Tag: Wisconsin agencies

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Video: Wisconsin Deputies Pursue Suspect’s Vehicle on Airport Runway

On Monday May 19, 2025, deputies arrested two men who had led them on a pursuit in a 2012 Chevrolet Equinox SUV. The sheriff’s office says the same vehicle was involved in two prior high-speed pursuits.

May 29, 2025

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4-Year-Old Calls Wisconsin Police Because Mom Ate His Ice Cream

When Officer Rachel Gardinier and Officer Francesca Ostergaard arrived at the home, the boy said his mom ate his ice cream and needed to go to jail for it.

March 11, 2025

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Milwaukee Officer Seriously Wounded, Suspect Killed in Street Shooting

Officers arrived, encountered the man and told him to drop the gun. The chief said the suspect refused, and shot at officers, seriously wounding one of them.

February 12, 2025

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Wisconsin Shooter Kills 2, Injures 7 at Christian School

The chief said the police department's medical team left training immediately and responded to the school. They worked with fire department medical personnel to render aid and get the seven patients transported to local hospitals.

December 16, 2024

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3 Milwaukee Officers Wounded in Gunfight with Wanted Man

Three officers and the suspect were wounded. All were taken to the hospital and are expected to be OK.

September 6, 2024

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Video: Thermal-Imaging Drone Finds 3-Year-Old Lost in Cornfield at Night

Wisconsin deputies relied on a nearby police department’s drone with a thermal camera to direct rescuers to a 3-year-old child lost at night in a more than 100-acre cornfield. The sheriff’s office shared video of how the child was located.

August 30, 2024

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Officers Criticized for Shaking Hands with Trump Before Wisconsin Rally

Paul Szypula, a conservative activist, took a different view, sharing the footage with the comment: "President Trump just thanked the Wisconsin Law Enforcement Officers before getting on his plane to continue campaigning.

June 20, 2024

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Active Shooter Neutralized at Wisconsin School

Local media is saying shots were fired in the area, but it is unclear whether the shots were fired by the subject before police arrived or in an exchange of fire with officers, or both.

May 1, 2024

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Milwaukee Officer Wounded During Domestic Response, 4 Children Rescued

Police Chief Jeffrey Norman said a man from inside a home shot at police officers on two occasions. The officers returned shots each time. On the second occasion, an officer was hit.

January 2, 2024

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Milwaukee Chief Injured in Crash After Reckless Driving News Conference

The crash happened just after 10 a.m. after Chief Jeffrey Norman took part in a press conference with Mayor Cavalier Johnson about reckless driving.

November 7, 2023

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Wisconsin Officers Kill Active Shooter on Roof of Middle School

Police initially responded to the school for a report of a subject "acting erratically" in the parking lot of the school. The person was able to climb onto the roof of the school and two officers pursued on foot.

October 25, 2023

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WI Officer Walks Away from Crashed, Burning Patrol SUV

Police said, during that pursuit, a white SUV that was going northbound on State Highway 32 tried to turn left. The patrol vehicle and the SUV crashed, sending the patrol SUV into the ditch, where it landed on its roof and caught fire.

July 10, 2023