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Kenosha police have named 45-year-old Matrice Role as a person of interest after a 67-year-old man was found dead near 75th and 60th streets. Authorities ask anyone with tips to call 262-605-5203.
A 39-year-old was hospitalized after a Monday shooting near 46th and Hope in Milwaukee; police are investigating and asking for tips from witnesses.
Kenosha County says 74‑year‑old Darryl L. Slater will be released and move to a Bristol address on March 17; he is a lifetime registrant and will be GPS‑monitored.
A Milwaukee man was charged March 9 in a June hit-and-run that killed a motorcyclist. Police say he fled the scene and was arrested after a high‑speed pursuit.
A brush fire in southeast Kenosha County triggered precautionary evacuations and road closures near Bristol and Burlington; crews reported it largely under control by late afternoon.
A Milwaukee father went on trial March 9, accused of fatally shooting his 4‑year‑old son last July. Court records say officers recovered a blood‑stained gun and 96 rounds of ammo.
An 18-year-old Rocky Rococo worker says a customer pepper-sprayed her through a drive-thru window last Wednesday; police have a report but the suspect remains at large.
A fight at S. 14th and W. Burnham escalated to gunfire on Sunday evening; no one was struck and police are searching for the shooter.
U.S. Marshals are searching for 16-year-old Elijah McCorkle, wanted in multiple 2024 carjackings and a shooting across Milwaukee; investigators say he removed his GPS monitor and is armed and dangerous.
A precautionary lockdown at The R.E.A.L. School in Sturtevant was lifted after deputies searched a suspicious vehicle report; no active threat or injuries were found.
A judge gave Melanie Taylor 15 years after jurors convicted her in a fatal April home invasion at a Milwaukee retirement complex. A co-defendant faces a mid‑April trial.
A 32-year-old was killed Friday near Appleton and Chambers on Milwaukee’s north side. Police have opened a homicide probe and are asking for tips.
A March 2 warrant was issued for Joseph Levenhagen, accused in home burglaries across southeast Wisconsin; investigators say he may be on Milwaukee’s south side.
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