The department typically operates at about 75% of capacity due to position vacancies, medical leaves, training and other absences. As city officials prepare to adopt a 2027 budget next month, police administrators say hiring bonuses are money well spent.
The unnamed 26-year-old Milwaukee woman is accused of firing at least two shots into a pickup truck after she hit the truck with her car on April 7 near I-41.
The newly released police reports from the incident describe a volatile confrontation between the officers and a group of students and unauthorized visitors who said they were upset because a sibling had been bullied.
Several news outlets have reported on significant Wauwatosa police presence at the school Nov. 19, which resulted in citations issued to three individuals.
A combined department could realize savings of $7 million in the first five years, the study concluded. The public is invited to learn more about the proposal at meetings in September.
