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Milwaukee police keep referring cases against him over and over and over again, 14 times since August, and the DA hasn't bothered to even look at them. A Milwaukee man has been making the rounds, allegedly stealing thousands of dollars in power tools 14 times from various Home Depot stores throughout the area since August 2021, but the Milwaukee County DA's office hasn't charged any of them. In fact, DA John Chisholm's office hasn't even bothered to review the oldest cases at all yet, even though the office got the first referral from Milwaukee police more than five months ago. The suspect's name is Willie McDaniels, DOB June 10, 1982, we've learned. Three other counties have open felony retail theft cases against McDaniels; but in Milwaukee? The DA's allowing him to allegedly keep doing it. Fourteen times. Milwaukee police first referred the man for felony retail theft charges in August, but, five months later, as of late December 2021, the D...

The Milwaukee Police Department is investigating a missing person case of 33-year-old Ralph Weismantel (W/M, 06/22/1988), who was last seen near N. Water Street and E. Buffalo Street around 5 p.m. on Monday, December 20th, 2021. Police have issued a critical missing person alert for him and are asking for the public’s help to locate him. Police describe Weismantel as a white male,  6′0" tall, weighing 160 pounds, dark brown hair, and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a blue winter coat with yellow bands around the bicep, dark blue jeans. Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to contact the Milwaukee Police Department Sensitive Crimes Division at 414-935-7405. Ralph Weismantel According to his Linked-In page , Ralph Weismantel works as a title examiner for Knight Barry Title Group.

The PowerPoint failed to mention that Alvin Cole had a gun that discharged or that Jay Anderson was reaching for a gun, or that Antonio Gonzalez was wielding a large sword when they were all shot. It doesn’t say that multiple reviews cleared the officer in those cases, either. We've obtained the PowerPoint that pro-BLM attorney Kimberley Motley used during her recent talk to students in a Wauwatosa High School class, and it shows she painted the Wauwatosa police as racist. The PowerPoint, which you can see in full below, also shows that Kimberley Motley's PowerPoint presentation to Wauwatosa high school students was misleading and one-sided - misleading through what she did NOT include in it. For example, she brought up the three men shot and killed by former Wauwatosa Police Officer Joseph Mensah, but the PowerPoint doesn't tell the students all of the three had dangerous weapons and that Mensah was cleared by multiple reviews, including the local DA. Her presentatio...

"The member submitted overtime cards for extension of duty, claiming approximately 22.8 hours of time they were ineligible to receive." - Milwaukee police internal document A Milwaukee police lieutenant, Shelondia Tarver, was demoted to police officer after being accused of stealing time, records show. Milwaukee police tell Wisconsin Right Now that Tarver's case has been referred to the Milwaukee County District Attorney's office, but there's nothing on CCAP, and she wasn't fired. We asked Milwaukee police whether she remains on the job and didn't hear back, but multiple sources tell WRN she still works for MPD, assigned to central records, and that the accusations surfaced months ago. We asked the Milwaukee County DA - who doesn't charge about 60% of felony cases referred to his office - about the case and didn't hear back. An appeal of her discipline before the Fire and Police Commission was canceled. We asked Milwaukee police, "Ha...

“For decades, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has been putting-up burdensome and unnecessary regulations that get in the way of enjoying the great outdoors,” - Rep. Calvin Callahan It’s now the Wisconsin Assembly’s turn to consider what to do with the staggering 55,000 regulations for hunting and trapping in the state. The Assembly’s Committee on Sporting Heritage on Wednesday held a hearing on AB 676 , which would require the state’s Department of Natural Resources to toss three regulations for every new rule it puts into place. “For decades, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has been putting-up burdensome and unnecessary regulations that get in the way of enjoying the great outdoors,” Rep. Calvin Callahan, R-Tomahawk, told lawmakers. “As Wisconsinites we understand the need to conserve our resources, however, over-regulation is not the way to do it.” Callahan wrote the proposal. He says the DNR should be making it easier for people to get outside and...

The mayor says about 75% of the town is gone, and the governor says the missing list is eight pages long. Dawson Springs is a town of about 3,200 people. The destruction from the massive quad-state tornado is immense, yet it has been overshadowed by the devastation in Mayfield, Kentucky, about an hour away. Yet the devastation here is so severe that the mayor says about 75% of the town is gone, and the governor says the missing list is eight pages long. Single-spaced. https://youtu.be/JCJGTM8fycc About 95 people are still missing and 13 are confirmed dead in Dawson Springs, where the National Guard is checking identification cards to get into the community, and residents tell us looting has already occurred. Dawson Springs drone video shows how the twister obliterated entire low-income apartment buildings, moved houses off their foundations, bent trees, overturned cars, and smashed homes to pieces. It threw people's bodies into their neighbor's yards and into local...

Milwaukee Police Chief Jeffrey Norman sent a letter to the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners announcing the names of officers he wants to promote - and he included the race and gender of each. It's the first time this has been done, the police say the FPC requested it, and it's causing an uproar throughout the department. No Hispanics made the Milwaukee Police promotion list. This comes after the illegal mistreatment of Chief Alfonso Morales, who was Hispanic, by the FPC. We've been told by retired and current officers that there is a concern promotions are being made to satisfy an equity and inclusion agenda by the mayor's office and FPC. Some officers don't believe those on the list are the most qualified for the positions. Milwaukee Police Promotion List In his letter to the commissioners, he stated that the 10 people up for promotion “represent a diverse group that I am confident will substantially improve the Milwaukee Police Department by bein...