Police seek to ID persons accused of stealing liquor from Woodman's in Menomonee Falls

MENOMONEE FALLS -- Police are asking for the public's help to identify a couple of persons suspected of stealing from the Woodman's Food Market in Menomonee Falls.Police say the pair entered the market just before 2 p.m. on Thursday, June 4.

Driver pronounced dead, had 'critical medical event' before car crashed into New Berlin playground

NEW BERLIN -- Police said on Friday, June 12 that the driver of a vehicle that drove through a playground fence at Malone Park in New Berlin the day before has died.The 74-year-old New Berlin man experienced a "critical medical event" just prior to the crash in which he went through the fence and struck a tree.

Waukesha's July 4th parade will operate differently this year due to virus concerns

WAUKESHA -- The City of Waukesha's Fourth of July parade will work a little differently this year, the Parks, Recreation & Forestry Department (WPRF) announced Friday, June 12.

Car crashes through fence, into playground at New Berlin's Malone Park, 1 injured

NEW BERLIN -- Police say a vehicle drove through a playground fence at Malone Park and struck a tree, injuring one person around 2 p.m. on Thursday, June 11.

Brookfield police seek 2 who tried to purchase acid 'in immediate vicinity of planned protest'

BROOKFIELD -- Officials with the Waukesha County Sheriff's Department on Wednesday, June 10 asked for help identifying two men who "attempted to purchase hydrochloric acid" at a business "in the immediate vicinity of a planned protest" Wednesday afternoon in Brookfield.According to officials, the two stopped at Hydrite Chemical on N.

Menomonee Falls police seek trailer stolen from storage unit parking lot

MENOMONEE FALLS -- Police in Menomonee Falls on Sunday, May 31 asked for help locating a stolen trailer -- taken from the parking lot of a storage unit.The trailer is estimated to be about 8’ by 18’.

'It's unfortunate:' 2 found shot to death inside Waukesha home in apparent murder-suicide

WAUKESHA -- Two people were found shot to death inside a home near Lawndale Avenue and Washington Street in Waukesha on Wednesday afternoon, May 27 in what police said was an apparent murder-suicide.

Recognize them? Police seek 3 who left Woodman's without paying for $800+ worth of items

MENOMONEE FALLS -- Police in Menomonee Falls on Tuesday night, May 19 asked for help identifying three people who were among four involved in a February theft from Woodman's on Highway 145.The crime happened just after 10 a.m. on Feb. 15.Police said the four people worked together -- pushing two carts filled with $886.30 worth of merchandise out of the store without paying.When confronted by Woodman's employees, police said they fled on foot -- abandoning the stolen merchandise.

Sheriff: 34-year-old motorcyclist struck, killed in Waukesha County crash

VERNON -- The Waukesha County Sheriff's Department responded to a fatal crash in the Town of Vernon on Thursday afternoon, May 7.The crash happened just after 1 p.m. From the initial investigation, authorities say a car attempting to turn from eastbound National Avenue onto Hillview Drive struck a motorcyclist who was headed westbound on National Avenue.The motorcyclist, a 34-year-old Milwaukee man, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police: Suspicious device in Village of Eagle was possible makeshift alarm system

EAGLE -- A device believed to be a makeshift alarm system prompted a police response on East Main Street in the Village of Eagle Tuesday, May 5.Police responded to a home in the area around 12:30 p.m. -- with help from the Milwaukee Police Department's Hazardous Devices Unit, the FBI, ATF, the Waukesha County Sheriff's Department and other law enforcement and fire departments.The public was asked to avoid the area during the investigation.Following an inspection of the device by hazardous devices personnel, police revealed that, "Although unusual in nature, officials believe that the device was a makeshift alarm system.

Police seek 3 suspects accused of stealing Jack Daniels from Brookfield 7-Eleven

BROOKFIELD -- The Brookfield Police Department has requested the public's assistance identifying three suspects involved in a retail theft on April 27.Authorities say the three suspects coordinated an effort to steal bottles of Jack Daniels whiskey from a 7-Eleven on Capitol Drive west of Barker Road.

'People were chasing him:' Michigan man faces homicide charges in fatal wrong-way crash on I-94

WAUKESHA COUNTY -- A Michigan man facing homicide charges in connection with a fatal wrong-way crash on I-94 near Meadowbrook Road in Pewaukee on April 14 told investigators "people were chasing him," according to prosecutors.

Have you seen them? Menomonee Falls police seek suspects in Home Depot theft

MENOMONEE FALLS -- The Menomonee Falls Police Department has asked for public assistance collecting information on two suspects involved in a retail theft that took place on March 9.Police say the two suspects -- a man and woman -- stole numerous Milwaukee brand power tools from the Home Depot on Thunder Ridge Drive in Menomonee Falls and fled in a black Nissan Maxima that did not have license plates.Authorities say the suspects have been involved in other recent retail thefts.

Driver strikes New Berlin squad, 2 other vehicles near 124th and Cleveland

NEW BERLIN -- The Wisconsin State Patrol is investigating a four-vehicle wreck that happened near 124th and Cleveland on Tuesday morning, April 28.

New Berlin police officer, 1 other injured in 4-vehicle accident near 124th and Cleveland

NEW BERLIN -- Two people -- including a New Berlin police officer -- were injured in a four-vehicle accident Tuesday morning near 124th Street and Cleveland Avenue.Authorities with the police and fire departments were called to the scene just after 8 a.m. Tuesday, April 28.

Driver killed, 3 passengers hurt when vehicle struck tree near state park in Delafield

DELAFIELD -- A woman was killed and three others hurt, including two children, when a vehicle struck a tree and started on fire in Delafield Sunday, April 26.It happened near the entrance to Lapham Peak State Park on County Highway C in the Town of Delafield.Waukesha County sheriff's officials said the 30-year-old woman driving the vehicle was pronounced dead at the scene.

Officials: Reckless driver arrested after pursuit, crash in Waukesha County

WAUKESHA COUNTY -- Waukesha County sheriff's deputies arrested a man for reckless driving following a pursuit Tuesday afternoon, April 21.Authorities were notified of a reckless driver headed eastbound on I-94 near the Waukesha/Jefferson County line around 12:30 p.m. Tuesday.