Denim Thief Leads Cops on a Foot Chase Through Whitefish Bay

After stealing two pairs of jeans from Kohl's, a 23-year-old Milwaukee man fled Bayshore Town Center and was arrested on Shoreland Avenue.

A 23-year-old Milwaukee man that fled Kohl's Department Store with stolen denim was tracked down in a foot chase through Whitefish Bay two weeks ago. Kohl's employees caught the man's suspicious actions on surveillance cameras at around 5:58 p.m. on Feb. 15. A store employee told police that he took two pairs of women's jeans and two pairs of men's jeans into a fitting room, and came out with only one pair of women's jeans to bring to the cash register. Another pair of men's jeans were left in the fitting room. After the transaction at the cash register was denied, the man attempted to leave the store but was stopped by a store employee. He then took off running in a southeast direction, behind PNC Bank. A Whitefish Bay officer spotted the…

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Pants Thief Sprays Security Guard With Pepper Spray, Cops Say

A 17-year-old Milwaukee man is accused of spraying Oleoresin spray at a security guard while trying to steal three pairs of jeans from Kohl's.

Pepper spray didn't help a man charged with pilfering some pants from Kohl's at Bayshore Town Center.  Malik R. Howard, 17, was charged in Milwaukee County Circuit Court on Thursday with one count of retail theft and one count of use of Oleoresin spray causing bodily harm. If convicted, he faces up to 18 months in prison and $20,000 in fines. According to the criminal complaint: On Wednesday, a security officer at Kohl’s Department Store saw Howard take eight pairs of jeans into a dressing room, then leave the room with five pairs, put them back and walk out the door of the store. The officer noticed the missing jeans were not in the fitting room, so he followed Howard outside to confront him. The guard asked for the jeans back, but Howard…

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High-Speed Chase Around Bayshore Ends in Arrest

Police say a man with a permanent ban from Bayshore was headed there when they tried to pull him over for reckless driving.

A 20-year-old Milwaukee man is accused of trying to flee a Glendale police officer and was only stopped after hitting two different stop sticks during a high-speed chase near Bayshore Town Center. Bryant B. Oglen Jr. was charged in Milwaukee County Circuit Court Monday with one count of attempting to flee a traffic officer. If convicted, he faces up to 1½ years in prison and $10,000 in fines. According to the criminal complaint: At 4:15 p.m. Saturday, Glendale police were called to the Bayshore Town Center on reports of a reckless driver in a blue Chevrolet Impala. They found the car in the 300 block of East Silver Spring Drive and attempted to pull it over, however, it then turned northbound on Bayshore Drive, then into the Kohl’s parking…

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AWD

10:14 am on Thursday, December 20, 2012

The Brother's sure do love their Impala's. I think its a terrible ride (I've rented the Hertz cars) I prefer Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz. Also, why do all black people look alike?   more ›

$500 in Jewelry Boosted From Boston Store, Cops Say

A 51-year-old Milwaukee man grabbed handfuls of jewelry and stuffed everything into his pockets according to the police report. He's now facing up to $10,000 in fines and nine months in prison.

A 51-year-old Milwaukee man is facing hefty fines and prison time for trying to boost some jewelry from Boston Store at Bayshore Town Center. Kevin Frederick Wallace was charged in Milwaukee County Circuit Court Wednesday with one count of retail theft. If convicted, he faces up to nine months in prison and $10,000 in fines. A security guard at Boston Store saw Wallace pick up several pieces of jewelry, take the tags off and place in his pocket, according to the criminal complaint. Wallace then left the store, but was stopped and Glendale police officers were called to the scene. Wallace is currently being held in Milwaukee County Jail on a $250 signature bond while awaiting trial. 

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Two Women Robbed in Broad Daylight Thursday

Three teenage boys are suspected of forcibly taking a purse and groceries from two women in separate incidents Thursday afternoon.

Two women were robbed in broad daylight Thursday afternoon in separate incidents on Birch and Lake View avenues. The first robbery, which took place at about 5 p.m., occurred on Birch Avenue near Shoreland Avenue. A 29-year-old woman walking down the sidewalk said a young man wearing a yellow bandana over his mouth approached her and demanded the two shopping bags in her hands. The suspect forcibly took one of the bags from her, and she surrendered the second bag. He then ran into the alley of the 5400 block of Shoreland Avenue, where a light blue mini-van was waiting for him. The vehicle headed south through the alley. Nearly two hours later, at 6:45 p.m., police were called to the 300 block of East Lake View Avenue on report of another …

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Bob McBride

4:37 pm on Monday, October 1, 2012

So far nothing has exploded and they repaved the parking lot. What were you expecting to hear in terms of an update?   more ›

Join the Discussion on Consolidation of 3 North Shore Police Departments

Shorewood Police Chief David Banaszynski has pitched the idea of consolidating Shorewood and Whitefish Bay’s police departments, most recently in late February 2011, but discussion has now expanded to include the City of Glendale.

Protesters, Petitioners Free to Assemble on Sidewalks Bordering Bayshore Mall

Under an understanding between the mall, Glendale and the ACLU, those seeking to exercise free speech rights can do so on the sidewalks bordering the mall. However, the mall's no soliciting ordinance still applies to its interior sidewalks.

Petitioners and protesters can take to sidewalks bordering Bayshore Town Center again after an understanding was reached among the mall, City of Glendale and the American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin on Tuesday. In separate incidents last fall, mall security told petitioners to leave the sidewalks surrounding the mall and another man protesting Trader Joe's was arrested and cited for trespassing by Glendale police. Capt. Mark Ferguson of the Glendale Police Department said the understanding is limited to the sidewalks bordering Bayshore, including North Port Washington Road, East Silver Spring Drive and North Lydell Avenue, and doesn't include the sidewalks lining the interior of the mall center. "There has always been some …

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Shorewood Track Coach Handcuffed at Gunpoint After 'Big Misunderstanding' by Police

Teacher says he's angry after about a half dozen armed cops surrounded him with guns drawn on Silver Spring.

When Shorewood High School track coach Dominic Newman saw a squad car following him on North Lake Drive early Monday morning as he was dropping off some people after the state track meet, he thought nothing of it. Little did he know, however, that squads from Whitefish Bay, Glendale and Shorewood were setting up roadblocks on the street because they thought Newman was driving a stolen car. Once Newman reached the 120 block of East Sliver Spring Drive, in front of Dominican High School in Whitefish Bay, a barrage of police cars cut him off and officers jumped out with their guns drawn. They ordered him out of the car, handcuffed him and told him he was being arrested for grand theft auto, he said. Newman said he was scared when the incident…

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