mother, stepfather convicted after locking 13-year-old child with autism in basement

BROOKFIELD -- Brookfield parents, accused of locking their 13-year-old child who has autism in an unfinished basement with no toilet or sink have been convicted.Patrick Keller, 50, and Alicyn Keller, 44, were found guilty by a jury on Friday, Jan. 26 -- convicted on three counts of causing mental harm to a child as party to a crime.They will be sentenced on March 1.Police records show the Waukesha County Department of Health and Human Services knew the 13-year-old child with autism was being forced to live in a cold basement at least a year before she was removed from her home."The systems and people who are supposed to protect the most vulnerable members of our community failed this teenager, multiple times and at every level," says Liz Field, President of Autism Speaks. "It is important to investigate how this inhumane situation continued, despite numerous reports and visible signs of neglect and abuse."According to New Berlin police reports from 2012-2014, WCDHHS was notified at least 10 times about concerns police, neighbors and teachers had about how the child was being treated at home.In April of 2016, the child's mother and stepfather were charged with child neglect for allegedly locking the teen who has autism in an unfinished basement with no toilet or sink, forcing her to wear diapers and refusing to allow her to sit on furniture.

Snatch and grab: Brookfield police need help identifying Walgreens theft suspects

Snatch and grab: Brookfield police need help identifying Walgreens theft suspects

BROOKFIELD -- Brookfield police are looking for the public's help identifying suspects in a retail theft case that unfolded around 8:45 p.m. on Sunday, December 24th.Officials said in a Wisconsin Crime Alert Network post that it was a snatch and grab crime that occurred at the Walgreens store on Greenfield Ave.