Police Report: River Rendezvous; Silly String Battle; Angry Husband Calls Wife's Lover

Waukesha Police Department calls from Nov. 3 through Nov. 5.

Sometimes it’s not always as it seems. A caller told police at 4:34 p.m. Saturday that a man pulled a woman walking her dog in Frame Park into the woods by her sleeve north of Moreland Boulevard. But when police found the couple in the wood near the Fox River, they interrupted a consensual tryst, according to police. The man and woman were actually walking hand-in-hand to the area where they planned to have sex. The man was arrested for a minor municipal offense that was not directly related to the call, according to Capt. Ron Oremus. In other Waukesha Police Department calls: The above information was supplied by the Waukesha Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.

•  1 Comment
• Photos (1)

Drunk Homeless Man Was Swearing at Frame Park Playground, Police Say

Waukesha man tells children to come near him but later tells police he's on his way to church at the Schuetze Building, according to a criminal complaint.

A 50-year-old homeless man is facing charges after police say he caused a drunken disturbance at Frame Park Sunday. Jackie J. Genett was charged in Waukesha County Circuit Court on Monday with one count of disorderly conduct. If convicted, he faces up to 90 days in jail and $1,000 in fines. According to the criminal complaint: At 11 a.m. Sunday, Waukesha police were called to the 200 block of West Moreland Road after someone spotted Genett falling over into the traffic lanes while walking across the Moreland Bridge. When an officer arrived, he found Genett in the playground area of the park telling several kids to come over by him. The officer approached him and Genett immediately become verbally abusive. He told the officer he crossed the…

• Photos (1)

POLL: Should Dogs Be Allowed on Riverwalk?

A proposal is coming forward that would allow dogs on leashes on the riverwalk between the Clock Tower and Bethesda Park.

Dog lovers in Waukesha have few choices when it comes to taking their dogs to the park. The majority of the parks in the area ban the four-footed creatures. Minooka Park has a dog park, but that is on the southeast side of the community. It might come as a surprise to some dog walkers who take their pooch for a stroll through Frame Park and along the riverwalk. Dogs are frequently taken for walks or even go swimming in the Fox River. But it is against the city’s ordinances. But the city could open up a portion of the Riverwalk to leashed dogs. The Parks, Recreation and Forestry Department meets at 5:30 p.m. Monday to consider a proposal to allow dogs on a leash on the riverwalk between the Clock Tower through Bethesda Park. The meeting is …

•  8 Comments
• Photos (1)

Batman, Flight For Life on Waukesha Night Out Schedule

Annual crime prevention event in Frame Park is being held Wednesday, Aug. 8.

Photos: Fiesta Waukesha

Did you miss the first day of Fiesta Waukesha? You can still catch it Saturday and Sunday.

With dancers, food, rides, music and more, Fiesta Waukesha 2012 kicked off Friday evening in Frame Park. The three-day festival continues Saturday and Sunday in the popular park. Have pictures of Fiesta Waukesha? Add them to our gallery!

•  2 Comments
• Photos (26)

Tacos, Rides, Dancers and More: Fiesta Waukesha Comes to Frame Park

Fiesta Waukesha is held the last weekend of June with a mission to promote multicultural awareness through a three-day music and cultural festival held in Frame Park on the banks of the Fox River in Waukesha.

Editor's Notebook

That's a Pretty Cool Fish...

Andrew Scalf catches a giant musky while fishing the Fox River in downtown Waukesha.

Eeek! Those who know me well know that my biggest fear in life is fish. I have a major fish phobia. Whether it’s swimming in a lake, swimming in an aquarium or not swimming at all and on a dinner plate, I stay as far away from those wriggling (or not wriggling in the case of the dinner plate) animals. Walks on Lake Michigan can sometimes leave me screaming and running down the beach as I see a fish who’s met its maker. And don’t even get me started on salmon platters… So checking my email this weekend gave me a frightening experience. Mark Stigler, Waukesha’s retired deputy police chief, sent me this picture and an explanation: Have heard of bass and carp being caught at the dam but a musky is very rare, especially one of this size. Andrew…

• Photos (1)

RiverWalk for Breast Cancer Is This Saturday

Walk is being held in Frame Park this weekend.

The RiverWalk for Breast Cancer will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday. While online registration has closed, participants can register on the day of the walk from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. “The RiverWalk funds local cancer research - available at the Regional Cancer Center's Center for Breast Care at Waukesha Memorial Hospital,” states the event’s website. “Cancer clinical research focuses on finding better ways of treating, detecting and even preventing breast cancer. You can make a difference in the lives of your neighbors, family and friends by participating in the RiverWalk.” The walk will be held in Frame Park along the Fox River. The long-sleeved T-shirts and sweatshirts for this year’s RiverWalk are blue.

• Photos (1)

Three Runners Aim For 20th Trailbreaker Marathon Finish

When runners begin the Trailbreaker Marathon run on Saturday in Waukesha, three of them will be continuing a tradition they've held since the beginning of the race. Only they've taken it to a different level.

For 71-year-old Lorraine Bunk, running in the Trailbreaker Marathon is all about reaching the finish line. “I just want to get to the finish line so I can say I have number 20 under my belt,” Bunk said. “It will it be fun. … Running comes from within. You never know what day you are going to have.” Unofficially, Bunk’s run the Trailbreaker Marathon route 20 times. But she’s officially run in 19 marathons. That’s because one year the race wasn’t held but Bunk and two other marathon runners chose to run the route anyway. Bunk, Patrick Gorman and Clement Grum are running in their official 20thTrailbreaker Marathon on Saturday. The race is in its 20th anniversary, so the three have been running it since the beginning. The race starts in Frame …

•  1 Comment
• Photos (6)

Man Caught in Frame Park With Taser, Meth and Synthetic Marijuana

Suspect tells officers he's overdosing on "DOB" and is taken to the hospital before arrest, according to criminal complaint.

A Hartland man is facing charges after he was found in Frame Park carrying an Taser with synthetic marijuana in his pockets and methamphetamine in his truck, according to a criminal complaint. Thomas J. Sutherlin, 24, was charged in Waukesha County Circuit Court on Wednesday with one count of possession of a narcotic drug, one count of possession of an electric weapon, one count of carrying a concealed weapon, one count of possession of a synthetic cannabinoid and one count of possession of drug paraphernalia. If convicted, he faces more than 10 years in prison and $31,500 in fines. According to the criminal complaint: At 10:46 p.m. March 16, a Waukesha police officer on patrol spotted a truck and another vehicle parked at Frame Park …

•  4 Comments
• Photos (1)

Kathy Cyrus

12:57 pm on Tuesday, March 27, 2012

I'm going to guess that these are available on-line. Never looked into it myself, but you can get pretty much anything on the web!   more ›