Saturday, February 23, 2013
This week's regional crime roundup also includes rampage at Shorewood Pick 'n Save and man charged with calling in bomb threat to nursing home where his ex-girlfriend works.
Bomb threats, stolen weapons and an unusual domestic abuse case are some of the most serious crime and police stories in southeastern Wisconsin reported by Patch this week. Weapons stolen from Wauwatosa home: Five semi-automatic weapons, including an assault rifle, are on the streets after a burglary at a Wauwatosa home that held a "cache" of unsecured firearms and ammunition. The homeowner said he had left the home for few hours and came back to find some things disturbed and some of his guns missing. Police would find no sign of a forced entry. Taser used to subdue man during Pick 'n Save rampage: When a woman asked a customer at the Shorewood Pick 'n Save customer for help reaching a bottle of water, it touched off a rampage that ended …
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
A Wauwatosa man is accused of telling his live-in girlfriend he knows she's planning to "get the piece of paper that got that girl killed in Brookfield," before squeezing her face and slapping her.
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Tuesday, November 27, 2012
A 37-year-old Wauwatosa man is accused of grabbing and squeezing his girlfriend’s face and then slapping her – and he also made threats in reference to the mass shooting at a Brookfield salon, warning the victim about any attempt she might make to get a restraining order against him, she told police. Ray L. Bradley was charged Friday in Milwaukee County Circuit Court with one count of battery/domestic abuse and two counts of disorderly conduct. If convicted, he faces up to 15 months in prison and $12,000 in fines. According to the criminal complaint: On Nov. 19, Bradley and his live-in girlfriend began to argue at their residence in the 2300 block of North 64th Street when he told the victim “you deserve to be in a body bag.” Bradley was…
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Tuesday, November 13, 2012
A Milwaukee man is accused of following his ex-girlfriend on her way to a Brookfield restaurant to meet her new boyfriend, then confronting her in the parking lot of a local bar.
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Tuesday, November 13, 2012
A 28-year-old Milwaukee man is accused of following his ex-girlfriend into Town of Brookfield, then taking her cell phone and forcing her to drive around with him for 90 minutes talking about why their relationship failed. Timothy D. Casalena was charged in Waukesha County Circuit Court Friday with one count of disorderly conduct domestic abuse. If convicted, he faces up to 90 days in jail and $1,000 in fines. According to the criminal complaint: On Thursday, the victim was driving from her parents home to meet her new boyfriend at a Brookfield restaurant, when she noticed Casalena was following her in his pickup truck. She didn't want him to see her new boyfriend, so she pulled into Bullwinkle's Sports Bar, 20290 W. Bluemound Road, and …
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Thursday, November 1, 2012
Rodriguez, 30, is accused of beating his fiancé inside a Wales home after she accused him of cheating on her.
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Thursday, November 1, 2012
Note: This story was updated at 2:20 p.m Thursday to reflect amended charges. Milwaukee Brewers relief pitcher Francisco "K-Rod" Rodriguez has been charged with disorderly conduct after police say he beat his fiancé after getting into an argument because she believed he was cheating on her. Rodriguez, 30, of Coral Springs, FL, was initally charged Wendesday in Waukesha County Circuit Court with one count of battery domestic abuse, a misdemeanor. On Thursday, the complaint was amended to disorderly conduct-domestic abuse, also a misdemeanor. It's the second time since 2010 he has been charged in an episode of domestic violence. West Islip NY Patch reported that he was arrested and charged with third-degree assault and second-degree …
Friday, September 21, 2012
The woman hit her daughter after one of the victim's children got into an argument about a piece of chicken, charges allege.
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Friday, September 21, 2012
Winner, winner, chicken dinner? One chicken dinner wasn't so winning for a 76-year-old Brookfield woman, who was charged Wednesday with disorderly conduct after an argument over a piece of chicken allegedly turned physical. Carol R. Basile was charged in Waukesha County Circuit Court with one count of disorderly conduct domestic abuse. If convicted, she faces up to 90 days in jail and $1,000 in fines. According to the criminal complaint: Basile's daughter and family were at Basile’s Brookfield home for a birthday party on Sept. 2 when Basile’s husband got into an argument with one of the daughter's children about a piece of chicken. The daughter and her family decided to leave. On the way out, Basile, who had been drinking heavily that day…
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Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Charges allege he attacked his wife in their Sussex home and held police at bay while refusing to come out with his children. His attorney says there are "substantial disputes" with that version and "two sides to the story."
A City of Brookfield engineering project manager is facing charges after he allegedly strangled his wife and held police officers at bay from inside his Sussex home after a night of drinking last week. John Laning, 40, was charged in Waukesha County Circuit Court Friday with domestic abuse strangulation and suffocation, false imprisonment, battery and two counts of felony intimidation of a victim. If convicted, he faces up to 33 years in prison and $80,000 in fines. According to the criminal complaint: On Thursday, Laning was out for a trap shooting league and drinking when he sent a text message to his wife at 9:41 p.m. asking if he could stay out until 11 p.m. She said she would prefer he got home earlier, but at 11 p.m. Laning was still…
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Charges allege the man pointed a gun at his fiancee and himself during an argument Sunday that became physical.
A Brookfield man allegedly pointed a gun at his fiancée and his own head during an altercation Sunday. Patrick J. Crawford, 25, was charged in Waukesha County Circuit Court Tuesday with second degree reckless endangerment of safety, battery domestic abuse, disorderly conduct and criminal damage to property. If convicted, he faces nearly 12 years in prison and $46,000 in fines. According to the criminal complaint: On Monday, the victim went to the Brookfield Police Department and told officers she had gotten into an argument with her soon-to-be ex-fiancée Sunday inside their home in the 19000 block of Lothmoor Drive. During the argument Crawford slammed her into the wooden floor, then climbed onto her chest on his knees, she said. He …
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Wednesday, July 18, 2012
The woman started damaging her house when her boyfriend wouldn't give her drug money; later she had her drug dealer call her boyfriend to ask him to pay for her drugs, prosecutors allege.
A Brookfield woman threw a tantrum when her boyfriend wouldn’t give her money to buy crack cocaine, then had her drug dealer call the man asking to help her pay for her drugs, a criminal complaint alleges. Morgan L. Umphyres, 29, was charged in Waukesha County Circuit Court Monday with one misdemeanor count of disorderly conduct domestic abuse. If convicted, she faces up to 90 days in jail and $1,000 in fines. According to the criminal complaint: On Sunday, Umphyres’ boyfriend decided to take her daughter swimming and took $20 out of the bank to pay for the outing. After getting to a pool, the girl decided she didn’t want to be there, so he took her back to their home in the 400 block of North Park Boulevard. When they returned Umphyres …
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Brookfield woman says she kicked her husband in the groin because he grabbed her hand, hurting her during an argument about the wine purchase, charges allege.
A Brookfield woman is facing charges after she allegedly hit her husband after he became upset with her buying $400 worth of wine. Wendi L. Alar, 53, was charged in Waukesha County Circuit Court Friday with one misdemeanor count of disorderly conduct domestic abuse. If convicted, she could face up to 90 days in jail. According to the criminal complaint: Alar's husband was reviewing a credit card statement March 20 when he saw his wife had purchased $400 worth of wine at Discount Beverage. He told police he became upset, saying money was tight and that was too much money for wine. He said his wife reached for his wallet in his back pocket, but he grabbed her arm to get her to let go. He said his wife hit him in the face with her other arm …
Saturday, March 3, 2012
Suspect attacks sister when she tries to clean out her basement after issues arise over hoarding and living conditions.
A Brookfield woman allegedly attacked her sister who was trying to clean her house, a criminal complaint says. Sandra J. Williams, 53, was charged in Waukesha County Circuit Court Thursday with one count of disorderly conduct domestic abuse. If convicted, she faces up to 90 days in jail and $1,000 in fines. According to the criminal complaint: On Feb. 18, the victim went to Williams’ home in the 300 block of Bobolink Drive after the family rented a Dumpster to remove items from the home. Williams has issues with hoarding and it had become very difficult for her elderly parents to live at the residence, the complaint alleges. When the sister began to clean the basement, Williams became very angry and began hitting her sister and another …
William Eib
1:34 pm on Saturday, March 9, 2013
Under British rule, colonialist had to buy guns and powder from the Brits. The Colonialist were limited to the number of guns and the amount of gunpowder. 2nd amendment, the Founding Fathers, in an attempt to be ready for the British who retreated to Canada. The new Government, at the time had about 80 remaining men in the Colonial Army, and needed to have the ability to rise up against a very … more ›