Report of 11-year-old boy on fire leads to large emergency response in New Berlin
NEW BERLIN -- Reports of an 11-year-old boy on fire led to a large police presence in New Berlin Monday afternoon, Oct. 22.Police say he was found in a neighbor's yard near Moorland and Rogers.
Sheriff's officials identify 18-year-old man fatally shot in Town of Lisbon
LISBON -- Officials with the Waukesha County Sheriff's Department on Thursday, Oct. 18 identified an 18-year-old man fatally shot in the Town of Lisbon Wednesday morning as Austin McGuire.It happened around 10:30 a.m. at a home near Maple and Northview.Sheriff's officials said deputies responded and found McGuire on the floor in the kitchen, in need of immediate medical attention, after suffering a gunshot wound to the chest.
Young male fatally shot, another detained in Town of Lisbon in Waukesha Co.
WAUKESHA COUNTY -- Waukesha County sheriff's officials are investigating a fatal shooting involving two young males in the Town of Lisbon.
62-year-old Mukwonago woman pronounced dead at scene of crash on I-43
NEW BERLIN -- A 62-year-old Mukwonago woman died in a crash on I-43 northbound in New Berlin Wednesday, Oct. 17.It happened just after 2 p.m. near Moorland Road and involved four vehicles.Waukesha County sheriff's officials, New Berlin police, the New Berlin Fire Department and Wisconsin State Patrol responded.No one else was hurt.I-43 northbound was closed for several hours as a result of the crash.
Caught on camera: Suspects sought after stealing $251 in groceries from Woodman's
MENOMONEE FALLS -- Police are investigating retail theft at the Menomonee Falls Woodman's Food Market that happened on Sunday, Oct. 14.Officials say the two suspects, a male (possibly Hispanic) and a female (white) were in the store around 4:40 p.m. and scanned $251.17 of grocery items at a self-checkout.
Waukesha police receive tickets to NLCS from Brewers pitcher Corey Knebel
WAUKESHA -- Waukesha police officers are having a busy weekend -- not because of work, but because of the Milwaukee Brewers!On Friday night, Oct, 12, the Waukesha Police Department shared on Twitter that they got to go to Game 1 of the National League Championship Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers -- all thanks to Brewers pitcher Corey Knebel!
Menomonee Falls police seek help locating stolen $48K skid loader
MENOMONEE FALLS -- Menomonee Falls police are seeking the public's help locating a stolen skid loader.Sometime between the days of Friday, Oct. 5 and Sunday, Oct. 8, an unknown suspect took a New Holland L230 skid loader (skid steer) valued at $48,000 from within a highway construction zone.Below is a stock photo from the Menomonee Falls police.
Charges filed after firearm recovered when Waukesha police responded to report of fight
WAUKESHA -- An arrest was made and a firearm recovered after police responded to a report of a fight near Main and Pleasant in Waukesha.Police were called out around 7 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 7 after multiple 911 calls came in regarding an individual involved in the fight that was on Main Street with what police said was an assault rifle, threatening people as he looked for the person he had been fighting with.
Murder-suicide: Police ID men ages, 54, 33, found dead in Waukesha home
WAUKESHA -- Waukesha police on Wednesday, Oct. 3 identified two men found dead in a home on Albany Court near University Drive in Waukesha on Tuesday afternoon -- and called this a murder-suicide.The two men involved in this incident have been identified as Alan Skarzynski, 54, and Dustin Congleton, 33.According to police, officers responded around 2:30 p.m. Tuesday after an individual indicated they had not seen their neighbor for three days, and the man's work truck was parked with expensive tools in the back.
Recognize her? Police seek suspect after retail theft at CVS Pharmacy in Menomonee Falls
MENOMONEE FALLS -- Police in Menomonee Falls need your help identifying a suspect involved in a retail theft incident at a CVS Pharmacy on Appleton Avenue.It happened on Thursday, Sept. 27 shortly before 10 a.m.Police say the suspect loaded a basket with merchandise and bypassed all points of sales without attempting to pay.
Police seek help to ID suspects wanted for stealing bottles of liquor
MENOMONEE FALLS -- Police are asking for your help to identify suspects who stole bottles of liquor from the Metro Market in Menomonee Falls.The crime happened around 8:30 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 24.
3 years probation for woman accused in connection with 3 vehicle theft incidents
NEW BERLIN -- A New Berlin woman accused of stealing or attempting to steal vehicles in three separate incidents to support a heroin addiction has been sentenced to probation.Katarina Panagiotopoulos, 23, on Thursday, Sept. 27 pleaded guilty to one felony and one misdemeanor: attempted taking, driving a vehicle without consent and entry into locked vehicle.She was then sentenced to serve 18 months in prison and 18 months extended supervision on the first charge -- which was stayed.
3 in custody after police chase from Germantown to Menomonee Falls ends in crash
MENOMONEE FALLS -- Three people were taken into custody after a police chase from Germantown ended in a crash in Menomonee Falls on Wednesday, Sept. 26.
$5K reward: ATF again asks for help after explosions in New Berlin
NEW BERLIN -- The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), in conjunction with the New Berlin Police Department, continues to urge the public to report information related to the explosions on the afternoon of Sept. 17 near Coffee and Woelfel in New Berlin.According to a news release Monday, Sept. 24 from the ATF, investigators are looking specifically for information related to individuals who may have been operating a vehicle on Sept. 17, around 4 p.m. in the area where the explosion happened.
Men. Falls police search for suspect who ran off with iPhone X from T-Mobile store
MENOMONEE FALLS -- Police are asking for the public's help to identify a suspect accused of stealing an iPhone X (iPhone 10) from a T-Mobile store in Menomonee Falls.According to police, the suspect was "overly friendly" with store employees and asked to open a prepay account with the iPhone.Police say when an employee set the phone down on the counter, the suspect grabbed it and ran from the store.The suspect appears to be a male, black, with a beard.
Stolen car crashes into home, strikes gas line in Waukesha; suspect fled the scene
WAUKESHA -- A stolen vehicle chase ends when the fleeing suspect crashes in to a house early Saturday morning, Sept. 22.According to the Waukesha County Sheriff's Department, police were pursuing a stolen vehicle but lost sight of it and canceled the pursuit.
Recognize him? Waukesha police release photo of suspect who fled traffic stop
WAUKESHA -- Waukesha police have released an incredibly clear photo of a suspect wanted after fleeing a traffic stop.Police said he fled Wisconsin State Patrol troopers, and was then pursued by Waukesha police officers, but he was ultimately able to evade arrest.
Woman dies, 2 children injured in crash, speed and alcohol believed to be factors
MENOMONEE FALLS -- A 43-year-old woman from Neenah died from injuries suffered in a crash on Wednesday, Sept. 19 in Menomonee Falls.