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Milwaukee Chief Blames Chicago Communists for Sparking Riot

Flynn cast blame on some Chicago-based activists representing the Revolutionary Communist Party, who apparently organized young people to take to the streets and march on the then-barricaded District 7 police station, which received a number of threats.

August 15, 2016

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Milwaukee Mayor Announces Earlier Curfew After Riots

After a second night of violent unrest in Milwaukee, officials announced Monday that Sherman Park would be closed at night and that teens throughout the city would be subjected to a strict 10 p.m. curfew, one hour earlier than usual.

August 15, 2016

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1 Person Shot, Officer Injured in Second Night of Milwaukee Unrest

Local television showed police forming a line and using shields to deflect the objects. One police officer fell to the ground after apparently being hit by one of the objects and was moved away by fellow officers. Police also said an injured officer was taken to hospital after a rock broke the windshield of a squad car.

August 14, 2016

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Milwaukee Chief: Suspect Had Gun, Turned Toward Officer Before Shooting

The man who was shot and killed by a Milwaukee police officer on Saturday – an incident which sparked a night of violent protests – is seen on body camera footage with a loaded gun in his hand, officials said at a Sunday news conference.

August 14, 2016

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Man Killed in Milwaukee Police Shooting Had Long Record of Arrests

Last year, Smith was charged with first-degree recklessly endangering safety involving a shooting and with witness intimidation, but the charges were dismissed, court records show.

August 14, 2016

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National Guard Activated in Response to Milwaukee Rioting

"I have activated the Wisconsin National Guard to be in a position to aid local law enforcement upon request," Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker said in a statement Sunday.

August 14, 2016

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Video: Rioting Erupts in Milwaukee After Fatal OIS of Armed Suspect

Six businesses, including a gas station, and at least one car were set ablaze, and an officer was hit by a brick in the Saturday night riots..

August 14, 2016

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NYPD Officer Alerted Wisconsin Police About Imminent Attack

A 27-year-old man armed with two handguns approached a police officer in Wisconsin, but the incident ended peacefully, largely because an NYPD officer had alerted Wisconsin officers that the man had threatened violence against them online that day.

August 12, 2016

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FLEOA Outraged Over Continued Ambushed Attacks on Law Enforcement

FLEOA is appalled by two more ambush attacks on law enforcement. Today's depraved ambush attacks on a Milwaukee Police Officer followed by attacks on multiple Baton Rouge Police Officers were unconscionable.

July 18, 2016

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Video: Wisconsin Officer Killed in Single-Car Crash

A Town of Salem (WI) Public Safety Department officer was killed Friday in a crash on Highway 50. The 33-year-old officer was ejected from the vehicle.

July 11, 2016

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Wisconsin Officer Fatally Shoots Man Advancing on Him with Pitchfork

A Madison, WI, police officer fatally shot a man Thursday night after the man emerged from Lake Monona, broke into a residence on the city’s Near East Side and was “aggressing” toward the officer with what appeared to be a pitch fork, Police Chief Mike Koval said.

July 1, 2016

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Milwaukee Could Lose 20% of Police to Retirement by 2018

Some 339 officers with the Milwaukee Police Department will be eligible to retire by the end of 2017. That means nearly 20% of the city's 1,889 sworn police officers could retire over the next 18 months.

June 24, 2016