Thursday, January 3, 2013
Wauwatosa police pull the suspect over after he's seen driving slowly and erratically through the city in November.
A 29-year-old Milwaukee man is accused of driving drunk through Wauwatosa in November. Nathan C. Torgerson was charged in Milwaukee County Circuit Court with one count of third-offense operating while intoxicated. If convicted, he faces up to one year in jail and $2,000 in fines. According to the criminal complaint: At 2:34 a.m. Nov. 11, a Wauwatosa police officer spotted Torgerson driving very slowly and erratically in a Chevrolet Tahoe near Menomonee River Parkway and Charles Hart Parkway, so he pulled the SUV over. Torgerson said he consumed six to seven beers throughout the course of the day. Torgerson failed field sobriety tests and had a blood alcohol level of 0.225, which is nearly three times more than the legal limit to drive in …
Saturday, December 15, 2012
A Milwaukee man is accused of driving drunk and speeding Monday afternoon on Mayfair Road, then causing a chain-reaction crash.
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Saturday, December 15, 2012
A 45-year-old Milwaukee man is accused of causing a five-car accident while driving drunk Monday on Mayfair Road, which left at least one other person injured. Daljeet Singh was charged Friday in Milwaukee County Circuit Court with one count of third-offense operating while intoxicated, causing injury. If convicted, he faces up to three years in prison and $10,000 in fines. According to the criminal complaint: At 2:15 p.m. Monday, Wauwatosa police officers were called to the 1700 block of Mayfair Road for a multiple-vehicle accident. Singh was one of those involved in the accident, but he said he was unsure what happened. None of the other drivers could say either – each just remembered being hit blindly. But another driver who witnessed …
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1700 N Mayfair Rd, Wauwatosa, WI
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Thursday, December 6, 2012
A Tosa man is accused of driving drunk to get a late-night bite at George Webb, and another driver runs a red light and falls afoul of drunken driving laws on way to work – their 2nd and 3rd OWI charges, respectively.
Two men, arrested an hour and a half apart the same night and both in the Wauwatosa Village area, have been charged with driving while drunk. One had been safely home but got hungry and couldn't resist getting in his car and slaloming toward an all-night diner, police reports said. He had already been convicted once of operating while intoxicated. The other, police said, ran a red light after drinking too much – on his way to work. He now faces his third OWI charge. According to police reports and criminal complaints: A 31-year-old Wauwatosa man is accused of driving drunk to an all-night diner, then crossing a center line in front of a Wauwatosa police officer. Eric A. Sampson was charged in Milwaukee County Circuit Court with one count…
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-87.997419
1200 N 68th St, Wauwatosa, WI
Second-offense drunk driving suspect pulled over
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43.044051
-88.020185
1000 N 87th St, Wauwatosa, WI
Third-offense drunk driving suspect pulled over
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Friday, November 16, 2012
Milwaukee woman is accused of driving drunk the wrong way down West State Street after doing some serious drinking before getting behind the wheel.
A 34-year-old Milwaukee woman drove through the Village of Wauwatosa with nearly five times the legal limit of alcohol in her bloodstream, a criminal complaint says. In many people, her blood alcohol concentration – .38, based on a blood sample tested by the State Crime Lab – could have caused unconsciousness or death. But she kept driving, and even performed some intricate if highly illegal and dangerous manuveurs before being arrested. Myesha V. Bledsoe was charged Tuesday in Milwaukee County Circuit Court with one count of second-offense operating while intoxicated. If convicted, she faces up to six months in jail and $1,100 in fines. According to police reports and the criminal complaint: As previously reported, at 8:16 p.m. on Sept. …
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-88.000861
7100 W State St, Wauwatosa, WI
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Monday, October 1, 2012
Man was coming home from a family reunion when a Wauwatosa police officer stopped him for speeding, but he had been drinking and had his minor children in the car.
A 38-year-old Milwaukee man is facing charges after he was caught allegedly driving drunk through Wauwatosa with two of his children in the car. James T. Clark Jr. was charged Thursday in Milwaukee County Circuit Court with one count of third-offense operating while intoxicated, with a minor in the vehicle. If convicted, he faces up to two years in prison and $4,000 in fines. According to the criminal complaint: At 8:59 p.m. Aug. 18, a Wauwatosa police officer spotted Clark driving eastbound in the 7100 block of West Bluemound Road and doing 41 miles per hour in a 30 miles per hour speed zone. The officer pulled Clark over and saw that there were two children, ages 12 and 15, inside the car. Driving while intoxicated with minor children …
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7100 W Bluemound Rd, Wauwatosa, WI
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Friday, September 21, 2012
Wauwatosa resident stopped in Hales Corners with expired license plates and a prohibited blood alcohol level.
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Friday, September 21, 2012
A 51-year-old Wauwatosa man is facing felony charges after he was caught allegedly driving drunk with expired license plates. Kenneth Drew was charged Thursday in Milwaukee County Circuit Court with one count of fourth-offense operating while intoxicated within a five-year period. If convicted, he faces up to six years in prison and $10,000 in fines. According to the criminal complaint: On Aug. 11, a Hales Corners police officer on patrol spotted Drew driving southbound on South 108th Street near West Abbott Avenue with expired license plates on his Chevrolet Suburban. The officer pulled him over and noticed Drew smelled of alcohol and had slurred speech. He then failed field sobriety tests and was placed under arrest. He was taken to a …
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Woman had a valid permit for loaded .22 concealed under her car seat – but the law says that's not cool if you've been drinking liquor and smoking pot.
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Tuesday, September 18, 2012
A 28-year-old Milwaukee woman is facing a weapon charge after she was caught driving impaired through Wauwatosa with a loaded handgun in her SUV. She had a permit for the gun, but Wisconsin law does not allow anyone to carry a firearm while intoxicated. Quannetta J. Jackson was charged Saturday in Milwaukee County Circuit Court with one count of endangering safety with use of a dangerous weapon. If convicted, she faces up to nine months in prison and $10,000 in fines. According to the criminal complaint: At 12:22 a.m. Sept. 2, a Wauwatosa police officer was on patrol in the 10700 block of West North Avenue when he spotted Jackson driving a Mercedes Benz SUV without her headlights on. Jackson swerved over the center line twice, then sped …
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-88.054099
2300 N 113th St, Wauwatosa, WI
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Tuesday, July 17, 2012
A 24-year-old Brookfield man ran from police and crashed into Wauwatosa restaurant after he failed to negotiate a turn at 100 miles per hour on Capitol Drive at North 124th Street, charges allege.
A Brookfield man with a February drunken driving conviction was intoxicated early Sunday when he led police on a high-speed chase, eventually smashing into a Qdoba restaurant in Wauwatosa, charges allege. Andrew J. Brumage, 24, was charged Monday in Waukesha County Circuit Court with fleeing police and causing damage, second-offense operating while intoxicated and operating a motor vehicle after revocation of his license. If convicted, he faces up to 7½ years in prison and $13,600 in fines. According to the criminal complaint: At 12:52 a.m. Sunday, a Brookfield patrol officer saw Brumage nearly hit a median several times while driving westbound on West Capitol Drive near North 128th Street. Brumage then ran a red light at Lilly Road and …
Saturday, June 30, 2012
Thomas A. Brolin is caught for his fourth time driving after drinking by a Racine County deputy in the Town of Yorkville.
A 27-year-old Wauwatosa man is facing felony drunken driving charges after he was pulled over while riding a moped through Racine County after downing shots of whiskey. Thomas A. Brolin was charged Thursday in Racine County Circuit Court with one count of fourth-offense operating while intoxicated within a five-year period. If convicted, he faces up to six years in prison and $10,000 in fines. According to the criminal complaint: A Racine County sheriff’s deputy was on patrol at 11:11 p.m. June 9 when he spotted Brolin riding a moped on Sylvania Avenue in Town of Yorkville. He pulled Brolin over, who then stumbled slightly while getting off the moped. The deputy immediately noticed a strong alcohol smell coming from Brolin, who said he …
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Delavan woman speeds past sheriff's deputy Saturday during heavy downpour.
A 56-year-old Delavan woman is facing her sixth drunk driving charge after she was caught speeding and driving erratically through Wauwatosa. Consuelo Ehmke was charged Tuesday in Milwaukee County Circuit Court with one count of sixth-offense operating while intoxicated. If convicted, she faces up to six years in prison and $10,000 in fines. According to the criminal complaint: On Saturday, a Milwaukee County sheriff’s deputy was travelling southbound on Highway 45 near West North Avenue during a heavy downpour when Ehmke came past doing 70 to 75 miles per hour, then slammed on her brakes once she got about two car lengths in front of the squad. The deputy followed Ehmke as she continued to drive erratically and switch lanes without …
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-88.0541
N 113th St & W North Ave, Wauwatosa, WI
Driver zooms past deputy in a heavy downpour
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43.03012
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I-94 & S 70th St, Milwaukee, WI
Woman pulled over and arrested for sixth OWI offense
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BETqueen
3:36 am on Saturday, January 5, 2013
This third offense should be a felony. But since Wisconsin has such weak drunk driving laws, this guy will get a slap on the wrist and be out to drive drunk again. more ›