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...]
Quality Policing is in the People’s Hands
By Dylan Deprey The 397 miles of infrastructure that connects Milwaukee and Cincinnati are far from separating issues of policing within the two Midwest cities. Cincinnati, back in 2001, and … [Read more...]
‘Know Your Rights’ is Survival Guide for Law Enforcement Encounters
By Dylan Deprey Whether it is the first time or the fifteenth time, the heart sinking feeling of red and blue lights in the rear view mirror spring an emotional roller coaster of … [Read more...]
Policing at the top of the List for First Special Public Safety Meeting
By Dylan Deprey The summer of 2016 came and went like a Shakespearean tragedy. What started in hope with the announcement of the Milwaukee Common Council’s multifaceted Public Safety Plan, … [Read more...]
Amid the Unrest, Lies an Opportunity for Change
By Karen Stokes and Dylan Deprey Days after the unrest that devastated the Sherman Park neighborhood in Milwaukee, the events of last Saturday are now being discussed and scrutinized locally as … [Read more...]
Common Council’s Plan to Combat Violence asks for All Hands
By Dylan Deprey There were 103 homicides that occurred during the summer of 2015 in the city of Milwaukee. This was a jump from the 86 that had occurred the previous year. The spike in violence … [Read more...]
The Public Voices Concerns on Milwaukee Police Activity to the Department of Justice
By Karen Stokes A standing room only crowd at Centennial Hall inside the Milwaukee Public Library Central location, 733 N 8th Street, had Milwaukee residents voicing concerns at a listening … [Read more...]
Milwaukee’s Communities of Color Discuss Law Enforcement Concerns
By Nicole Beilke Courtesy of Media Milwaukee The forum titled The Relationship between Communities of Color and the Police was summed up perfectly by panelist Angela Walker when she said that … [Read more...]
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