Police chief says rookie mistake led to Marquette safety alert on escaped inmate
Corrections officer saw photo of man in orange jumpsuit on social media, alerted dispatch Share Updated: 7:45 PM CDT May 12, 2021
Corrections officer saw photo of man in orange jumpsuit on social media, alerted dispatch Share Updated: 7:45 PM CDT May 12, 2021
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Show Transcript HILLARY: FINALS WEEK ON THE MARQUETTE CAMPUS, INTERRUPTED BY THIS SAFETY ALERT TUESDAY EVENING FOR AN ESCAPED ARMED PRISONER WHO MAY BE ARMED NEAR CAMPUS AT 12TH AND STATE. THE MILWAUKEE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAYS THE WHOLE THING WAS A MISUNDERSTANDING. HERE’S WHAT 12 NEWS UNCOVERED ABOUT THE INCIDENT. IT STARTED IN WEST MILWAUKEE, AN OFFICER ARRESTED A MAN FOR RETAIL THEFT AND DISCOVERED HE WAS WANTED IN WASHINGTON COUNTY. SO THEY TOOK HIM TO THE MILWAUKEE COUNTY JAIL. THROUGH THEIR PROCESS AND THE BOOKING AREA, THEY FOUND SOMETHING SUSPICIOUS. THEN, THEY TOLD US TH
Milwaukee County Sheriff s Office: There was no jail escape
Man left hospital wearing jail uniform Share Updated: 10:44 PM CDT May 11, 2021
Milwaukee County Sheriff s Office: There was no jail escape
Man left hospital wearing jail uniform Share Updated: 10:44 PM CDT May 11, 2021
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Show Transcript TONIGHT. BEN: RIGHT. THEY SAY THIS WAS A MISUNDERSTANDING THAT STARTED HERE. THEY WANT TO STRESS THAT NO ONE ESCAPED THEIR CUSTODY. BUT THAT WASN’T BEFORE A SAFETY ALERT, ALERTING STUDENTS TO BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR POTENTIALLY ARMED MAN. THIS WAS THE ORIGINAL SAFETY ALERT FROM MARQUETTE POLICE. A TWEET AT 5:45, ALERTING STUDENTS AND STAFF A PRISONER ESCAPED AT 12TH AND STATE AND MAY BE ARMED. HONESTLY, I WASN’T THAT SURPRISED BECAUSE WE GET SAFETY ALERTS A LOT, BUT NEVER WHEN THERE’S AN ESCAPED PRISONER. BEN: BUT ACCORDING TO MILWAUKEE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICIALS, NO ONE ACTUALLY ESCAPED. HERE IS WHAT HAPPENED. A SUBURBAN POLICE
Sheriff: 5 trapped in rollover crash on I-94/41 near Drexel Avenue
One person was taken to hospital. Share Updated: 9:35 AM CST Mar 13, 2021
Sheriff: 5 trapped in rollover crash on I-94/41 near Drexel Avenue
One person was taken to hospital. Share Updated: 9:35 AM CST Mar 13, 2021
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Show Transcript CHERNEY: FOCUS ON THE PRESENT. WE HAVE BREAKING NEWS TO GET TO YOU. AN UPDATE ON BREAKING NEWS, THE SINGLE CAR ROLLOVER CRASH THAT HAPPENED AROUND 4:30 NEAR I-94 AND DREXEL. THE MILWAUKEE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAYS 5 PEOPLE WERE IN THE CAR, WHEN IT DRIFTED ACROSS SEVERAL LANES UNTIL IT HAD DRIVEN BEHIND A GUARDRAIL AND ROLLED SEVERAL TIMES. FIRST RESPONDERS PULLED ALL PASSENGERS WHO WERE TRAPPED IN THE CAR. ONE PERSON WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSP