Saturday, April 13, 2013
Officer Donald Bishop dies Saturday from an apparent heart attack while responding to a call of a burglary in progress.
A 32-year-old Town of Brookfield police officer and former dispatcher with the Waukesha County Communications Center died Saturday morning of an apparent heart while responding to a burglary call. Officer Donald Bishop joined the Town of Brookfield Police Department in August 2011, according to Patch's media partners at WISN 12 News. In addition to working as a county dispatcher, Bishop also was an officer for the Village of Eagle, the station reported. Read more on the WISN 12 News website.
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
County and school officials concerned about whether major retail-office-housing project at the I-94/Barker Road exit could repay $37 million in debt — plus interest — in a required 16-year deadline. If not, taxpayers could be on the hook.
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- Lisa Sink
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Tuesday, September 18, 2012
A review panel Tuesday raised concerns about the viability of a proposed $37 million Town of Brookfield public financing plan intended to help spur a major retail-office-housing redevelopment. Representatives of Waukesha County, the Waukesha School District and Waukesha County Technical College questioned whether the ambitious project, which would include Wisconsin's first Von Maur store, could generate enough tax revenue to pay $37 million in town debt by a 2028 deadline. The five-member panel has to sign off on the creation of the taxing district, which is a key part of the plans for the project. Norm Cummings, Waukesha County's director of administration, said he wanted to support a town incremental financing district for the project, …
Friday, May 25, 2012
Suspect took personal checks in the wallet to Walmart where she bought cigarettes, a laptop and gold necklace.
A Waukesha woman allegedly stole a wallet from the University of Phoenix, then used the victim’s personal information to buy $800 in goods from Walmart. Carolyn L. Koehler, 48, was charged in Waukesha County Circuit Court Wednesday with two counts of uttering a forgery and one count of identity theft for financial gain. If convicted, she faces up to 18 years in prison and $30,000 in fines. According to the criminal complaint: On Feb. 1, a University of Phoenix employee contacted Town of Brookfield police after she discovered her wallet had gone missing from her purse several days earlier. She said someone had used two of her checks at Walmart in Waukesha and had used her credit cards to spend $130 at gas stations in Milwaukee. Surveillance…
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Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Man took forged prescription to Sam's Club in the Town of Brookfield, but police were waiting for him when he picked up the pills, a criminal complaint alleges.
A Waukesha man tried to pass a forged prescription for pain killers after his physician's script was altered to authorize Oxycodone instead of a walking cane, a criminal complaint alleges. Nicholas M. Graefe, 31, was charged in Waukesha County Circuit Court Wednesday with one count of obtaining a controlled substance by fraud. If convicted, he faces up to six years in prison and $10,000 in fines. According to the criminal complaint: Town of Brookfield police on Dec. 19 were called to Sam’s Club after Graefe dropped off a prescription for Oxycodone, and the pharmacist called the doctor who said the presciption originally had been written for a walking cane. Police waited 45 minutes at the store until Graefe came back to pick up the pills …
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Suspect was caught speeding through Town of Brookfield with no license in his car.
A 40-year-old Waukesha man is facing his fifth drunk driving charge after he was caught speeding through Town of Brookfield. Derek B. Asunto was charged in Waukesha County Circuit Court on Monday with one count of fifth-offense operating while intoxicated, one count of felony bail jumping and two counts of misdemeanor bail jumping. If convicted, he faces up to 13 ½ years in prison and $40,000 in fines. According to the criminal complaint: At 4:54 p.m. Saturday, a Town of Brookfield police officer on patrol spotted Asunto accelerating quickly on northbound Barker Road near Davidson Road. The officer used his radar and saw Asunto was doing 58 miles per hour in a 40 miles per hour speed zone and continued to accelerate. The officer reached 76…
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
At least 80 property owners sign non-annexation agreements in exchange for not being charged a total of $356,000 in special assessments.
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- Lisa Sink
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Wednesday, September 21, 2011
At least 80 Town of Brookfield businesses and institutions have signed pledges to not annex into neighboring cities for the next 20 years, in exchange for not having to pay special assessments for a new town water tower. Those 80 property owners had been charged special assessments totaling $356,949, or about 44 percent of the total assessments billed for the water tower project. Another 43 property owners have expressed interest in signing the non-annexation agreement but have not yet done so, Town Clerk Jane Carlson said. Seven owners have paid their assessments, declining to sign the pledges. The rest of the total 191 properties affected have not yet acted on their bills, which if not paid by late fall will be placed on December …
quiteconcerned
4:49 pm on Friday, September 21, 2012
Randy, the reason I bring up the incorporation connected to this development is because it is. The media have covered public records that showed discussions of the incorporation as a means of gaining access to 27 year TIF payback period allowed for cities and villages vs. the 16 year allowed for Towns. The conclusion is that the numbers don't work for the Town at 16 years, which is what they are … more ›