Money. An oak creek woman is accused of embezzling from her employer. To the tune of nearly 100thouasnd dollars. To make matters worse. She worked at a church fox6s bret lemoine is live at Grace Lutheran Church with the story youll see only on fox6. Investigators say 44year old Kelly Fischer used the money to buy things garth brooks concert tickets. Nat scoring two free tickets to a garth brooks concert may sound like a Country Music fans dream come true. For 44 year old Kelly Fischer. Police say it wasnt a dream. It was truly a steal. Tm we actually discovered it in march of this year. tony mirenda is the congregation president at Grace Lutheran Church in oak creek. He says fischer worked as Early Childhood center, or ecc. Investigators believe she was dipping into the church funds, embezzling nearly 100thousand dollars in four years. Tm well, it was done in little bits little pieces. according to the criminal complaint, fischer was stealing cash childcare payments. She also had access to the e cc debit card. Just to give you an idea. Police say fischer stole more than a thousand dollars in april of 2015. Nearly a thousand that july. She allegedly spent three grand at gas stations in three years. Purchases that far exceeded grace ecc operational tm the debit card was in her possession. The debit card was used in faraway places. places like broadview, ohio. South bend, indiana. And diamond, illinois. Investigators say fischer made cash withdrawals of 46 thousand dollars. And racked up 24 thouasnd dollars at grocery stores. Tm she was not authorized to use the card or the cash in any way that it was used. thats especially true of some more extravagant purchases investigators say she ponied up the churchs money at Burlington Coat factory. Mattress firm. Vip nails. And nearly 400bucks on those concert this, were moving on. mirenda says the church has changed procedures to buckle down on access to funds. Including keeping cash locked in a safe. And eliminating debit card. Tm its a good thing, actually. It shows that were strong and resilient and that we will continue on. we stopped by fischers apartment for comment. But she wasnt home. Shes due in court for her initial appearance next week. Reporting live in oak creek, bl, fox6 news. The Milwaukee CountySheriffs Office has identified the vehicle that may have been involved in sundays freeway shooting. A 2monthold girl was injured when bullets pierced a car near i43 and hampton. The suspects car is believed to be a newer lincoln foordoor sedan, that is maroon or dark red similar to this one. The windows are heavily tinted. Anyone with any information should call the Sheriffs Office. Three banks all held up by the same suspect . Thats what police in kenosha are trying to determine tonight. All three banks were robbed in a span of 35 minutes this afternoon. The suspect hit the chase bank on washington road first then, another chase bank on 6th avenue. And ended at the johnson bank on 60th street. Police say the suspect description appears to be the same man but he wouldve needed to act fast the first location was robbed at 1 56 he then away hitting the second location at 2 08. The third location another 2andahalf miles away at 2 30. No one was hurt in any of the cases. An update now on a Homicide Investigation in oconomowoc. Authorities say theyve made an arrest in the death of 34yearold christina schuster. She was found dead in her apartment last week with a gunshot wound to the head. Officials tell us the suspect was arrested in milwaukee and has been interviewed by both sheriffs department. Charges have not yet been filed against the suspect. A young man is dead after a shooting last night in brown deer its not the first loss for his family. Fox 6 has learned the troubled history of the victims father. Myra sanchick with new information. Family members tell me the young man killed last night was expecting his own son in just a short time. 21 year old Mannix Franklin junior was visitinghi lives in this Senior Citizen apartment complex. The mother tells me her son was gathering with some of his friends and thats when a 61 year old who lives in an apartment nearby shot her son in the abdomen. However, tragedy is not new to this family. Mannix franklins father, Mannix Franklin senior was in the news back in 2003 when he was shot and killed by police in milwaukee. At that time he was unarmed, but police believed he was reaching for a gun when called to a domestic situation. Brown deer police are not giving a sanchick fox6 news testimony begins today in the Michael Morgan trial. Morgan is accused of setting a house fire that killed two children last october. His trial had been suspended since last week after a witness for the prosecution never showed up. The witness was eventually found and is being held in the milwaukee count charges. Today the victims grandmother gave her testimony. It was her home that was set on fire. We had the locks changed but we could not change the back door locks. So he still had a key to the back door. Morgan faces numerous charges including reckless homicide. Scattered showers expected this evening with the temperature falling possible early wednesday then clouds will gradually decrease as a High Pressure moves in. Temperatures will be much cooler in the upper 60s but well be back into the 70s by thursday. Showers and a few tstorms possible again friday into saturday then we begin to dry out sunday. Tonight few rain showers. Low 59 dewpoint 55 wind n 510 partial clearing. Cooler. High 68 dewpoint 57 wind ne 510 mph thursday mostly sunny. Am low 54 high 71 dewpoint 56 wind se 510 check the radar anytime right from your phone. Just download the new fox 6 storm center app, its available on android and apple. The packers said they were going to focus on the younger players along their offensive line. And today they showed that is the case as they are making sure one key member of the front 5 will be in green bay for a while. Brandon cruz is here with the details. This all came to the forefront when the packers released josh sitton after training camp. And today, they extended the david bakhtiari. He was going to become a free agent at the end of this season. Now, hes signed through the 2020 season as the extension is reportedly worth nearly 52 million. Bakhtiari was a 4th round pick out of colorado in 2013 and has played in 47 games since he came to the packers. His signing became that much more important after the packers parted ways with sitton. Bakhtiari and the packers will play in minnesota sunday night which means the fox 6 sports blitz will also van vooren can bring you all of the post game reaction live from minnesota. Tomorrow the packers begin working on their game plan for that game. Back to you. 2 1 2 Million Dollars to help people in milwaukee find jobs. It started today. The Lieutenant Governor showed up. But someone else didnt. Who was missing. Trouble for a tobacco shop. Why this store. Is now at the center of a court case. And senate race scandals. The allegations over money and emails. Those stories in the next 9 minutes. So, can i see you again. Im free on black forest ham day. Theres a subway . 3. 50 sub of the day to help you remember lifes important days. We got married in june. On tuna day. Every day a different 3. 50 sixinch sub every day of the week. Every sub contains no artificial flavors. At just 3. 50, its a great sub at a great price. Her name is teri. She was born on sweet onion chicken teriyaki day. The 3. 50 sub of the day from the state to milwaukee following last months unrest. Tonight, we know most of it will be dedicated to helping people in milwaukees north side find jobs. Our a. J. Bayatpour with more on how that money will help milwaukee heal. Its the debut of the mobile jobs access point centers. Besides job search information, people can learn about Training Programs and Services Like food stamps. In the room over, shanta winters applies for a job with an yourself. It aint hard finding a job, you just gotta want it. Out of the states 4. 5 Million Dollar investment, 2. 5 million is going to this jobs program, the other two million, dedicated to demolishing vacant houses. Lieutenant governor Rebecca Kleefisch is on hand to sell the plan. An employed milwaukee is a safe milwaukee. A safe milwaukee is a prosperous milwaukee. If tuesday is any indication, one challenge for the program. Might be making people aware of it. We see few people there. Winters says another obstacle to address. Is helping people get to the jobs. Most of the time, its mainly transportation. Not everybody has transportation to get back and forth. Mayor tom barrett says hes heard this before. And is challenging employers to consider moving or expanding into the city. Given whats happened in this community over the last month, im hopeful that many individuals in the Business Community will say not only is it good business, but its the right thing to do as are scheduled to happen once a week. For the next five weeks. Moving to a different location each week. Winters says her application is step toward her longterm goal. Of becoming a nurse. This right here is gonna put my feet through the door, just for income at the moment. There was also an announcement today that the center for Healthcare Careers which is a partnership of the Largest Health companies in the area is pledging to fill 450 jobs with people whove applied through the jobs access program. Next week, the jobs access pror Assembly Church near sherman park. Live at 27th and north, a. J. Bayatpour, fox 6 news. A former Milwaukee Police officer is tased and arrested during a traffic stop and a troubling item is found in his car. Police pulled over 48yearold gilberto collado on september 8th near 10th and layton because he had no front license plate. It turned out his license had officers to let him go. Eventually he tried to run, and police tazed him. In his car, police found a stolen pistol that appeared to be modified for smoking crack cocaine. We first told you about collado last month he was accused of making a threat against the mayor. When he was arrested police found an ax in his bag. A Fond Du Lac County judge recuses himself from the Dennis Brantner case. Back in june brantners trial for the murder of berit beck ended with a hung jury. Todays hearing was t possibility of a retrial which is when judge gary sharpe announced he would step aside. He said his impartiality could be questioned based on comments he made outside of court. Becks body was found a few days after she disappeared in 1990 when making her way from sturtevant to appleton. Milwaukee police are searching for a shooting suspect. After a 25 year old was shot in the arm. It happened around 130 this morning near fond du lac and custer. Police say two people got into an argument and the suspect grabbed a gun and shot the man. Officials searched an apartment a milwaukee tobacco shop with a notorious reputation has been closed for months, but the city still wants the property seized from the owner. Fox6s Rachelle Baillon with more details. The open sign no longer flashes at the 27th street tobacco and wireless shop. The business closed up months ago and a Court Battle Rages over its future. The defendants do not want the building ordered closed and sold by the court. The property acquired a notorious criminal activity and city officials have pushed to mark the place a nuisance. On tuesday, attorneys from the city of milwaukee and the propertys tenants and owner squared off in court. The city is attempting to prove that drugs were manufactured, sold and distributed from the buildingessentially arguing that it operated as a drug house. If it proves its case, the building will be seized and sold. If the city proves its case my client loses the Business Inside the building and the value and the city takes the money. The defense is arguing that the illicit activities were a product of the neighborhood and conducted in the open parking lot not in the business itself. They also say that closing the business down has eliminated the nuisance. But some say the property wont thrive until its controlled by someone else. This property should not be in their hands they have proven over the past two decades that they cant take care of it it needs to be in someone elses hands for Economic Development or just Something Better as opposed to what it is now. Continue on december 12th. Rachelle baillon fox 6 news. A celebration of eric vons life is set for tomorrow at marquette university. Von a prominent radio personality here in milwaukee passed away last week. He hosted shows every weekday morning on wnov. The event celebrating his life will run from 3 to 7 pm tomorrow at the marquette alumni memorial union. In lieu of flowers organizers ask donations be made to the Hillary Clinton is staying off the campaign trail after a recent diagnosis of pneumonia. Shes scheduled to return thursday appearing at the Congressional Hispanic Caucus institute in washington dc. Meanwhile, trump planning to campaign in flint, michigan tomorrow. His campaign has not announced any specific plans for the trip but the city has been in the headlines for toxic Drinking Water containing lead. Lawmakers from both parties say flints example of government mismanagement. Eight weeks from election day and wisconsins Us Senate Candidates are accusing each other of scandals. Democrat Russ Feingold is dealing with complaints over his emails while ron johnsons taking heat for a corporate payout. Political reporter theo keith says the two sides hurled allegations by phone today. Nats dialing on the phonedemocrats say senator ron johnson paid himself 10 former company. After five years, we deserve to know what was in this agreement and why ron johnson has refused to come forward the payment, which happened five years ago, has resurfaced in the middle of this heated campaign. After democrats filed this ethics complaint. He had an opportunity to set the record clear, he chose not to do that. So now unfortunately, we now have to take this step to get to the bottom of this johnsons campaign confirms the dollar amount was decided after johnson won his senate seat but says it was for back pay, nt donation. The Campaign Says johnson didnt take a salary for 13 years. And they say its an attempt by democrat Russ Feingold to distract from his wideopen email scandal with the state department over allegations he broke federal law. Nats from call on another call, johnsons campaign raised questions about feingolds former Political Action committee, progressives united. In my republicans have filed a complaint against feingold, accusing him of campaigning while still employed at the state department in violation of the federal hatch act. They want the state department to hand over feingolds emails. Theo keith reporting feingolds Campaign Says johnson is trying to distract from his own issues. One thing we know for sure these complaints are unlikely to be resolved by election day, meaning voters will be the judge. Theo keith, fox6 news. Investigators call a house of horrors. Two dozen dogs allegedly abused for months are now getting the help they need. Police took the dogs out of a racine home and took the homeowners into custody. Fox6s Madeline Anderson with the investigation. In midspring. Residents along harmony drive in racine say they began to notice suspicious activity from the couple that lived across the street. They were keeping dogs in their cages and there was an extreme amount of them. 36 ralph baker called animal control once in june and again in august. Police say Heather Jensen and her boyfriend terry bogard were running a foster home for dogs out of their house. Called lucky mutts. The Wisconsin Department of agriculture. Trade and Consumer Protection. The agency that licenses Animal Rescue facilities was unaware of jensens operation. In this particular case, records of the licensed facility in new berlin did not location had more than 25 dogs. But once we started receiving the complaints, they inspected the racine location. On august 10th. Inspectors found dogs in enclosures that were too small and stacked on top of one another. There were also sanitation and ventilation problems. Jensen was given three home. A datcp spokeswoman says animals are only removed if they are in imminent danger. And your inspector did not believe the dogs were in imminent danger. No. She didnt believe they were in imminent danger. But after receiving more complaints from neighbors. Datcp. With the help of Law Enforcement and the Humane Society. Removed 26 dogs from the house. Taking these pictures of the conditions they were found in. I was shocked. I did think that those conditions across the street were like that at all. After seeing the pictures, im surprised they didnt do anything that day. According to lucky mutts facebook page. Heather jensen had served as the president of the dog rescue but has since been removed from her position and is n