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Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Man Drives High on Drugs With 2-Year-Old in the Back Seat, Say Police

Police arrest Waukesha man for his third operating while under the influence charge after he's pulled over near his parent's home in Muskego

A 33-year-old Waukesha man is accused of driving under the influence of drugs with his 2-year-old daughter in the back seat of his car. Michael J. Ward was charged in Waukesha County Circuit Court Monday with one count of third offense operating while intoxicated. If convicted, he faces up to two years in prison. According to the criminal complaint: At 5:30 p.m. Saturday, a person called 911 after he spotted a Cadillac Seville driving erratically westbound on Janesville Road and he thought the driver may be drunk. The caller followed the Cadillac as it turned onto Kristen Drive, then Canfield Drive and finally onto Castle Glen Court. A Muskego police officer arrived and found the Cadillac driving slowly around a cul-de-sac. The car was …

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Jaime Lannister

12:41 pm on Thursday, November 15, 2012

More like the patch and most of its readers despise civil libertarians... That doesn't bode well for the future here since you can't usurp constitutional freedom from potential criminals without infringing upon the civil rights of all citizens in the process.   more ›

Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Man Faces 5th Drunken Driving Charge After Scuffling With Police

A Waukesha police officer was injured while taking belligerent 33-year-old man into custody, according to a criminal complaint.

A Waukesha police officer's wrist was injured while scuffling with a combative felony drunken driving suspect who could face a lengthy prison sentence following a weekend arrest. Nicholas A. Kohler, 33, of Waukesha, was charged in Waukesha County Circuit Court on Monday with one count of fifth offense operating while intoxicated, one count of resisting an officer and causing a soft tissue injury, one count of felony bail jumping and one count of operating a motor vehicle after revocation of his license. If convicted, he faces up to 19 years in prison and $32,500 in fines. According to the criminal complaint: On Saturday, a person saw Kohler driving erratically and run through three red lights, so the citizen followed Kohler's car until it …

alex

10:59 am on Sunday, August 26, 2012

rbs... the drapes on the windows were closed so I would like to hear their explanation on how they witnessed him reaching for his waistband from inside the house!!!!!   more ›

Saturday, June 9, 2012

Waukesha Man Charged after Taking Drugs and Crashing Car

Suspect tried to hide syringes in a recycling bin before police arrived, then he told officers he was just cleaning up trash on the road.

A 29-year-old Waukesha man is facing felony charges after he injected drugs then rear-ended a car while driving near Grandview Park. Michael P. Schraven was charged in Waukesha County Circuit Court Monday with one count of second offense operating while intoxicated, one count of operating while intoxicated and causing injury and one count of possession of drug paraphernalia. If convicted, he faces up to 6 ½ years in prison and $11,600 in fines. According to the criminal complaint: A man driving in the 1000 block of North Grandview Boulevard Friday was rear-ended by a car driven by Schraven after the man slowed down to let another car turn into the park. When police arrived, the man was being treated for injuries. Schraven suffered only …

Kyle Gorman

7:10 am on Sunday, June 10, 2012

Why does Waukesha have so many junkies?   more ›

Friday, May 11, 2012

Man Drives Reckless, Drunk and With a Knife

Suspect is pulled over near Anoka Avenue and Harding Avenue after squealing his tires and honking the horn before speeding down an alley, according to criminal complaint.

A 24-year-old Waukesha man is facing charges after he was caught squealing his tires and honking his horn while driving drunk with a knife in his pocket, according to a criminal complaint. Christopher L. Wilson was charged in Waukesha County Circuit Court on Tuesday with one count of carrying a concealed weapon, one count of bail jumping and one count of third offense operating while intoxicated. If convicted, he faces up to 2 ½ years in prison and $22,000 in fines. According to the criminal complaint: A Waukesha police officer was on patrol near Harding Avenue and Anoka Avenue heard a horn honk then tires squeals and a white truck speed through an alley. The officer immediately turned around and pulled over the truck. Wilson was driving …

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