Wauwatosa police made protester list, attorney mulls legal action
Wauwatosa PD made protester list, attorney considers legal action
The Wauwatosa Police Department kept a running list of people involved in 2020 protests, FOX6 News has learned.
WAUWATOSA, Wis. - After a year full of protests, FOX6 News has learned the Wauwatosa Police Department is keeping a running list of people involved.
The police department said it was a tool to help investigators do follow-ups, but the people
on the list say they believe they were being targeted.
FOX6 got a copy of the list via a public records request. While much of the information was redacted, the people s names and some photos are not – and some are now considering legal action.
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The president of Wauwatosa s police union is demanding an apology from Wauwatosa Mayor Dennis McBride, after McBride stated the police union is a problem during a recent radio interview.
The incident is another example of the uneasy relationship between the Wauwatosa Peace Officers Association and elected officials in the last year which was exacerbated by the July 2020 suspension of former Wauwatosa Police Officer Joseph Mensah and the recent unrest in the city.
It s the latest in a seemingly endless back and forth between the two entities.
After Mensah s suspension by the Wauwatosa Police and Fire Commission, the police union has sent several letters to McBride and the common council, condemning actions taken by the city to address Mensah and policing in the city.
Jared Cain, a special education teacher and media entrepreneur, is seen near the intersection of West Center Street and North Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in Milwaukee on March 11, 2021. That’s where he filmed and livestreamed a video showing protests against the police killing of George Floyd and property damage just after midnight on June 1, 2020. Police later cited the video as proof that he was in public after a 9 p.m. curfew kicked in part of an emergency order aimed at curbing unrest. The ticket was later dismissed. “To me it’s just systematic racism, and something has got to change,” Cain said of Milwaukee’s curfew enforcement. (Coburn Dukehart / Wisconsin Watch)