Category Archives: Crime

Gunshots were fired outside The Frozen Rope bar early Saturday morning — for the second time in 10 weeks.

I don’t have a lot of other confirmed details at this point, but apparently no one was hit or injured by the gunfire.

I’ll keep you posted when I learn more.

You’ll recall that the City Council voted in May to shut down The Frozen Rope for 14 days following a series of police calls to the bar and complaints from neighbors. The earlier problems culminated with a shooting outside the tavern on March 26.

The council voted 6-1 in favor of the two-week license suspension. I was the no vote. I didn’t think the penalty was stiff enough for a bar that clearly had serious problems for a number of months — problems that had neighbors saying they were scared to live near the establishment.

Learn more in my previous post.

A 32-year-old man was shot following an alleged domestic disturbance Tuesday morning in the 600 block of Michigan Avenue, South Milwaukee police said.

Check out the press release here.

The man was listed in good condition at Froedtert Hospital, according to the release. A 60-year-old man was taken into custody.

This is the second shooting in South Milwaukee this week. Here are details on the other.

A 30-year-old South Milwaukee man reported that he accidentally shot himself Sunday night in his home in the 1300 block of Monroe Avenue.

The man’s condition is not known, and police are investigating.

Check out the press release here.

I will keep you posted if and when I learn more.

Two men told South Milwaukee police that they were robbed at gunpoint last weekend, according to a South Milwaukee NOW story.

Check out the article here. From it:

The two victims, ages 22 and 23, told police that they were walking south after leaving the Speedway gas station at 10th and Michigan avenues shortly after midnight when the suspects approached them on the street. One of the suspects displayed a rifle and the other a handgun. One of the victims handed over his wallet, which contained less than $15. The two victims were then instructed to turn around and start running.

I will keep you posted if I learn more.

The man found dead in his car Tuesday morning near 13th and Rawson Avenues died after an accidental prescription drug overdose, according to South Milwaukee Police.

That’s all the information I have, but I hope it puts some minds at ease.

See my original post here.

A 46-year-old man was found dead in a car on 13th Avenue near Rawson Tuesday morning, South Milwaukee Police reported.

Check out the complete press release here. From it:

The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner’s Office has been contacted and the incident remains under investigation.

Here is the story from AM-620 WTMJ.

I’ll post more details as soon as I get them.