'Going to get things done:' Earnell Lucas looks forward to leading Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office
MILWAUKEE COUNTY -- There is a new sheriff in town, and on Wednesday, Dec. 5, he helped us get to know him better.
83-year-old man accused of driving wrong way on State Highway 794, causing crash
MILWAUKEE -- The Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office is investigating a wrong-way crash that happened on State Highway 794 near Pennsylvania Ave on Saturday evening, Dec. 1.Officials say the wreck happened around 5 p.m. Apparently a wrong-way driver in a minivan was traveling northbound in the southbound lanes of 794.
Manhunt underway: Inmate escapes from Milwaukee County Jail while taking out trash
MILWAUKEE -- A search is underway after a Milwaukee County Jail inmate escaped early Wednesday, Nov. 28.
MCSO: Brawl breaks out after sentencing of day care worker convicted in infant's death
MILWAUKEE -- The Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office said an emotional homicide case involving the death of a 2-month-old child resulted in a post-sentencing altercation between about 50 members of the defendant's and victim's families and friends.
Deputy uses Narcan to revive man who was stopped on I-94, admits snorting heroin
MILWAUKEE -- A Milwaukee County sheriff's deputy helped revive a 33-year-old Milwaukee man who admits to snorting heroin before driving -- and was stopped on I-94 between 76th and 84th Streets on Monday, Nov. 19.Officials with the Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office say just after 1 p.m., deputies responded to reports of a reckless driving on westbound I-94.
Milwaukee officials team up with Messmer St. Rose to serve Thanksgiving meals
MILWAUKEE -- Messmer High School students got plenty of help serving an early Thanksgiving meal on Saturday, Nov. 17.The Milwaukee Police Department, Milwaukee Fire Department and Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office deputies helped the high schoolers serve food at Messmer St.
Sheriff-elect Earnell Lucas meets with Acting Sheriff Richard Schmidt ahead of transition
MILWAUKEE -- Acting Milwaukee County Sheriff Richard Schmidt and Sheriff-elect Earnell Lucas met on Monday, Nov. 12 to discuss the transition.Both had good things to say about each other.
'Let's be part of the solution:' Milwaukee police chief, incoming sheriff look forward to new partnership
MILWAUKEE -- Wasting no time after Election Day, two Milwaukee law enforcement officials put forth a united front.
Man accused of 6th OWI offense, stopped on I-43, pleads not guilty
MILWAUKEE -- A Milwaukee man is accused of his sixth OWI offense following a traffic stop on I-43 -- after a deputy noticed he was allegedly speeding and driving erratically.Roberto Ceron-Peralto, 55, faces one count of OWI, fifth or sixth offense.According to a criminal complaint, on Oct. 7, shortly before 4 p.m., a deputy spotted a vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed on I-43 southbound from Silver Spring -- reaching speeds of more than 70 miles-per-hour in the 55 miles-per-hour zone.
1 of 2 charged in crash of stolen vehicle at 128th Air Refueling Wing pleads not guilty
MILWAUKEE -- One of two young men accused in connection with a crash involving a stolen vehicle that happened at the 128th Air Refueling Wing at General Mitchell International Airport on Oct. 14 has pleaded not guilty.Lucas Zynel, 17, on Monday, Oct. 29 was in court for his preliminary hearing, which he waived.
2 hurt after vehicle crashes into tree off I-43 SB near Hampton Avenue
MILWAUKEE -- An SUV crashed into a tree off southbound I-43 near Hampton Avenue in Milwaukee Monday afternoon, Oct. 22.
FOX6 obtains new video from traffic stop that included 'because you're not white' statement
MILWAUKEE -- Body camera and dash camera video shows a controversial traffic stop near 6th and Walnut in Milwaukee that prompted concern after a citizen's cellphone video was shared on social media.The traffic stop followed a pursuit that happened on Aug. 19.
Medical examiner: Deputy sheriff died of fentanyl overdose after taking prescription medication
FRANKLIN -- A deputy sheriff with the Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office died as a result of a fentanyl overdose, the Milwaukee County medical examiner reported Wednesday, Oct. 17.The cause of death was ruled "acute drug/fentanyl and 4-ANPP intoxication" after Callies consumed prescription medication.
