BROOKFIELD, WISCONSIN — Police in Brookfield are asking for the public’s help identifying a man accused of stealing hundreds of dollars in merchandise from Dick’s Sporting Goods earlier this month. According to the Brookfield Police Department, the theft occurred around 6 p.m. on Sunday, October 12, at the Dick’s Sporting Goods store on Discovery Drive,…
MARINETTE, WISCONSIN — An employee at Johnson Controls’ Industrial Parkway facility has died following a workplace accident, the company confirmed in a statement released Monday. Officials with Tyco, a subsidiary of Johnson Controls, said they were “deeply saddened” by the loss and are cooperating with local authorities as an investigation into the fatal incident continues….
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN — A 59-year-old Pewaukee man has been charged with two felony counts of homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle after a July crash in Milwaukee that killed a pedestrian at the intersection of Astor and Ogden Avenues, prosecutors announced this week. Court records show Roland Kuenn appeared in court on Wednesday and…
MARENGO, ILLINOIS — Authorities have identified the 19-year-old Wisconsin woman who died in a single-vehicle crash in Marengo earlier this week. The McHenry County Coroner’s Office confirmed that the victim was Marley Galvan, of Janesville, Wisconsin. Police said the crash occurred on Monday near 22820 River Road after Galvan’s vehicle failed to navigate a curve,…
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS — A Wisconsin man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for stabbing a woman multiple times inside a Logan Square laundromat in 2023, according to Cook County court records. Luis Lira-Hernandez, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, pleaded guilty to attempted murder and aggravated battery nearly three years after the violent attack, which left…
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN — Lawmakers in Wisconsin have approved a new bill giving police expanded authority to impound vehicles used in reckless driving incidents, even if the driver does not own the car. The measure aims to curb the state’s rising reckless driving problem and ensure that all offenders face consequences. The proposal, known as Assembly…
WORTHINGTON, MINNESOTA — A Wisconsin man is facing felony theft charges in Nobles County after allegedly failing to pay more than $21,000 for livestock he purchased from a local farmer earlier this year, authorities said. A summons was issued in Nobles County Fifth District Court for 28-year-old Jordan Robert Leisgang, of Seymour, Wisconsin, who has…
SCHOFIELD, WISCONSIN — Authorities have arrested two people in connection with the mistreatment of animals at a canine training facility in Schofield after officers discovered multiple dogs living in unsanitary and unhealthy conditions, police said. According to a Mountain Bay Metropolitan Police Department release, officers launched an investigation on October 9 after receiving reports of…
SPRING HILL, FLORIDA — A 36-year-old Florida day care worker has been arrested for abusing an 11-year-old child with disabilities, allegedly smearing icing on the child’s face and rubbing hand sanitizer into open wounds while working at a medical day care facility north of Tampa. According to the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office, Kaitlyn Pitzer is…
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA — A 21-year-old man who caused a high-speed crash that killed three people while fleeing police at 140 mph has been handed what victims’ families and police unions are calling a “slap on the hand.” Luis Leyba-Gonzalez pleaded guilty to nine felony counts stemming from the Sept. 26, 2023 crash that claimed the…