Crime & Safety

September Top 5: Couch; Heroin; Sports Director; Youth Football

Check out the top five most-read stories in September on Patch.

You know what your favorite Patch stories are, but what about your neighbors? Waukesha Patch is bringing you the top five stories in September. From a shocking couch incident to a Channel 12 sports director's arrest, here are the most read stories on Waukesha Patch in September.

No surprises here, the top five stories were crime related.

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Sex With Couch?

A 46-year-old Waukesha man is facing charges after an off-duty cop jogging through the Pebble Valley neighborhood found the man having sex with an abandoned couch set on a curb, according to a criminal complaint.

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Gerard P. Streator was charged in Waukesha County Circuit Court on Thursday with one count of lewd and lascivious behavior. If convicted, he faces up to nine months in prison and $10,000 in fines.

Channel 12 Sports Director Arrested in Domestic Disturbance

sports director for WISN-TV, was arrested in connection to a domestic disturbance in early September, Waukesha police records show.

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Overinvolved Parent or Sex Offender? Police Say Man Was Coaching Youth Football

A 38-year-old convicted sex offender is facing charges after police took more than 100 pictures of the man working with the Junior Blackshirts youth football team during practices.

John E. Orosco faces up to 25 years in prison if convicted of two counts of felony child sex offender working with children. The criminal complaint states he was with the team in police pictures and videos showing players blocking maneuvers on the football field.

Woman Faces Drug Charges After Fatal Heroin Overdose

A 34-year-old Waukesha woman is facing charges after a man she was living with overdosed and died after they took heroin one September night.

Amy M. Kaebisch was charged in Waukesha County Circuit Court in September with one count of possession of narcotic drugs, two counts of bail jumping, one count of possession of an illegally obtained prescription drug and one count of possession of drug paraphernalia. If convicted, she faces up to 5 ½ years in prison and $31,000 in fines.

Homeowner Catches Alleged Burglar Looking For 'Adventure'

A Waukesha woman set out for a challenge and adventure is finding herself in trouble after she was caught burglarizing a Waukesha home when the owner came home in the act, according to a criminal complaint.


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