So Who Is The Milwaukee Chief Of Police?

From Daniel Bice’s year end winners and losers article from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: And does anybody know who the police chief is right now? Certainly not the Milwaukee Fire and Police Commission, which we can all agree doesn’t have a clue. Too bad there’s not an experienced hand at City…

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It’s Time For Milwaukee To Re-imagine Their Fire and Police Commission

This was one of the posts that I meant to finish in that catch up Friday some weeks ago. But I never got to it, partly because I kinda burned out that day and partly because it seems impossible to completely get my head around. I started working on this…

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Cops Can’t Do Their Job Without Chemical Weapons?

In anticipation of a traditional Democratic National Convention…and an expected 50,000 attendees…politicians, delegates, vendors, and media types…the Milwaukee Police Department was going to be relying on reinforcements from other police departments from around the state and neighboring states. But as the DNC shrank to a virtual telethon instead of a…

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MKE Police Chief Demoted By The Fire And Police Commission.

I am going to have to write the rest of my story…but I don’t have the energy tonight. But to put this in the contemporary vernacular…the FPC is a dumpster fire. Milwaukee Police Chief Alfonso Morales is demoted to captain by the Fire and Police Commission Milwaukee Police Chief Alfonso…

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FBI and Dept of Justice Investigate the Homicide of Derek Williams

According to an article on the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s website, the feds finally getting involved: The FBI has launched a criminal civil rights investigation into the death of Derek Williams in Milwaukee police custody, federal officials announced Wednesday. Both the U.S. attorney and a state-level special prosecutor will use the…

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VIDEO: Derek Williams dies in police custody

I’ll admit….I’ve been remiss in not writing about the death of Derek Williams, who died in the custody of the Milwaukee Police Department in July 2011. At the time, Williams’ death was ruled as being due to “natural causes”, a ruling that has since been changed to homicide now that…

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MPD officers allowed to stay on force despite domestic violence incidents, convictions

This is absolutely chilling: When Robert Velez’s wife left their home to escape his abuse, he used his Milwaukee police training – and his badge – to track her down. First, Velez connected his missing wife to the Exel Inn hotel chain. He initially showed his badge at the Wauwatosa…

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At least 93 Milwaukee Police officers disciplined for breaking the law

Wow….just wow… At least 93 Milwaukee police officers – ranking from street cop to captain – have been disciplined for violating the laws and ordinances they were sworn to uphold, a Journal Sentinel investigation found. Their offenses range from sexual assault and domestic violence to drunken driving and shoplifting, according…

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Former police chief candidate supports ceasing traffic stops to prove a point

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel is reporting Willie Murphy, a sergeant with the Milwaukee Police Department, has been suspended for 20 days without pay for sending a text message to other supervisors urging them to tell officers to stop making traffic stops until problems with the department’s new digital radio system…

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Gun used to shoot Milwaukee police officer tied to Badger Guns

From the files of, “this isn’t at all shocking:” The handgun used to shoot a Milwaukee police officer last week has been traced to Badger Guns, making that store the sole supplier of all the guns used to wound six officers in two years, police said. Detectives traced the 9mm…

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