Crime & Safety

Waukesha Police: Woman Screws Own Door Shut

Waukesha Police Department calls from March 2-4, 2014.

A woman struggling to get out of her house contacted Waukesha police at 12:15 p.m. Sunday because she thought her neighbors had screwed her door shut.

When officers responded, they found the door had been screwed shut from the inside. Police spoke with the woman and warned her to no longer screw her doors shut. They also told her to contact her therapist before contacting police, unless there was a police emergency.

In other recent Waukesha Police Department calls:

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  • Bags of weed and lines of cocaine were reportedly found in a hotel room by a maid. However, when police responded at 11:28 p.m. Sunday, the caller would not let officers into the room and management would not evict the guests.
  • A person reported that a friend in Maine was threatening him via Facebook and BitStrips, which is a social app that allows people to make cartoons starring their friends.
  • A 12-year-old girl was reportedly getting violent after she was told she had to go to school at 7:49 a.m. Monday. The girl’s family members eventually took her to school.
  • Tools were stolen from a residence at 9:20 a.m. Monday in the 700 block of Maple Avenue.
  • An arrest was made after a student was caught possessing marijuana at Harvey Phillip Alternative School, 621 W. College Ave., at 9:55 a.m. Monday.
  • An arrest was made after a domestic disturbance was reported at 10:26 p.m. Monday in the 200 block of West Newhall Avenue.
  • An arrest was made after it was reported that a 16-year-old had cut a 18-year-old with a razor blade at 10:02 p.m. Monday in the 1000 block of Dresser Avenue. The 18-year-old did not want an ambulance for transport, however, the 18-year-old’s mother took the 18-year-old to the hospital.
  • A man was arrested after it was reported he battered a sibling at 1:13 a.m. Tuesday in the 300 block of Wisconsin Avenue.
  • A person was arrested on suspicion of intoxicated driving following a traffic stop at 12:17 a.m. Tuesday at Madison Street and South Washington Avenue.
  • A person was arrested for domestic violence-related battery after police were called to a residence in the 1500 block of Blackhawk Trail at 2:31 a.m. Tuesday.


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