Charged: Brookfield couple accused of locking teenage daughter in basement, forcing her to wear diaper
WAUKESHA COUNTY (WITI) -- FOX6 News is learning more about a Brookfield couple accused of locking their teenage daughter in the basement -- forcing her to wear a diaper.
Brookfield couple may have locked teenage daughter in basement; why was it a year before anyone intervened?
BROOKFIELD (WITI) -- Brookfield police say a couple may have locked their teenage daughter in the basement, and forced her to wear a diaper.
TNT Performance hosts 24-hour row & bike-a-thon for great cause
BROOKFIELD (WITI) -- It's a 24-hour fitness session in Brookfield today, and it's all for a great cause!Many began rowing and biking at 7 a.m. Saturday morning at the TNT Performance.
Former Green Bay Packers Coach Mike Holmgren stops in Greenfield
GREENFIELD (WITI) -- Legendary Green Bay Packers Coach Mike Holmgren made a stop in Greenfield.
Demolition begins to make way for The Corners of Brookfield
BROOKFIELD (WITI) -- What was an empty and blighted property will soon offer more than 235 luxury apartments, and more than 1,000 permanent jobs in the Town of Brookfield.For The Corners of Brookfield, changes are just around the corner...literally."What this'll be behind me is The Corners of Brookfield which will be a premiere lifestyle center," said The Corners of Brookfield Spokesperson, Lynn Sheka,What was once a Menards location had been idling empty for several years.
INDICTED: Grand jury returns 15-count indictment against former owners of Brookfield title, closing company
BROOKFIELD (WITI) -- United States Attorney James Santelle announced that on February 18th, a grand jury sitting in the Eastern District of Wisconsin returned a 15-count indictment against the former owners of New Horizon, LLC, a title and closing company that operated in Brookfield from 2006 to 2011.The indictment charges 43-year-old Timothy Kugler of West Bend, 41-year-old Lisa Verken (formerly Lisa Kugler) of West Bend, and 46-year-old Michelle Hayes of Wauwatosa.Each person is charged with participating in a bank fraud conspiracy, and with multiple counts of bank fraud, and false tax returns.The indictment alleges that Kugler, Verken, and Hayes executed their fraud scheme by diverting more than $1.8 million of lender funds from the New Horizon escrow account into a separate account from which they issued checks to themselves and to each other.
Two Brookfield East High School staff members hurt in scuffle with student
BROOKFIELD (WITI) -- Two staff members (a teacher and a teacher's aide) from Brookfield East High School were hurt after a physical altercation with a 16-year-old student outside of the school on Wednesday morning, February 4th.Police tell FOX6 News say around 8:15 a.m. an officer was investigating a property complaint when he was dispatched to the school.
Woman accused of bringing loaded gun into church restroom appears in court
WAUKESHA COUNTY (WITI) -- 67-year-old Susan Hitchler appeared in a Waukesha County courtroom on Monday, December 8th for her initial appearance on a charge of disorderly conduct.Hitchler is accused of bringing a loaded gun into a restroom at Elmbrook Church in Brookfield last March.An initial charge of endangering safety by use of a dangerous weapon was dropped against Hitchler this past June — but a criminal complaint filed on November 24th charges her with disorderly conduct.The Brookfield Police Department was called in to investigate after a loaded gun was found in the Elmbrook Church’s bathroom in March 2014 — while a children’s program was in progress.A church worker discovered the gun in a stall in the women’s restroom on the main floor of Elmbrook Church.A criminal complaint says a female employee came out of the bathroom after finding the gun, and carried it to a volunteer worker at the front desk.
"I love Election Night. It's our democracy in progress:" No excuse not to vote in Brookfield
BROOKFIELD (WITI) -- Like many places, the voter turnout in Brookfield has been good and steady.
"It was very scary:" Nightmare for Brookfield family when fire breaks out in home
BROOKFIELD (WITI) -- Dozens of firefighters were called in to put out a blaze at a large home in Brookfield on Sunday, October 26th, at 1125 Ashbourne Court.Less than a week before Halloween, a family's nightmare."I had seen a lot of smoke, it was very scary," said Linda Russo, lives nearby.Neighbors say their street was filled with smoke as flames went through the roof.A beautiful fall morning on Ashbourne Court, obscured by smoke."It's one thing to see smoke, a big cloud of smoke as we were coming up the drive but it's another thing to actually see the fire itself," said Russo.A number of agencies had to be called in to get the fire under control.
ARRESTED: Three police agencies come together to apprehend armed robbery suspect in Butler
BUTLER (WITI) -- Police officers with the Butler Police Department, the Wauwatosa Police Department and the Brookfield Police Department on Thursday afternoon, October 16th came together to arrest an armed robbery suspect.The call came in to the Wauwatosa Police Department just before 12:30 p.m. Thursday from a business in the 4700 block of N. 124th Street -- reporting a suspicious person on their property.Wauwatosa police say before officers arrived at the scene, the subject displayed a handgun and stole a bottle of Gatorade -- before fleeing.Responding officers got a description of the man, and he was spotted soon after officers arrived.Wauwatosa police officers attempted to make contact with the man, but he fled into a wooded area -- toward a railroad yard east of 124th Street and west of Highway 45.Several squad cars responded to the scene.The man was taken into custody shortly after officers arrived.
"They're not the same they used to be:" All-day fundraiser held for survivors of Azana Salon & Spa shooting
BROOKFIELD/CALEDONIA (WITI) -- Nearly two years later, the need is still there.
Books closed, doors locked: Anthem College in Brookfield shuts down for good
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- A state education official calls it the "worst-case scenario." Anthem College in Brookfield is closing its doors -- effective Friday, August 22nd.
Can YOU help? Brookfield police seek suspect in armed robbery of Open Pantry store
BROOKFIELD (WITI) -- Brookfield police are seeking the public's help in identifying the suspect responsible for the July 16th armed of the Open Pantry convenience store located on Bluemound Road in Brookfield.According to police, the suspect entered the store just after 5 p.m., approached the clerk, implied he had a handgun and demanded money.The suspect then exited the store and fled the scene on foot.The suspect is described as a white male in his 20's, 5'7" to 6'00"tall and 150 to 200 pounds.No suspect vehicle information was observed or reported.Anyone with any information is advised to contact Officer Leidel at 262-787-3702.
An indoor shooting range in Brookfield? One is set to open in October...but where?
BROOKFIELD (WITI) -- Three avid hunters are looking to open an indoor shooting range in Brookfield.The partners bought the former B&G Golf store on Burleigh Street near 124th Street in January.Since then, they have been gutting the place to create an indoor shooting range.It is expected to open in early October.The overall project -- including the purchase of the building, is $2 million.
Could ground soon be broken on project that would bring Von Maur to Wisconsin?
BROOKFIELD (WITI) -- Three years after The Corners of Brookfield project was announced -- ground may soon be broken, according to the Milwaukee Business Journal.The Business Journal reports developer The Marcus Corp.
AVOID AREA: Part of Calhoun Rd. shut down after serious accident
BROOKFIELD (WITI) -- Emergency officials have shut down Calhoun Rd.
Police believe man threatened 10-year-old girl for nude photos
BROOKFIELD (WITI) -- Brookfield police are trying to track down a sexual predator who targeted a 10-year-old child.
Loaded gun discovered in restroom of Elmbrook Church
BROOKFIELD (WITI) -- The Brookfield Police Department is investigating an incident where a loaded gun was found in the bathroom of a church -- all while a program for children was in progress.A church worker discovered the gun in a stall in the women's restroom on the main floor of Elmbrook Church on Wednesday, March 26th.According to a police report, a female employee came out of the bathroom after finding the gun, and carried it to a volunteer worker at the front desk.
Brookfield woman makes a splash with her business
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Moms know working full-time and raising kids is a delicate balancing act.