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Channel 12 Sports Director Arrested in Domestic Disturbance

Waukesha police took Dan Needles into custody Sunday afternoon.

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Dan Needles, who is the sports director for WISN-TV, was arrested in connection to a domestic disturbance on Sunday, records show.

Needles was arrested after his live-in girlfriend reported at 2:52 p.m. Sunday that he attacked her in the 3600 block of Oak Valley Lane.

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported Needles is no longer in police custody after posting bail. WISN also reported about the domestic abuse arrest.

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News reports state that the Waukesha County district attorney's office is reviewing the incident.

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