Tactical Situation, Trader Joe's and Elmbrook Graduation Litigation Were Among Top Stories in August

You may have seen all 10 of these stories — or maybe you missed some while on summer vacation. Here are the stories that captured the attention of your neighbors, pushing them to the top 10 most-viewed stories in August.

1. Tactical situation: Police arrested a man who and blow up their Anita Court house. A Y camp operating in nearby Brookfield Elementary School was asked to keep children inside during the situation.
2. Trader Joe's opening planned: If you've driven past the construction site next to the new Target at 127th and Bluemound Road, you've probably seen the sign that . This story had the latest details.
3. Armed teenage robber ties up woman: In an unusually violent crime in Brookfield, a 15-year-old New Berlin boy before stealing from her house. He didn't get very far.
4. Tactical situation, Part 2: Charges filed against the man involved in a tactical situation allege he called his wife at work and . But he told police he was just angry amid talk of a possible divorce and didn't want to hurt anyone.
5. Elmbrook to seek US Supreme Court review of church graduation: After several closed sessions with a lawyer, the Elmbrook School Board voted 5-2 to ask the highest court in the land to reconsider a federal appellate court's decision that the district violated the First Amendment by holding public high school graduations in Elmbrook Church. This story and vote.
6. Former Packer plans frozen yogurt shop in Brookfield: With Yo Mama's! established at Ruby Isle with a new outdoor dining patio, a in the Sendik's Towne Centre on Capitol Drive.
7. Domestic abuse charges: Charges were filed against a city engineering project manager alleging he was involved in a in which he kept police at bay.
8. Ouster of Sue Black as Milwaukee County Parks Director: Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele as the parks department head.
9. Weird crime roundup: The Aug. 20 version of the weekly OMG PD column drew interest, possibly because it included items about a . Or a graham cracker misidentified as drugs. Or this headline from neighboring Wauwatosa Patch: "Numbskulls! Dumb Things People Do to End Up in the Tosa Police Blotter."
10. Primary election Aug. 14: Brookfield Patch readers were searching for information . The single story on this race drew more views than any of the stories on the more controversial Waukesha County Clerk race.