Stories tagged: "Milwaukee Police Dept"

Crime Off-duty Milwaukee Police Officer Matthew Willmann approaches photographer LaTasha Lux before striking her on July 5.
Crime Off-Duty Milwaukee Cop Who Attacked Photographers Will Face Criminal Charges

Charges filed almost eight months after assaults caught on camera.

Jonathon Sadowski Jonathon Sadowski February 18, 2021 1:14 pm CST
Politics Milwaukee Police Want Thousands of Rubber Bullets, Tear Gas, Smoke Grenades for Policing DNC
Politics Milwaukee Police Want Thousands of Rubber Bullets, Tear Gas, and Smoke Grenades for Policing DNC

Items requested despite city officials ordering police to not use rubber bullets and as Trump plans to deploy uninvited federal forces.

Jonathon Sadowski Jonathon Sadowski July 28, 2020 11:31 am CDT
Social Justice Off-duty Milwaukee Police Officer Matthew Willmann approaches photographer LaTasha Lux before striking her on July 5.
Social Justice Police Tried to Cover Up Off-Duty Cop’s Assault on Photographers, Legislators Say

Photographers’ attorney says incident shows “police-protect-police culture.”

Jonathon Sadowski Jonathon Sadowski July 14, 2020 5:37 pm CDT
Education Police Are Officially Out of Milwaukee Public Schools
Education Milwaukee Schools End Police Contract

Unanimous decision a win for young activists.

Jonathon Sadowski Jonathon Sadowski June 19, 2020 10:47 am CDT
Education Hundreds March to Get Police Out of Milwaukee Schools
Education Hundreds March to Get Police Out of Milwaukee Schools

School board votes Thursday night on MPD contract.

Jonathon Sadowski Jonathon Sadowski June 18, 2020 11:48 am CDT

continuing coverage

(Graphic by Morgaine Ford-Workman; childhood photos provided by Garland Hampton and Dominee Meek) Criminal Justice Sentenced to Prison as Minors, These Two Men Want Kids to Get Help With Trauma Sooner
In this file photo from August 2020, recipients line up in their vehicles in a church parking lot in Cameron, WI, for surplus food from grocery stores. Commentary Opinion: Want to Truly Recover From COVID? We Need an Economic Justice Bill of Rights
Image from the WI Department of Natural Resources website Natural Resources Too Fast, Too Many: Ojibwe Bands Want Wolf Hunts Better Managed or Stopped
Ashley Deetz cleans the bar area at Houligans Steak & Seafood Pub in downtown Eau Claire Thursday afternoon before the restaurant opened. People working at restaurants, taverns and other service sector jobs have been among the hardest hit financially by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by Julian Emerson) Economy Wisconsin to Congress: Approve Next Round of COVID-19 Relief ASAP
Law and Policy Wisconsin's Largest City Poised to Defund the Police By $30 Million
Law and Policy Milwaukee PD Faces 10 Percent Cut

Budget reallocation ordered by veto-proof council majority

Jonathon Sadowski Jonathon Sadowski June 16, 2020 5:12 pm CDT
Law and Policy Demonstrators march through Milwaukee on May 29 to protest police brutality.
Law and Policy ‘Rubber Bullets Have Replaced German Shepherds’: Milwaukee Police Feel Heat for What They Did to Protesters

Chief says police are being ‘crucified’ by complaints in the wake of George Floyd’s death.

Jonathon Sadowski Jonathon Sadowski June 8, 2020 2:06 pm CDT