Milwaukee Buzz - Oct. 27, 2009
Forbes.com: Milwaukee is America's second safest city
Forbes.com is out with its latest list, "America's Safest Cities." Greater Milwaukee came in second.
Tags: Forbes.com, lists, safe cities, crime, rankings, natural disaster, death, police

Living - Aug. 16, 2009
Listening to intuition
I was at a popular Milwaukee bar this week, sitting on the patio with friends and enjoying a Mojito when I saw three men walking towards us. Immediately, I got an unsettled feeling.
Tags: intuition, crime, purse snatching

Living - Aug. 5, 2009
Good morning, shattered window
I was almost early to work this morning. That is, until I noticed that someone had shattered the driver's side window of my car, stealing my digital camera, radar detector and cheap sunglasses.
Tags: theft, crime, broken window

Living - July 29, 2009
Would you give up your bag at gunpoint?
Knock on wood, I have not been robbed or mugged at gunpoint, so whenever I hear that a victim gets injured after refusing to give up a backpack or purse to someone with a weapon, I get really judgmental.
Tags: crime, gun, holdup, robbery, shooting

Marketplace - Nov. 21, 2008
Tosa police wow Mayfair shoppers with fast response
I go to Mayfair all the time and I would never expect to be held up at gun point inside the mall. But that's exactly what happened to someone yesterday at lunch time, it seems. Not in the parking lot, but right inside the mall, inside a bathroom. Shoppers rightfully praised the Wauwatosa police for their speed and efficiency.
Tags: mayfair, downtown, crime

Politics - Oct. 10, 2009
Death Row
Capital Crimes and Punishment            Last month (September), the State of Ohio failed to execute an innate who spent 25 years on death row for the murder and rape of a 14 year old girl. The state's failure was not due to any legal action, new...
Tags: capital punishment, murder, rape, death row, convict, crime

Milwaukee Buzz - Aug. 18, 2009
The Milwaukee Problem
Milwaukee suffers from a major identity crisis.  Visit any other major city in America and tell people that you are from Milwaukee and you'll get some quip about Harley-Davidson, Laverne & Shirley, Jeffrey Dahmer, or maybe the Brewers.  That's pretty pathetic.Locally, if you ask som...
Tags: birth control, west allis, stupid people, liberals, conservatives, crime

Milwaukee Buzz - March 19, 2009
Two Milwaukee Police Officers Gunned Down In Cold Blood
Officer Rosario Collura, 39, and Officer Leonard Lesnieski, 54, were shot and killed when they interrupted a drug deal while on patrol. They observed four men in an alley and stopped to question them. They had patted down three of the suspects and were patting down the fourth suspect when the man...
Tags: police, crime, children

Kids & Family - Feb. 3, 2009
Work At Home Scams
Consumers need to be vigilant when seeking employment on-line. The IC3, Intelligence section of the FBI, continues to receive numerous complaints from individuals who have fallen victim to work-at-home scams.Victims are often hired to "process payments", "transfer funds" ...
Tags: scam, thig, crime

Milwaukee Buzz - Dec. 12, 2008
Operation Joint Hammer Targets Child Pornography
Today, Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey, speaking after a joint United States and European Union (EU) ministerial meeting, highlighted “Operation Joint Hammer”—the U.S. component of an ongoing global enforcement operation targeting transnational rings of child pornographers. ...
Tags: police, crime, children