The person involved in a shootout with Wisconsin State Patrol officers last week in Fort Atkinson was believed to have been a suspect in a bank robbery that occurred in Monona earlier that day.
The driver, Joseph R. Crawford, 23, died of multiple gunshot wounds after State Patrol troopers attempted to stop two suspects in a vehicle in Johnson Creek on Dec. 9 that led to a chase and gunfire, according to the Department of Justice, which is handling the investigation along with the Division of Criminal Investigation.
The DOJ said the troopers were not aware of the bank robbery investigation when they attempted the traffic stop. The investigation of the bank robbery is being led by the Monona Police Department and the FBI.
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The person involved in a shootout with Wisconsin State Patrol troopers last week in Fort Atkinson was believed to have brandished a handgun and taken an undisclosed amount of money from Summit Credit Union in Monona earlier that day.
Joseph R. Crawford, 23, is believed to have been the suspect who entered the bank on Monona Drive Dec. 9 at approximately 9:44 a.m., according to a press release from the Monona Police Department.
City of Monona Police officers responded to a report of an armed bank robbery at Summit Credit Union, 5809 Monona Drive.
Upon arrival, officers learned that one male suspect entered the bank where he contacted two employees before he brandished a handgun and ordered the two employees to the vault, according to the release.
December 16, 2020 By Josh Kaul - Dec 16th, 2020 09:06 am
FORT ATKINSON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) is investigating an officer involved death (OID) near Fort Atkinson, Wis. that occurred on the afternoon of Wednesday, December 9, 2020.
At approximately 12:30 pm, Wisconsin State Patrol attempted a traffic stop
for speeding on Highway 26 between Watertown and Johnson Creek. One driver and one passenger were inside the vehicle. The vehicle stopped for a short time, and the only passenger fled the vehicle, then the vehicle fled the scene. The passenger,
Desmond Watkins, age 22, was later apprehended. Wisconsin State Patrol pursued the vehicle. While pursuing, the individual inside the car fired shots from the vehicle at law enforcement.
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