Crime & Safety

Oh Deer! Doe Crashes Into Squad Car

Waukesha Police Department calls from Sept. 11 and Sept. 12.

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Deer vs. car accidents are a common occurrence in southeastern Wisconsin.

But one Waukesha police officer had a deer crash into a squad car Tuesday night.

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The officer was in the 1900 block of Aviation Drive and was heading toward Waukesha Memorial Hospital for a blood-draw refusal. A doe ran into the squad car at 10:44 p.m.

“A doe kamikazied into my right front door and windshield,” the officer reported.

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The deer survived the accident, according to police. The officer was uninjured. The squad car, however, was damaged.

In other Waukesha Police Department calls:

  • A person was warned about begging for money at 9:10 a.m. Tuesday at White Rock Avenue and East Moreland Boulevard.
  • A person who had a diabetes-related incident was disorientated in a vehicle at 9:13 a.m. Tuesday at Mary Street and East St. Paul Avenue. The vehicle was rolling through a construction zone and officers had to break a window to access the car to put it in park because the man was unable to respond to commands. The man was treated by the Waukesha Fire Department.
  • A boy at Butler Middle School was reportedly being bullied at 9:54 a.m. Tuesday because he was short. The parent will address the situation with the principal.
  • A theft of business checks was reported at 10:01 a.m. Tuesday in the 2400 block of North Grandview Boulevard.
  • Three people were cited for open intoxicants at a park at 11:04 a.m. Tuesday in the 600 block of North Hartwell Avenue.
  • A battery was reported at 1:04 p.m. Tuesday in the 100 block of Mccall Street.
  • A student at Waukesha West High School was arrested at 1:25 p.m. Tuesday after the principal requested police evaluate the student for being under the influence of a narcotic.
  • A vehicle was reportedly broken into at 1:35 p.m. Tuesday in the 2100 block of South Grand Avenue.
  • A person was reportedly playing loud music at 3 p.m. Tuesday in the 1500 block of Summit Avenue.
  • Two suspicious men were reportedly going through scrap metal bins at 3:05 p.m. Tuesday in the 100 block of Wilmont Drive.
  • A person was arrested on a warrant at 7:14 p.m. Tuesday at North West Barstow Street and East St. Paul Avenue.
  • A person reportedly stole a case of beer and other items from a grocery store at 8:51 p.m. Tuesday in the 1200 block of West Sunset Drive.
  • A person was arrested on a fourth drunken driving offense at 8:53 p.m. Tuesday after an incident was reported in the 100 block of West Wabash Avenue.
  • A man in the 1600 block of South West Avenue reported at 8:56 p.m. Tuesday that his disobedient daughter was having a 21-year-old man visit her during lunch breaks at school. The school resource officer is following up with the incident.
  • A person was arrested on suspicion of intoxicated driving at 9:46 p.m. Tuesday at Gramling Lane and East Sunset Drive.
  • An arrest was made after a disorderly woman was reported at 10:45 p.m. Tuesday in the 500 block of Summit Avenue.
  • A man was reportedly screaming about  a “dead white woman” at 10:59 p.m. Tuesday at Woodburn Road and Willowood Drive.
  • An intoxicated man was arrested after it was reported that he was throwing chairs and punching a woman at 12:59 a.m. Wednesday in the 2000 block of Woodburn Road.
  • A man was reportedly trying to beg cigarettes and money from people at 5:05 a.m. Wednesday in the 300 block of West Broadway.
  • A tire was stolen from a vehicle overnight in the 400 block of West Main Street. The incident was reported at 5:55 a.m. Wednesday.


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