A new state law mandated officers return to Milwaukee Public Schools by January of last year. The district and the city have pointed fingers at each other over the delay, but now the clock is ticking, with a court order to comply with the law within the next three weeks.
Milwaukee police arrested three teens after a police chase tied to a robbery ended with a crash on Friday afternoon, Jan. 24.
Milwaukee Public Schools have been out of compliance with a state law requiring them to have 25 officers in schools.
Authorities in Milwaukee say two suspects are now criminally charged in connection to a homicide with police arresting one of the suspects and still searching for the other. According to a release from the Milwaukee Police Department,
The shooting happened near 7th and Arthur on the city's south side. MILWAUKEE - The Milwaukee Police Department released on Tuesday, Jan. 21 body camera video from a police shooting that wounded a 19-year-old man on the city's south side on Jan. 6.
As advocates against police presence in Milwaukee schools continue to speak out, the district is over a year late on a state requirement to add them.
Milwaukee Police release body cam video from the shooting and arrest of a suspect wanted for sexual assault of a child from January 6.
The Milwaukee Police Department said it happened on Jan. 22 around 4:45 p.m. A 15-year-old is dead after a shooting on Jan. 22 around 4:45 p.m. near 28th and Congress streets, according to the Milwaukee Police Department.
Milwaukee doesn't perfectly fit the definition of a sanctuary city, but it does limit its cooperation with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Public Schools has been required to implement a 25-officer school resource officer program. It's not the first time the district has used that type of program.
MILWAUKEE - There is a fight over which pot of your tax dollars pays for Milwaukee school resource officers (SRO). The public wants to know – and FOX6 News dug into public records. In 2020, Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) ended its contract with the Milwaukee Police Department (MPD).
It's been a full year since SROs were supposed to be implemented. A Milwaukee County Judge says the time for delays is running out.