Community development leaders at Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) and the Milwaukee Police Department announced a partnership to improve safety in targeted urban hotspots. The announcement was made at an event in Washington Park’s Urban Ecology Center on April 23rd to an audience of neighborhood and community agencies representatives, lenders, philanthropists, police, prosecutors and elected [...]

Reacting to the Fire and Police Commission’s decision to reinstate Milwaukee police officer, Richard Schoen several city officials expressed their opposition to the move. Common Council president Willie L. Hines, Jr. released the following statement: “I am deeply troubled by the Fire and Police Commission’s inexplicable decision Monday to reinstate the employment of Police Officer [...]

Residents who believe Milwaukee Police officers have violated their rights have an outlet for their concerns starting this week, with the announcement by U.S. Attorney James Santelle that the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice has set up a toll-free tip line and email address. The information gathered through these sources will [...]

Compiled by Courier Staff It has been a busy couple of weeks for Milwaukee’s police department, the office of the medical examiner and the Mayor, beginning with the release of a video showing the death of Derek Williams who died last year in police custody. On Tuesday, Milwaukee District Attorney John Chisholm, and Milwaukee Police [...]

State Senator Spencer Coggs said Derek Williams didn’t have to die in police custody if officers had followed the “Lacy Law.” Coggs authored the law as a State Representative and it was enacted in 1983, after the death of Ernest Lacy in police custody. The Lacy Law, in effect, requires any law enforcement officer to [...]

By Alderwoman Milele A. Coggs Anger, frustration, pain, and disappointment are a few of the emotions that came over me this past weekend when, like so many members of this community, I read about the latest information in the death of Derek Williams. The medical examiner has switched his position on the death from natural [...]

13 year-old’s accused killer pleads not quilty in court this week By Lynda L. Jones Community leaders varying from ministers, students, political leaders, and community activists have vowed to monitor the entire case surrounding the killing of 13 year-old Darius Simmons. Young Darius was allegedly gunned down by 75 year-old John H. Spooner, after Spooner [...]

Groundbreaking Agreement to Help Address Juvenile Violence Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, Milwaukee Police Chief Edward Flynn and Milwaukee County District Atty. John Chisholm announced a groundbreaking agreement Tuesday to better protect the public by giving police officers long-sought direct access to juvenile probation information. The agreement closes a gap in [...]

The Wisconsin African American Tobacco Prevention Network and the City of Milwaukee Tobacco-Free Alliance joined forces with the community to conduct compliance checks across five police districts To prevent illegal tobacco sells to minors, the African American Tobacco Prevention Network and City of Milwaukee Tobacco-Free Alliance teamed up with the Milwaukee City Police Department, to [...]

The Wisconsin African American Tobacco Prevention Network and the City of Milwaukee Tobacco- Free Alliance joined forces to conduct compliance checks Cigarettes and other tobacco products (OTPs) are addictive, and they kill roughly 7,700 Wisconsinites each year. It is illegal to sell them to minors, but, unfortunately, not every retailer abides by the law. Estimates [...]