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Female shot near Marquette campus

Police say it happened near 12th Street and Highland Avenue in Milwaukee.

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Milwaukee police pursuit of stolen car ends in crash on Marquette campus

A witness said the stolen car spun out of control, nearly hitting him.

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Police chief says 'rookie mistake' led to Marquette safety alert on 'escaped' inmate

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
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Updated: 7:45 PM CDT May 12, 2021
Corrections officer saw photo of man in orange jumpsuit on social media, alerted dispatch
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Updated: 7:45 PM CDT May 12, 2021
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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 THEY WOULD TAKE HIM UNTIL WE COULD GET HIM MEDICALLY CLEARED. SOMEWHERE ALONG THE LINE WE ENDED UP WITH THIS GUY IN A JUMPSUIT. MY GUY SHOULD HAVE NEVER TAKEN HIM OUT OF THERE IN A JUMPSUIT IS REALLY WHAT I’M SAYING. HILLARY: CHIEF DENNIS NASCI SAYS THE OFFICER TOOK THE MAN UP THE STREET TO AURORA SINAI. THEN, AROUND 5PM WASHINGTON COUNTY DEACTIVATED THEIR WARRANT AND THE MAN WAS FREE TO GO. >> SO YOUR OFFICER LEAVES THE HOSPITAL, CHIEF THE GUY LEAVES ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER. HE WALKED OUT OF THE HOSPITAL IN HIS ORANGE JUMPSUIT AND GREY HOODIE SHERIFF’S OFFICE TELLS US THEY GOT THE OFFICER WAS GONNA BRING THE MAN BACK HERE AND THEY WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF HIS RELEASE. A CORRECTIONS OFFICER SAW A PICTURE OF THE MAN ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND ALERTED DISPATCH. A DEPUTY THEN CALLED MARQUETTE POLICE. THE MAN BOARDED A BUS AT 10TH AND WISCONSIN AND WAS GONE. IS YOUR OFFICER RESPONSIBLE FOR BRINGING HIM BACK TO THE JAIL? >> NOT ONCE THE WARRANT ISN’T GOING TO BE ENFORCED ANYMORE. THERE WAS SOME CONFUSION, THEY THOUGHT WE WERE GONNA BRING HIM BACK. HILLARY: TO FIND OUT THAT IT PROMPTED A MARQUETTE CAMPUS SAFETY ALERT FOR AN ESCAPED PRISONER, WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF ALL THIS? >> IT’S A COMEDY OF ERRORS IF YOU REALLY WANT TO SAY IT THIS WAY, OUR OFFICER PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE TOLD OUR SUPERVISOR, HEY THE GUY’S IN A JUMPSUIT THAT BELONGS TO THEM IT WAS AN HONEST MISTAKE BY A YOUNG ROOKIE. HILLARY: IN MILWAUKEE, HILLARY MINTZ WISN 12 NEWS. PATRICK: THE WEST MILWAUKEE CHIEF TELLS 12 NEWS, THEY WILL NO LONGER TRANSPORT A PERSON FROM THE JAIL UNLESS THEY ARE WEARING THEIR OWN CLOTHES. THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAID THEY WERE STILL TRYING TO FIND THE MAN TO RETURN HIS CL

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