Waukesha Man Accused of Trying to Steal Copper

Police say the suspect fled a duplex after a business employee spotted him and a friend trying to steal copper, according to a criminal complaint.

A 33-year-old Waukesha man is accused of breaking into a Milwaukee home with his friend so they could steal copper so they could buy heroin, according to a criminal complaint. Joseph D. Poehlman was charged in Milwaukee County Circuit Court on Friday with one count of burglary. If convicted, he faces up to 7 ½ years in prison and $25,000 in fines. According to the criminal complaint: At 12:14 p.m. Monday, an employee at Next Step Residential Services, 3193 S. 77th St., came into work and discovered the side door of the building was open. The company is located within a duplex and the employee could hear someone sawing in the basement. The employee saw two men downstairs removing copper pipes and one of them was holding a bolt cutters. The …

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Man Accused of Sexually Assaulting Girl, 14

Teenage girl tells Milwaukee police officers a Waukesha man sexually assaulted her after he spent the day at her stepfather's home grilling out and watching the Packers game, according to a criminal complaint.

A Waukesha man is accused of sexually assaulting a friend’s 14-year-old stepdaughter after a day of drinking and watching the Packers game at a home in Milwaukee, according to a criminal complaint. Michael Wilkins, 32, was charged in Milwaukee County Circuit Court on Tuesday with one count of second-degree sexual assault of a child less than 16 years old. If convicted, he faces up to 25 years in prison and $100,000 in fines. According to the criminal complaint: In fall 2011, Wilkins went to a friend’s house in the 4400 block of North Hopkins Street in Milwaukee where he and other friends drank, grilled out and watched the Packers game before he decided to spend the night due to past drunk driving convictions. The next day Wilkins, his …

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No Clean Getaway in Attempted Laundromat Theft, Police Say

A Waukesha man is accused of breaking into coin boxes at a laundromat on the north side of Milwaukee, but is stopped by customers and the owner, who hits the suspect on the head with his cane.

A 26-year-old Waukesha man is accused of breaking into coin boxes at a northside Laundromat before getting stopped by customers and hit in the head with a cane by the business owner. James J. Kelleher was charged in Milwaukee County Circuit Court on Monday with one count of possession of burglarious tools and one count of entry into a lock coin box. If convicted, he faces up to 27 months in prison and $20,000 in fines. According to the criminal complaint: On Friday, customers inside Speed Coin Laundry, 5830 W. Fond du Lac Ave., saw Kelleher taking a device and using it to enter coin boxes on machines at the business. The business owner places his phone number on placard inside the business, so a customer called him and he contacted …

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Couple Claims Man Robbed Them in Craigslist Scheme, Police Say

A Janesville man and his girlfriend claim they were jumped while they were attempting to purchase a vehicle in Milwaukee, according to a criminal complaint.

A Waukesha man is facing charges after a Janesville couple claimed he robbed them after a fake deal to sell a car was set up on Craigslist, according to a criminal complaint. Jose Alfredo Aguilera, 27, of Waukesha, was charged in Milwaukee County Circuit Court on Monday with one count of robbery with use of force. If convicted, he faces up to 15 years in prison and $50,000 in fines. According to the criminal complaint: On Oct. 3, Milwaukee police officers were called to St. Luke’s Hospital after a woman was there being treated for a laceration she sustained during a robbery. The woman told police the day before her boyfriend had negotiated to buy a Lexus for $6,300 from a person on Craigslist. After a deal was worked out, they met the …

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Man Threatens Police After They Let Him Go

Waukesha man is arrested twice within a half hour let go, but he decided to come back and yell at officers some more, according to criminal complaint.

A 42-year-old Waukesha man is facing charges after Milwaukee police officers let him go twice in one night and he then decided to go back to the police station and threaten officers, according to a criminal complaint. Dione Wendell Haywood was charged in Milwaukee County Circuit Court on June 8 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 2:18 a.m. June 6, a Milwaukee police officer on patrol spotted Haywood driving a Chevrolet Impala toward oncoming traffic in the 3100 block of North 42nd Street and pulled him over. The officer discovered Haywood’s license was suspended and the license plate on the vehicle wasn’t for the Impala. Haywood was …

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Barrett: Walker is Attacking Cops By Questioning Milwaukee Crime Stats

Milwaukee mayor and Gov. Scott Walker exchange barbs over the misreporting of Milwaukee's crime data.

Gubernatorial candidate Tom Barrett Thursday blasted Gov. Scott Walker for vilifying the Milwaukee Police Department for what Barrett says was a miscalculation of crime statistics — an issue that has become political fodder on the campaign trail in recent days.  "Shame on Governor Walker if he impugns the integrity of the beat cops of the Milwaukee Police Department because these are men and women that put their lives on the line every single day," the Milwaukee mayor said during a press conference. Milwaukee's crime data became an issue in gubernatorial recall race after the Journal Sentinel published a story earlier this week that indicated the Milwaukee Police Department may have misreported more than 500 assault cases since 2009 to the…

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Walker TRIED to do something with the Park East corridor but his liberal county board wouldn't allow it unless companies agreed to their costly, numerous "green" regulations.   more ›

Waukesha Man Caught in Milwaukee With Heroin

Bicycle police officers on patrol spot a man holding up a bag of marijuana inside a car, which leads to charges against a Waukesha man, according to a criminal complaint.

A 24-year-old Waukesha man is facing felony charges after he was caught with two bindles of heroin on the north side of Milwaukee. Anthony T. Ripley was charged in Milwaukee County Circuit Court on Friday with one count of possession of narcotic drugs. If convicted, he faces up to 3 ½ years in prison and $10,000 in fines. According to the criminal complaint: At 6:28 p.m. Wednesday, several Milwaukee police officers on bicycle patrol went by a gas station in the 3100 block of West Fond Du Lac Avenue where they spotted a man sitting in the driver’s seat of a car holding a bag of marijuana. Ripley was standing outside of the car and going through a duffel bag when an officer noticed him conceal a plastic baggie under his wallet, which was …

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Waukesha Man Charged After Threatening to Shoot Bar Bouncer

Man tells Milwaukee police "I'm an animal" as he refuses to comply with their commands, according to criminal complaint.

A 19-year-old Waukesha man is facing charges after he threatened to shoot a bouncer at a Milwaukee tavern then refused to obey police officers. Julian F. Martinez was charged in Milwaukee County Circuit Court on Tuesday with one count of disorderly conduct and one count of obstructing an officer. If convicted, he faces up to one year in prison and $11,000 in fines. According to the criminal complaint: At midnight Sunday, Martinez left The Eastsider, 1732 E. North Ave., Milwaukee, and told the bouncer he was going to come back with a gun and shoot him. At 2:01 a.m. the bouncer saw Martinez standing outside the bar, so he flagged down a police officer and told him of the threat. Police then confronted Martinez and tried to check him for a …

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Body of Waukesha Woman Found in Milwaukee

Authorities investigating Waukesha woman's death after she was found in an alley.

Waukesha Man Charged After Hiding Heroin in Mouth

Milwaukee police discover heroin during a traffic stop on the city's north side, according to court document.

A Town of Waukesha man is facing charges after he was caught holding four bindles of heroin in his mouth after being pulled over on Milwaukee’s north side, according to a criminal complaint. Michael D. Owens, 21, was charged in Milwaukee County Circuit Court Thursday with one count of possession of a controlled substance. If convicted, he faces up to 3 ½ years in prison and $10,000 in fines. According to the criminal complaint: Owens and another man were pulled over Oct. 9 in the 1200 block of West Locust Street by a Milwaukee police officer, who could smell marijuana coming from inside the car. While talking to Owens, the officer noticed he had something shiny in his mouth. He then asked Owens to open his mouth and discovered he was …

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