Amanda Bauer and Jan Corrigan were presented with a Citation of Valor during Thursday night's Common Council meeting.
When two Waukesha police officers engaged in a shootout with a domestic violence suspect in late October, the request for backup from surrounding jurisdictions was fast with squad car after squad car pulling up to the scene on Racine Avenue. Dozens of area law enforcement officers, including the FBI, responded in great force to assist with a shots-fired call. Police Chief Russell Jack said during Thursday’s Waukesha Common Council meeting that he was surprised to see a Butler Police Department squad car had responded to the scene. “At first I wondered why Butler was on scene," Jack said. "It happened to be that our shooting happened right as the debriefing of the Azana shooting in Brookfield was complete, so all those officer responded to …
Dick Petarius, 76, of Watertown, remains jailed in lieu of $500,000 bail on 10 charges in Waukesha County Circuit Court after police say he shot at a police officer.
Updated at 3 p.m. Thursday Dick Petarius, who was a clown with Tripoli Shrine in 2008, is charged with the attempted homicide of a Waukesha Police officer. Petarius, 76, of Watertown, is accused of firing a 12-gauge shotgun at Police Officer Amanda Bauer while she was investigating a domestic dispute at his ex-wife’s house. The gun was fired within inches of Bauer, who fired her gun when she saw Petarius approaching with a rifle or a shotgun, according to the criminal complaint. “It appeared to (Petarius’ ex-wife) that the officer was shielding her from the gun fire,” the complaint states. Petarius is facing nine other charges, including armed burglary, false imprisonment, intimidation of a victim, possession of a firearm contrary to …
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Laura C.
6:59 am on Friday, October 26, 2012
Wait 1 second, this man is 76 yr old. How can you rehab sone who obviously doesn't want help? This is not the first time police were ever called, the PD knew of him. If they had not been called, I hate to imagine what if????? Big deal u were inconvenienced, whack job could have shot you!!!!! more ›