Public Safety
Experts Say Legal System Impedes Police Reform
Plaintiffs suing police face multiple hurdles, so it's difficult to punish bad cops, some argue.
Jul 7th, 2020 by Margo KirchnerFire & Police Leader Withdraws
FPC Executive Director Griselda Aldrete says council values spectacle over merit.
Jul 6th, 2020 by Jeramey JanneneOfficer Accused of Assaulting Protester
Milwaukee Police investigating off-duty officer who allegedly assaulted woman taking pictures.
Jul 6th, 2020 by Corrinne Hess, Wisconsin Public RadioWill MPS End Truancy Program?
Under state law school system pays for four police officers in TABS program.
Jul 6th, 2020 by Sam Woods, Milwaukee Neighborhood News ServiceButler Outspends Milwaukee on Per Capita Policing
Report shows Milwaukee trails 11 municipalities in state on per-person police spending.
Jul 6th, 2020 by Henry Redman, Wisconsin ExaminerDefund The Police Mural Restored
Activists re-paint mural that was changed to say "Defend The Police".
Jul 5th, 2020 by Graham KilmerAG Creates Task Force Investigating Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women
Native women are three times more likely to be murdered than white women, research shows.
Jul 4th, 2020 by Danielle Kaeding, Wisconsin Public RadioMilwaukee’s Homicide Rate Has Doubled
86 homicides already in 2020, versus 43 at same point in 2019.
Jul 3rd, 2020 by Jeramey JanneneThis Weekends Protests Against Police Brutality
List of protests against the killing of George Floyd, police brutality and racial injustices.
Jul 3rd, 2020 by Graham Kilmer“Defund The Police” Becomes “Defend The Police”
Mural outside City Hall gets altered overnight.
Jul 3rd, 2020 by Jeramey JanneneRacial Disparities Found in Safer-At-Home Arrests
The vast majority of those cited for violations of the order were Black.
Jul 3rd, 2020 by Edgar Mendez, Milwaukee Neighborhood News ServiceBlack Man Killed by Sheboygan Police
A 32-year-old Black man was shot and killed Thursday.
Jul 3rd, 2020 by Megan Hart, Wisconsin Public Radio