By Evan Casey A new report from the ACLU of Wisconsin found that the Milwaukee Police Department’s stop and frisk policy is often times impacted by the race of an individual. The report, based … [Read more...]
Community Looking for New Police Chief to “Bring Back the Trust”
By Karen Stokes More than 100 residents, police, and elected officials attended a town hall meeting Wednesday night at the Wisconsin Black Historical Society to contribute to a discussion on … [Read more...]
Fire and Police Commission Announce Community Feedback Portal
By Dylan Deprey After a week into the New Year, Milwaukee had found itself staring at a “Help Wanted” sign hanging from Milwaukee Police Chief Ed Flynn’s office. For some communities, there was … [Read more...]
Trust Lost: The Milwaukee Police Department and the Community
Draft of a Department of Justice report finds that the MPD could do a better job of effectively engaging with the community By Evan Casey “MPD does not have a department-wide strategic plan … [Read more...]
Family Receives No Compassion Following Police Involved Shooting of Antwon Springer
By Dylan Deprey The night began as a celebration of life for Hercules Brown Sr. and his family as they celebrated his 83rd birthday. Aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins and grandchildren … [Read more...]
Voces De La Frontera Rally Against New SOP’s
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz The collective cry of “Si se puede” rang through City Hall on July 5, 2017 during a rally organized by Voces de la Frontera in protest over the changes made to Milwaukee’s … [Read more...]
Milwaukee launches Promise Zones Initiative
By Karen Stokes The issues plaguing the City of Milwaukee include: unemployment, poverty, car theft and violence. If the situation remains unchanged it will continue to leave a dark cloud of … [Read more...]
Heaggen-Brown Found Not Guilty in Sylville Smith Shooting
By Dylan Deprey and Karen Stokes A jury found former-Milwaukee Police Department officer Dominique Heaggen-Brown not guilty in the shooting death of Sylville Smith on June 21, 2017. The City … [Read more...]
ACLU Sues Milwaukee Police Department, Community-Police Relations: A Simple Discussion?
By Dylan Deprey Do Black rights matter in Milwaukee? Do Black lives matter in Milwaukee? What if one asked Dontre Hamilton’s family? What about the 70 men subject to forced strip searches … [Read more...]
Milwaukee Bucks Teams Up with Milwaukee Public Schools to Open a Basketball League for Local Youth
By Danielle Miller Milwaukee Public Schools, in partnership with Milwaukee Police Department, City of Milwaukee Office of Violence Prevention and other community organizations teamed up with … [Read more...]
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