An 18-year-old South Milwaukeean has reportedly been charged with four counts of first-degree sexual assault of a child under age 13 — incidents that allegedly occurred while he was a counselor at a YMCA camp in Campbellsport.
The Fond du Lac Reporter has the disturbing story here.
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Cleaning out the inbox and back to blogging after a few days off for the Labor Day weekend …
There’s some good news in the August attacks of female joggers at Warnimont Park and Bay View Park: A suspect has been arrested, and he has been charged with two counts of attempted robbery with the use of force.
Check out the press release here, and coverage in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, TMJ4 and Fox 6.
As to the sexual assaults reported in South Milwaukee in July, I know of no updates. I will keep asking and keep you posted.
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The South Milwaukee Police Department is holding a public information session around sex offender laws on Wednesday, September 12, at City Hall.
The 30- to 60-minute session will begin at 7 p.m.
It will be conducted by the Wisconsin Department of Corrections and include safety tips.
Learn more in this flyer.
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I promised an update on the series of mid-July burglaries in South Milwaukee – primarily the Fourth District – and here it is …
On Aug. 3, a 36-year-old South Milwaukee man was charged with four counts of burglary and one of criminal damage to property for the following break-ins and burglaries:
The man confessed to South Milwaukee officers, police said. He was also charged with two other counts of burglary that allegedly occurred in other jurisdictions within our county. He may have other cases pending outside the county, police said.
All of these incidents were committed during the day. So police are encouraging people to be alert for suspicious people not only at night, but also during daylight hours. If you see strange people at a neighbor’s house during the day, please call police.
Thanks to South Milwaukee Police Lt. Cary Fischer for the update.
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The man behind the February armed robberies of Marquette Liquor and Chicago Avenue Liquor in South Milwaukee — as well as liquor stores in Oak Creek and Cudahy — has been sentenced to eight years in prison and four years of supervision.
The sentence was handed down last week in Milwaukee County Circuit Court.
Congratulations to the South Milwaukee Police Department on the arrest and conviction of Turnell Lewkowski.
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South Milwaukee Police have told me that the man arrested following an alleged sexual assault in Milwaukee is not the same man they’re seeking in connection with two local incidents in July.
In other words, and as always, stay vigilant and continue to watch for the man pictured here.
I’ll keep you posted.
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Update: Here is the MPD press release.
A man has been arrested in Milwaukee following an alleged sexual assault at a South Side bus stop on July 27.
Here is the Journal Sentinel story. From it:
Police are trying to determine whether Anthony H. Kodrich is linked to seven other similar assaults in Milwaukee, South Milwaukee and Shorewood.
Kodrich was charged Sunday with second-degree sexual assault in connection with the 5:30 p.m. July 27 incident.
Police said after the woman was attacked she later saw news reports about similar incidents in Bay View and South Milwaukee and reported the attack on her to police.
You’ll recall that sexual assaults were reported in South Milwaukee — within eight blocks of each other — on July 3 and July 27 (the same day as the Milwaukee case).
I’ll keep you posted when I learn more.
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Update: Fox 6 also spoke with South Milwaukee neighbors, and WhitePages.com lists a Wade Page as living in the 700 block of Minnesota Avenue.
Wade Michael Page, the man suspected in Sunday’s shooting rampage at the Oak Creek Sikh Temple, lived for a time in South Milwaukee — before he moved to Cudahy.
Here is the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel story. From it:
Before moving to the Cudahy address, Page lived for a time earlier this year in a South Milwaukee.
David Brown, 62, a neighbor who lived in the same South Milwaukee apartment building earlier this year, said Page was a recluse. He was “not a friendly guy,” he said. “You’d have more fun with a camel.”
“He was very quiet. You’d say hi and he’d kind of ‘uh.’ It was like he didn’t care if you were talking or not.”
Brown saw Page driving a plain white delivery truck several times. Page lived in apartment No. 5 with his girlfriend, Misty, who was going to the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and who has an autistic son, and whose father helped out with child care and car maintenance.
Page liked to play music at odd hours of the night and work out in the basement with free weights.
Brown saw him there when he went to do laundry. “I never saw him carry a gun,” said Brown, a former navy officer who is retired from working in aviation electronics.
Page and his girlfriend moved out about four or five months ago.
“He didn’t seem mean. It was kind of like he was angry at the world. But I’m not a psychiatrist,” Brown said.
Did you know Page? Post your comments below.
Update: Here is the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel story.
Police have made an arrest in the July 14 robbery of the Tri-City National Bank branch inside Pick ‘n Save.
Here is the press release from the South Milwaukee Police Department …
The offender depicted in the surveillance video footage had recently been identified as a 31 year old man from Racine. At about 8:00am this morning the suspect was taken into custody without incident and has admitted to having committed this crime. He will be transported to the Milwaukee County Jail to await a charging conference with the Milwaukee County District Attorney’s Office on Friday August 3, 2012.
I’ll keep you posted.
Update: Here is WISN coverage, including an interview with South Milwaukee police.
Here is the composite sketch, released last night, of the man suspected in Friday’s attempted sexual assault near 15th and Chestnut Avenues, and perhaps another case earlier this month near 14th and Rawson.
Check out the press release here, with a printable version of the composite sketch.
If you have any information in the case, please contact South Milwaukee police at 768-8060.
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Update: See coverage from Fox 6, WISN, TMJ4 and CBS 58.
South Milwaukee police are investigating a report of an attempted sexual assault that occurred following Lionsfest late Friday night.
From the press release …
A teenage girl has reported to the South Milwaukee Police Department that at about 11:40pm on July 27, 2012 she was walking in the area of 15th Avenue at Chestnut with two friends when they were approached by a suspicious male. The male was able to detain the victim, attempted to remove some of her clothing, and then fled on foot. The description of the man is as follows:
A white male, about 20 years of age, 5’08” tall, thin, with very short brown hair.
This is the second reported sexual assault in South Milwaukee in two weeks. Here is a post on the other. Police are also investigating potential links between this case and other assaults in Bay View.
Please be extra vigilant as you’re out this weekend.
I’ll keep you posted when I learn more.
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I’ve heard from a number of people concerned about several break-ins in and around the Fourth District — including my neighborhood around 17th Avenue and the tree streets of Maple, Elm and others — in recent weeks.
Well, I have good news: An arrest was made in the case on Thursday, and police are confident they have their man.
I’ll keep you posted when I learn more.
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The aunt of one of the victims of the movie theater massacre in Colorado lives in South Milwaukee.
WISN has the story here. From it:
Jenny Zakovich said at first, the family of Micayla Medek knew only that she had been at the midnight showing of “The Dark Knight Rises” with friends, and that she was missing. But police confirmed late Friday afternoon that she was among the dead.
“The hardest part is she laid on that floor for 20 hours without my brother knowing where his baby was,” Zakovich said. “He’s going through so much torment right now. It’s terrible. You can’t explain what it’s like not knowing — and sitting and waiting”
Medek’s aunt and father grew up in South Milwaukee. Her father moved away years ago to take a job in Colorado, and that’s where Medek and her sister and brother grew up.
“She had a lot of friends,” Zakovich said. “She liked to have fun. All around, a great kid.”
Please keep the family and friends of Micayla Medek — and all the victims of this senseless tragedy — in your thoughts and prayers.
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Update: Here is a flier.
The Tri-City National Bank inside the South Milwaukee Pick ‘n Save was robbed Saturday afternoon.
Here is the press release from the South Milwaukee Police Department …
On 7/14/12 at about 1:50pm, the South Milwaukee police responded to the Tri-City Bank located at 2901 S. Chicago Ave inside Pick n Save for a report of a bank robbery. Suspect described as a dark skinned m/w or Hispanic, 5’10”, thin build, late 20’s to early 30’s, large dark sunglasses, black baseball style cap, black/white plaid long sleeved shirt, with a white t-shirt underneath. Note handed to teller implying weapon and taken back. Undetermined amount of cash. Fled on foot WB to S. Chicago Ave and then NB.
Here is a bank surveillance photo of the suspect.
Please contact the police department at 768-8060 with information.
A South Milwaukee woman told police a man came out of nowhere and groped her suddenly in front of her home in the 1300 block of Rawson Avenue just before midnight on July 3.
Here is the South Milwaukee Police Department press release.
WTMJ-TV is reporting the case may be linked a series of assaults in Bay View. Here is that story … and here is Milwaukee Journal Sentinel coverage on the Bay View cases.
I’ll keep you posted when I learn more.
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