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Drunken Driving

Thursday, April 11, 2013

Drunk Driver Hits Streetlight, Keeps Driving, Police Say

A 55-year-old Whitefish Bay woman was cited for OWI and hit-and-run after crashing into a streetlight on Henry Clay Drive.

After drinking wine at a friend's house, police say a 55-year-old Whitefish Bay woman drove into a streetlight and continued driving back to her Woodburn Street home. Police were tipped off to the hit-and-run accident on Marlborough Drive and Henry Clay Drive at 6:19 p.m. on April 2. After hitting a streetlight at that intersection, she drove onto the front lawn of a home at the northeast corner of the intersection and continued to drive east to her home on Woodburn Street. By running her license plate, police found the woman's address and met her at her house. Police found the vehicle in the driveway with damage to the front passenger side. The woman appeared unsteady on her feet, and admitted she had been drinking wine at a friend's …

Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Police Use Taser Gun on Uncooperative Drunk Driver

A 26-year-old man allegedly resisted arrest after he was awoken from 45-minute nap in his vehicle on Oakland Avenue.

Whitefish Bay police used a Taser gun to subdue a 26-year-old Milwaukee man who resisted arrest on Feb. 16. A resident called the police at 11:42 p.m. after noticing a man had been sleeping inside a vehicle with the engine running and the headlights on for about 45 minutes on Oakland Avenue between Cumberland Boulevard and Hampton Road. When a Whitefish Bay officer approached the vehicle, the officer had to knock on the window several times to awake the man, who was sleeping with the seat reclined. After rolling his window halfway down, the man told police he was waiting for his friends. Upon further questioning he told police that his friends live on the east side of Milwaukee. The man denied consuming any alcoholic drinks that night. …

Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Investment Firm CEO Tries to Talk His Way Out of OWI Ticket

President and CEO of Emory and Co., a major investment banking firm in Milwaukee, makes allusions to his position and asks about leniency after drunken driving arrest.

The president and CEO of a major Milwaukee investment banking firm was arrested Thursday in Wauwatosa on suspicion of drunken driving, and during and after the stop he appeared to make a number of attempts to use his position to get out of the ticket, police reports show. John Druse Emory Jr., 41, of Whitefish Bay, was arrested at 10:51 p.m. and cited for suspicion of operating while intoxicated after callers reported him driving dangerously, having hit curbs twice and sideswiped a “yield to pedestrians” sign on West North Avenue. An officer rendezvoused with a witness, who pointed out a white SUV stopped at North 81st Street and West North Avenue. The officer followed to observe the driver’s behavior and watched as Emory weaved and …

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Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Police Report: Drunk Doorbell Ringer, Explosive Water Bottles

A disorderly drunk driving arrest and marijuana use at Klode Park also made this week's Whitefish Bay police log.

An explosive prank concerned neighbors on Berkeley Boulevard Saturday night, but thankfully no one was hurt. Police responded to the 4900 block of Berkeley Boulevard at about 10:34 p.m. Saturday night after two water bottles filled with aluminum foil and toilet cleaner exploded in two lawns. A resident called police dispatch, but police were unable to locate the subjects, who neighbors say ran eastbound through yards after the explosions were heard. An empty bottle of toilet cleaner was found on another lawn in the neighborhood. In other Whitefish Bay police news:

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Police Report: Drunken Driver Hits Parked Cars

Police respond to two other reports of drunken driving and a retail theft at Sendik's last week.

A 31-year-old Greenfield woman was taken into custody after driving into two parked cars and attempting to flee last week. All police squads responded to the reported accident at Silver Spring Drive and Diversey Boulevard at 5:23 a.m on Oct. 3. The woman failed field sobriety tests and was taken to Columbia St. Mary’s hospital for a blood draw. She was cited with operating while intoxicated, possession of drug paraphernalia, imprudent speed, operating without insurance and failure to wear a seatbelt.   In other police news:

Monday, July 11, 2011

Police Report: 60 MPH and Drunk

The latest reports from the Whitefish Bay Police Department.

A 25-year-old Milwaukee man was driving at nearly double the speed limit when he was pulled over for drunken driving early Friday morning. The man was stopped for going 58 mph in a 30 mph zone in the 4900 block of North Lake Drive at 1:17 a.m. Friday. He registered a BAC of 0.10 and was cited with his first drunken driving offense. The next day, a 22-year-old Cedarburg man was taken into custody for his second drunken driving offense and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was pulled over by officers at 2:49 a.m. Saturday in the 6200 block of North Lake Dr. with a BAC of 0.13.   In other police news: Police caught two teenage boys attempting to steal bicycles in the 4800 block of North Lydell Avenue. One of the boys fled on foot and was …

Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Three Drunken Drivers Caught Over the Weekend

Holiday weekend gets off to a bad start with drinking and driving.

Whitefish Bay police made three drunken driving arrests in the first two days of the three-day holiday weekend:    

Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Police Report: Four More Unlocked Cars Entered

The latest reports from the Whitefish Bay Police Department

Four more unlocked cars were entered last week in three separate incidents, making a total of 32 similar crimes of opportunity over a three-month period. Two unlocked vehicles were entered in the 4800 block of North Malborough Drive in the early morning hours of May 23. No items of value were reported missing. An XM satellite radio was stolen from an unlocked vehicle in the 5500 block of North Diversey Boulevard sometime between 5 p.m. May 21 and 3 p.m. May 22. A laptop was stolen from an unlocked car parked in a driveway in the 4900 block of North Marlborough Drive sometime between May 22 and May 23. In other police news:

Bob McBride

6:57 am on Thursday, June 2, 2011

As long as people keep leaving cars unlocked, we'll continue to have these kinds of incidents. Why shouldn't they keep coming back? What could be easier and safer than quietly opening an unlocked car and rummaging around for a few minutes in the middle of the night in an area that's not lit or patrolled like notoriously high crime areas? And if you continue to be successful at it, heck yeah you'…   more ›

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Police Report: Locker Room Theft, Three OWIs

The latest reports from the Whitefish Bay Police Department.

Two 14-year-old Glendale girls were cited for theft and loitering on school grounds after admitting to stealing nearly $400 in property from the Whitefish Bay High School girls locker room after school hours Tuesday. The two girls, students at Glen Hills Middle School in Glendale, admitted to stealing $80 in clothing from one locker, $45 in clothes from another locker, $42 in clothes from another locker and in another locker, a backpack, clothing and cash totaling $210. In other police news:

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Jeff Rumage

4:27 pm on Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Four 16 y/o boys were trespassing on Beaumont. There were recent reports of kids trespassing and littering on the beach. Police gave the boys a warning and returned them to their parents.   more ›

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