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.
Tim Sendelbach was praised for his leadership of the Loveland Fire Rescue Authority, but news reports suggest he also butt heads with some board members before leaving in March under a joint separation agreement.
During a police interview after his arrest, Ryan Ashford said “he was tired of not making enough money and that no one was supposed to get hurt,” according to the complaint.
The grants are not restricted to supporting fire and EMS services, meaning the two cities can use the money for unrelated municipal expenses, in addition to helping to set up the new joint fire department.
Tosa Forward News obtained 108 pages of Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office investigative reports to piece together a narrative of the shooting that broke out at a May 30 birthday party and the shooting's aftermath.
A 'pop up' community event with the Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office is planned for June 17, and Friends of Center Street Park invites residents to a gathering June 22 to discuss the park's future.
The Milwaukee County District Attorney's Office released a brief statement to local news outlets announcing the decision not to pursue charges in the May 30 shooting.
Mario R. Casey is charged with five felonies, including mail theft, after police say he stole an estimated 800 items of mail and sent images of checks from the envelopes to a Florida person identified only as Oxy.
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.
