Notable Incidents

Traffic enforcement results in the apprehension of wanted persons, recovery of drugs, and takes unlicensed drivers off the street, if only temporarily. Suspended and revoked drivers have no insurance, and they’re often bad drivers without financial resources. In a 2005 study by UW-Milwaukee, it was estimated that over 200,000 persons in Wisconsin had suspended or revoked licenses.

There were 164 calls-for-service in April, including 10 fire department and rescue assists. There have been 1096 calls for service year-to-date, compared to 1059 for the same period in 2007.

Police officers were called to the folowing gas stations for “failure to pay” cases:

On July 3 at 2:45PM, Officer Wrucke arrested a 22 year old Milwaukee man for driving while revoked.

At 3:20PM, Officers Fristed and Wrucke met with a mental health worker, a Wauwatosa man, and a 53 year old village resident at the resident’s office. The Wauwatosa man, a friend of the resident, was concerned about the man’s mental condition. The resident had converted all of his savings into Euros and given $60,000 away to an unknown person. The resident said that God told him to give his money away. Under Wisconsin law, eccentric behavior of this kind is not grounds for intervention, so nothing further could be done.

On July 4 at 8:30AM, Officer Friedl was called to McDonalds, where the above resident had caused a disturbance and then left on his bicycle. The man tried to give an employee a $400 tip. When told that it was against company policy, the man started getting upset and caused a disturbance, forcing customers to leave. Chief Dolnick located the man on Industrial Drive at 10:40AM. The man told the officers that God was talking to him. He was cited for Disorderly Conduct.

At 9:00PM, Lt. Shaw was on patrol and observed numerous fireworks being launched from a residence on Riverview Drive. He observed a large group on a deck. The intoxicated homeowner denied firing anything and got argumentative. He was warned to go inside and started coming towards Lt. Shaw, but the man’s wife grabbed his arm and steered him inside. She later came out and apologized, saying that he wouldn’t have responded in that manner if hadn’t been drinking.

On July 5 at 6:18AM, Officer Borkowski and several deputies were dispatched to the residence of the man who caused the disturbance at McDonalds. A neighbor reported that he was outside, yelling and screaming. The man started telling the officers that Oprah Winfrey is a false prophet. When asked to stop yelling, he replied that it was the only way to get people to listen to what God was telling him. The officers couldn’t control the man, and he taken into custody for Disorderly Conduct. Later, the sheriff’s department had to transfer the man to the mental health unit at St. Joseph’s Hospital. However, that unit couldn’t control the man and he was transferred to Winnebago Mental Health Institute.

At 1:05PM, Officer Wrucke and Det. Bloedel were dispatched to a Georgetown Drive residence for a family fight. The cause of the fight was a text message received by the 32 year old woman, which made her 29 year old boyfriend assume she was cheating. The boyfriend was arrested for Disorderly Conduct.

At 10:00PM, Officer Borkowski was asked to quiet partygoers at a St. Andrews Court home, after a neighbor called. The 35 year resident protested that it was a “party night” but agreed to lower the music. An older man, possibly his father, kept interrupting to ask the officer, “Do you know who I am?” She didn’t, nor did she ask.

On July 6 at 12:55PM, Det. Bloedel arrested a 26 year old Hemlock Street man on warrants from the City of Pewaukee.

On July 7 at 3:52PM, Officer Fristed, Det. Bloedel, and Chief Dolnick were dispatched to a Ridgeway Drive duplex regarding a verbal altercation during which a knife was displayed. The 33 year old upstairs resident told the officers that an 18 year old living downstairs had suggested that his kids “shut the f*** up!” because he was trying to sleep. The man took offense and confronted the neighbor, asking for restraint when speaking to his children lest he “kick your ass”. The 18 year old felt that the man was going to enter his residence, so he grabbed a couple of knives to help convey the point that he didn’t want to entertain visitors at that time. Both subjects were cited for disorderly conduct.

At 11:31PM, Officer Borkowski was dispatched to a Ridgeway Drive address to check on the welfare of a 92 year old man. The man usually checks-in with a daughter every night, but failed to do so. After getting no response at the door, she and Officer Laabs obtained a key from a neighbor and entered the home. No one was there, and the man’s vehicle was missing. Because the man’s daughter and the neighbors indicated that he didn’t have any mental infirmities and could have decided to leave, he was not immediately entered in the FBI computer as a missing person. However, when the man didn’t return overnight, he was listed as a missing person by Officer Fristed. That night, the Romeoville, Illinois police department notified him that the man had been in a car accident and was about to be released from the hospital. Another daughter made arrangements to pick him up.

On July 8 at 6:54PM, Officer Fristed arrested a 27 year old West Bend man for driving while suspended.

At 11:30PM, the sheriff’s department had a cell phone report of a possible drunk driver northbound on Highway 45. Officer Laabs spotted the vehicle as it left the village’s northern border, overtook and followed it as it swerved between the lanes and either fog line, and changed speeds between 30 and 50mph, recording all of this on video. Officer Fristed caught up to assist. They stopped the vehicle south of West Bend and were joined by deputies. The deputies arrested the 44 year Sun Prairie man (who said he was driving to New Berlin, despite going in the opposite direction).

On July 9 at 4:34PM, Officer Fristed arrested a 24 year old Iron Ridge man for driving while suspended.

At 10:34PM, a pickup truck turned in front of Officer Forger’s squad car and parked in a driveway. A man got out and walked into the nearby Jackson Pub. The homeowner said he didn’t know the owner of the truck, and Officer Foeger and Officer Fristed went into the tavern to find the man. The 47 year old Milwaukee man said he parked his vehicle in the driveway because he didn’t have a license and was intoxicated. The man failed field sobriety tests and was arrested for driving while intoxicated. The blood test was .18.

On July 10 at 9:04PM, Officer Fristed was dispatched to the area of White Oak Circle regarding someone launching fireworks. Two brothers, ages 14 & 18, were found igniting bottle rockets from behind their home. When they saw the officer, they started to run but stopped when ordered; each was cited.

At 11:38PM, Officer Fristed arrested a 44 year old Milwaukee man for driving while suspended.

On July 11 at 4:00PM, a business owner reported that 30 minutes earlier a man got out of a pickup truck, urinated in the business’s parking lot, and drove off. The sheriff’s department left word at the man’s Richfield home to call the police department. The man told Chief Dolnick that he was in Jackson but didn’t urinate. The man was difficult to understand because his speech was so slurred, but he denied drinking. He was cited for disorderly conduct.

At 7:18PM, Officer Wrucke stopped a vehicle on Highway 45 for missing its front license plate. The 38 year old Milwaukee woman was arrested on a warrant from Shorewood.

At 9:41PM, Officer Fristed assisted two deputies who had stopped suspicious persons, one of whom had a knife, outside the Kiddie Kampus.

On July 12 at 9:32PM, Officer Wrucke and Det. Bloedel were called to an Eagle Drive apartment, after a 19 year old man was found injecting something into his arm. His mother was afraid that he was becoming addicted to heroin. The man was found walking on the street, and was in possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. No heroin was found on the man or in the bathroom.

On July 13 at 2:07AM, Officers Wrucke and Borkowski, assisted by sheriff’s deputies, were called to the Latest Edition, after a 34 year old Ridgeway Court man flashed a gun at his estranged wife. The man got into a verbal altercation with the woman and her male companion. The argument moved outside, where a witness reported seeing the man remove a .45 caliber semiautomatic pistol from his waistband and point it at the male companion. A friend of the suspect heard the commotion and grabbed the pistol away from him. The suspect and his friend then left the area. Officer Wrucke intercepted their pickup truck nearby and, with sheriff’s deputies, took the occupants into custody. The gun, which had nine rounds in its magazine, was found under a seat inside the truck. The friend was ultimately released, but the suspect was held in county jail. The man was held for Reckless Endangerment, Carrying a Concealed Weapon, and Going Armed While Intoxicated.

At 10:00AM, two residents of the Cranberry Creek development reported to Officer Friedl that someone had tampered with pool testing equipment and possibly added chlorine to the pool. They said that they had volunteered to test and maintain the pool water, but their work didn’t please some neighbors. The village building inspector was notified, and he advised the owners to properly lock the room where the equipment and chemicals are stored.

On July 15 at 10:00AM, the two Cranberry Creek residents told Chief Dolnick that the “no swimming” signs they posted, because of the unsafe chlorine level, had been torn down and someone had written their own “test results” on a report sheet that’s maintained for the pool. They listed a few residents who had been vocally critical of their pool work. Some of these people were interviewed, denied harassing the complainants, and listed their own grievances about them. Ultimately, everyone was warned to stop engaging in harassment and other antics, or police intervention would result.

At 3:11PM, a clerk at Aurora Pharmacy reported three suspicious persons who were inside their store and then hanging around outside. The pharmacy had been held-up last April by two young men looking for Oxycontin (both apprehended as they drove off). Chief Dolnick intercepted a possible suspect vehicle as it left the parking lot, and followed it until Officer O’Keefe confirmed the description with the clerk. Det. Bloedel assisted Chief Dolnick after he stopped the vehicle on Main & Western. Ultimately, it was found that, although all three occupants had records of drug use, one of them was picking up legitimate prescription medications that day.

At 4:09PM, Officer O’Keefe made a death notification on behalf of the Marquette County coroner.

At 6:00PM, Officers Borkowski found a 16 year old resident at Jackson Park. The boy had been prohibited from being on park property due to his arrest for disorderly conduct earlier in the summer. The boy denied knowing that he was banned from the parks, despite having signed for the certified letter intended for his parents and having been warned by a Parks Department employee twice before. He was cited and released.

On July 17 at 12:34AM, Officer Borkowski and a sheriff’s deputy were dispatched to a Hemlock Street apartment to check on the welfare of a 23 year old woman. A friend reported that the woman sounded sluggish and depressed on the phone. The woman reported that she had been drinking since about 2:00PM the previous afternoon. She was depressed since the delivery of a stillborn child about a year earlier. She combined the alcohol with some sleep medication. A worker from Acute Care Services arrived, and it was determined that the woman didn’t need to be placed in emergency detention, but should be checked at the hospital. Her blood alcohol content was .16, and she agreed to stay overnight at an outpatient facility until she could care for herself.

At 8:52AM, Officer Krueger was called to a Stonewall Drive apartment. A vehicle belonging to a 23 year old man had the windshield broken and tires slashed. The man believed the culprit was the ex-boyfriend of his girlfriend, who lives in the building. However, this couldn’t be substantiated. The man left the vehicle there, provoking complaints from other tenants. That issue was referred to the property owner.

At 1:00PM, the Park & Recreation director brought photos of a teenage girl that were found in Jackson Park. The photos were all duplicates, and some had the girl’s name and “She’s a slut whore” written on them. Chief Dolnick tracked the photos to Walgreens. A check of their surveillance tape showed the four teenage girls who ordered the photos. The victim was traced to her home in Jackson. Her mother reported that the original photo had been stolen from the album of a friend who lives in Germantown, and copies had already been turning up in that community. The suspects had been bragging about doing this, so their identities were already known to the victim. They were further identified from the surveillance tape. In the meantime, residents were calling the station to report flyers in their mailboxes. Officer Fristed obtained a written statement from the victim, and contacted the suspects. Ultimately, the four girls (from Hubertus and Germantown) were cited for disorderly conduct.

At 2:19PM, Officer Friedl was dispatched to the apartment building on Stonewall, where a tenant complained about the abandoned vehicle and loud parties that occurred previously.

At 9:10PM, Officers Foeger and Fristed were dispatched to the Stonewall Drive building due to loud music and people yelling. The officers intercepted several women as they walked back inside the complex. One was the 19 year old tenant, and she attempted to lie about her identity because she was drinking and underage. A breath screen gave a result of .17. She was arrested for obstructing and underage alcohol consumption. The woman said several men were in the apartment, and she allowed the officers to enter. Officer O’Hagen of Slinger arrived to help keep an eye on everyone. Inside the apartment, the officers saw a bong and a marijuana pipe. Officer Foeger spotted a figure hiding under a blanket and ordered him out. The 23 year old who had his vehicle vandalized earlier was arrested for providing alcohol to underage persons. The tenant admitted owning the drug paraphernalia and was cited for that, also.

On July 19 at 2:40PM, a passerby reported that a child’s bicycle and helmet were next to a pond at Glen Brooke and Sherman. Det. Bloedel and a sheriff’s deputy searched the area without success. The fire department was paged for its rescue boat, and just then a Glencoe Lane woman showed up with a child transport trailer on her own bike. She said that she picked her daughter up for a ride, and left the girl’s bike and helmet by the pond. She was advised to find a better location next time.

At 10:46PM, Officers Foeger and Laabs were dispatched to an Oakland Drive residence regarding a family fight. The 36 year old man came home after drinking at a neighbor’s and got into an argument with his 28 year old wife about money and problems with the satellite TV. During the argument, he struck his wife several times. He was arrested for battery/domestic violence.

On July 21 at 1:09PM, a 10 year old reported that a neighbor had just been on their patio and tried to get inside their apartment on S. Center Street. Officer Wrucke and Chief Dolnick responded. They spoke to the neighbor, a 53 year old man who is well known. He said that he was just looking for cigarette butts, which another resident confirmed was the man’s habit. He denied trying to enter the apartment. He was warned to stay away from other patios in his quest for butts, and was then arrested on a local warrant.

At 4:10PM, Officer Wrucke stopped a vehicle on Highway 45 after determining that the registered owner had only an instructional permit. The driver was cited for driving without a license, and his passenger, a Mexican national, was arrested on a warrant from Walworth County.

At 7:45PM. Officer Wrucke was called to a Parkway Drive residence, where the 75 year old man again complained that the kids next door entered his backyard to retrieve a ball.

On July 22 at 1:06PM, a Green Valley woman told Officer Wrucke that riding lawnmower had been taken from our patio while she was living at an assisted care facility.

On July 23 at 1:31PM, a police civilian employee reported that a town resident known to drink heavily was driving a riding lawnmower from the area of a liquor store. Officers Krueger and Wrucke located the man, who had driven the tractor on a sidewalk, then across Highway 60, through the commuter lot, and then in backyards as he headed towards his home. He had a field test of .29. The officers chose not to arrest him for driving while intoxicated (which would have applied), but did cite him for driving on the sidewalk. The man later called Chief Dolnick to complain about the ticket. The conversation was cut short when the man started to complain that the police must not have better things to do.

At around 8:00PM, Officer O’Keefe and a sheriff’s deputy were dispatched to a Chestnut Court residence regarding a fight between a 50 year old man, his wife, and teenage daughter. The man was intoxicated, but not so much to require commitment. No violence occurred. The man’s brother-in-law was called to the scene, and agreed to remove the man for the night.

On July 24 at 10:10PM, Officer Borkowski was again dispatched to the Stonewall Drive building for a noise complaint. Two young women who answered the door were uncooperative, refused to get the tenant, and demanded that the officer get a warrant. However, the tenant came to the door and was issued another citation for disorderly conduct.

On July 26 at 1:11AM, Officer Laabs responded to a mutual aid call by Slinger PD regarding a tavern fight at The Penalty Box bar.

On July 26 at around 5:00AM, a Stonehedge Drive woman saw a man trying to break into her home via a kitchen window. Her husband chased the man into nearby woods, but lost him. Officer Laabs was joined by sheriff’s deputies, a Slinger officer, and Officer Krueger, in searching the area, however the man wasn’t located. Det. Bloedel was called-in by Chief Dolnick to collect fingerprint evidence from the many windows the man had tried to push open. As morning wore on, other reports came from nearby residences. One garage had been entered via an unlocked service door, and a car parked on a street was broken into.

On July 27 at 12:18PM, a motorist failed to yield from a driveway and pulled in front of a motorcycle on Highway 60 west of Highway 45. The cyclist swerved and hit the pavement to avoid a collision. The driver stopped to check on the cyclist, but then drove off. Offices Foeger and Laabs responded to the scene. A sheriff’s deputy intercepted the driver near Pioneer Road. The Jackson man said that he left the scene because the cyclist was angry and swearing at him, and he was afraid there’d be a fight. He was cited for Failure to Yield.

On July 28 at midnight, Officer Laabs pulled to the stop sign at Eagle & Hickory when two pedestrians saw him and ran away. Due to the burglaries on July 26 in the vicinity, Officer Laabs immediately requested assistance to look for them. Officers Foeger and Fristed responded, along with two sheriff’s deputies. After a perimeter was established, two officers started searching on foot. Officer Laabs went on the PA and ordered the two to come out. A 16 year old from the Town of West Bend and a 15 year old village youth complied. Both denied involvement with the burglaries, and were cited for curfew violation.

At 11:04PM Officers Laabs and Foeger were dispatched to a rescue call on Georgetown Drive, where an 18 year old was found unconscious after injecting heroin. He regained consciousness and was treated at St. Joseph’s. He told Officer Foeger that he bought heroin in Milwaukee, returned to Jackson and injected it. Assorted items used for this pursuit were recovered: syringe, shoelace, Bic lighter, bobby pin, metal cup, tin foil.

On July 29, a tip was received that an 18 year old Town of West Bend man had told a co-worker of being injured in the woods while running from someone during a burglary in Jackson. The man was arrested by Det. Bloedel and Officer Fristed at a restaurant in West Bend. He initially denied any knowledge of the burglaries and thefts of July 26, but eventually confessed.

On July 30 at 7:16PM, Christ Lutheran Church reported that someone had stolen a granite bench that had been donated and placed outside the building.

At 5:49PM, Officer Fristed returned to the residence at Green Valley where a lawn tractor had been stolen. This time, a neighbor discovered that the trailer itself had been entered. A tip was received that led to the arrest of a juvenile by Officer Wrucke.

At 10:00PM, the sheriff’s department requested mutual aid from Officers Foeger and Fristed to check on a man reportedly lying on the fog line of Highway G south of Sherman Road in the Town of Jackson. Upon arrival, they found a 66 year old man, who we’re familiar with, walking along the road. He said he was tired and had sat on the side of the road. He was given a ride home to Hemlock Street.