Waukesha armed carjacking, police chase; 2 men arrested
WAUKESHA, Wis. - Waukesha police say two men were arrested following an armed carjacking and police chase Sunday evening, Nov. 19. According to initial reports, the suspects were driving through Waukesha at speeds up to 100 miles per hour.
Officials say the suspects used a shotgun and force to steal a vehicle from a person at the Walmart Supercenter on S. West Avenue around 8:15 p.m. Sunday.
"Ruthless. Ruthless. Had no regard for anything," said Michael Yaeger, who keeps playing what happened at the Walmart parking lot over and over again in his mind. "It looked like, what appeared to be a gun handed over to the passenger. That’s when I sort of backed away from the car."
Michael Yaeger
Yaeger was shopping with his wife. When they left the store just after 8 p.m. Sunday, they heard a woman yelling.
"She was holding on to the key and while one guy had a gun pointed to her chest or head the other person came out and grabbed the keys from the lady. Jumped in the car and left," Yaeger said.
Yaeger said a third person took off in a separate car.
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Officers located the stolen vehicle within minutes and began to pursue the vehicle as it fled the crime scene. The police chase lasted approximately 13 minutes and traveled throughout Waukesha. Eventually, the suspects pulled onto a dead-end road off of Pewaukee Road and Northview Road.
The suspect vehicle struck three City of Waukesha police cars and one Waukesha County sheriff’s deputy squad car. Three officers went to the hospital – and were treated and released.
Suspect car strikes Waukesha police squad
The two male suspects were immediately arrested. The shotgun was located inside the stolen vehicle.
Neither of the two suspects live in Waukesha, officials said.
When it was all over, Yaeger said the only thing he could do was hug the victim.
Suspect car strikes Waukesha police squad
"She was literally shaking like this. Towards the end when the cops came – she broke down and cried," Yaeger said.
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A news release says Waukesha police are working with other agencies as they believe these suspects were involved in other crimes.
There will be several charges that will be recommended to the District Attorney’s office for review including OWI causing injury, recklessly endangering safety, armed robbery.