Teen taken into custody after leading police on pursuit in stolen vehicle

BROWN DEER -- A 17-year-old driver was taken into custody late Sunday night, August 21st after leading police on a pursuit in a stolen vehicle.Brown Deer police attempted to stop a stolen minivan near 60th and Brown Deer around 11:30 p.m.The driver sped off -- reaching speeds up to 70 miles-per-hour and running multiple red lights.

Latest: Phone call prompts large police presence in Brown Deer

BROWN DEER -- Brown Deer police responded on Wednesday evening to a report of a male subject in a home armed with a 44 magnum gun who was threatening to harm his parents who he reportedly had tied up.Officers responded to the home near 62nd and Silver Brook Lane around 4:00 p.m. in a tactical nature -- and secured the surrounding area.Early in the incident, it was learned there may be explosives involved and a larger perimeter was established.

Anthony Oliphant pleads guilty to Brown Deer bank robbery

BROWN DEER -- 25-year-old Anthony Oliphant has pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of bank robbery and brandishing a firearm in connection with the March 4th robbery of the Tri City National Bank on W.

Suspects sought: Elderly woman robbed at gunpoint near 45th & Bradley in Brown Deer

BROWN DEER -- Brown Deer police are investigating an armed robbery that occurred near 45th and Bradley on Thursday, June 23rd.Police say an elderly woman was approached by an armed suspect around 5:30 p.m. The suspect pointed a handgun at her, threatened to harm her and demanded her purse.The suspect then grabbed the purse and fled the scene in a smaller dark blue-colored, four-door vehicle, possibly a Chevrolet Cobalt -- driven by another suspect.

Three teens arrested after pursuit by Brown Deer police, other agencies

BROWN DEER -- Three teens were arrested and another three are on the run after an incident with Brown Deer police on Friday evening, June 17th.Officers were dispatched to Fairy Chasm Park around 7:00 p.m. for a report of multiple subjects in a vehicle waving around a gun.

Brown Deer police officers, DPW crews work to rescue group of ducklings from storm sewer

BROWN DEER -- Officers with the Brown Deer Police Department are the latest to rescue a group of ducklings that found themselves trapped in a storm sewer on Tuesday, May 31st.Brown Deer police teamed up with DPW officials for the rescue, which happened near 58th and Bradley Road.The ducklings were reunited with their mother.PHOTO GALLERYUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison police this past weekend, Orescued seven ducklings stranded in the middle of campus -- near the Kohl Center and Student Union.

Five people hurt after car crashes at Sherman & Teutonia in Brown Deer

BROWN DEER -- Police are investigating a serious crash that happened at the intersection of Sherman and Teutonia in Brown Deer on Saturday morning, April 16th.The wreck, which involved a single car, happened just before 6 a.m.According to police, an 18-year-old Milwaukee man was operating the vehicle while traveling northbound on Sherman, lost control struck an electric pole.Officials tell FOX6 News there were five people in the vehicle -- all taken to a hospital.