Accused of stalking, staring at girls at Greenfield Public Library, Robert Gidlund pleads not guilty
MILWAUKEE COUNTY (WITI) -- Facing two felony counts of stalking -- accused of following and then staring at girls at the Greenfield Public Library, 27-year-old Robert Gidlund has pleaded not guilty.Gidlund now has a scheduling conference set for December 17th.Police say Gidlund followed two teenage girls for weeks -- and he was even captured on camera peeping through a bookshelf at the Greenfield Public Library.“He admitted to watching these girls and stated he found them attractive,” Sgt.
"Creeped out," girls call police after noticing man staring at them in library
GREENFIELD (WITI) -- Two teenage girls are stalked while at the Greenfield Public Library.
Sobering lesson: Mock crash teaches students effects of drunk, distracted driving
GREENFIELD (WITI) -- The blood, the screams and the injuries are fake, but the scenario is real and scary.
Doctor's report: Sex offender accused of attacking elderly woman not fit to stand trial
MILWAUKEE COUNTY (WITI) -- A doctor's report has been returned for John O'Brien -- a registered sex offender accused of returning to his victim's neighborhood decades after his conviction, and attacking another elderly woman.That doctor's report says O'Brien isn't competent to stand trial.
Two high-speed chases in Greenfield involving stolen vehicles; and three teenagers are in custody
GREENFIELD (WITI) -- Two high-speed chases in Greenfield Wednesday afternoon, September 10th, and both of them involved stolen cars and teenagers.Greenfield police tell FOX6 News three teenagers are in custody.A FOX6 photojournalist witnessed and shot video of one of the chases -- as a suspect headed down Highway 100.Greenfield police say at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, they noticed two vehicles go through a stop sign.
A shooting and car crash in Greenfield, and now, a Milwaukee man is charged
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- 19-year-old Daven Dodson of Milwaukee now faces multiple charges in connection with a fatal shooting and crash that happened near 27th and Cold Spring in Greenfield earlier this month.Dodson is charged with the following: first-degree reckless homicide, first-degree recklessly endangering safety and possession of a firearm by a felon.According to the criminal complaint, the victim in this case, 27-year-old Joel Dammann of Palmyra, had arranged to buy some heroin from Dodson.
Police: Sex offender attacks second elderly woman decades after his initial conviction
GREENFIELD (WITI) -- Police say a registered sex offender returned to the neighborhood where he sexually assaulted an elderly woman, and that's where he's now accused of attacking another victim.
Woman threatened with gun to her head: Robbed, and carjacked
GREENFIELD (WITI) -- Greenfield Police are investigating an armed robbery, and carjacking case that occurred in a parking lot of an apartment complex near S. 41st St.
Drill trains first responders for active shooter situations
GREENFIELD (WITI) -- Police in Greenfield on Thursday, August 28th held a drill for first responders at Greenfield High School.
Southbound lanes of Loomis Rd. reopened near Edgerton Ave. after cable & phone lines snagged
GREENFIELD (WITI) -- The southbound lanes of Loomis Rd.
Can you help find Teddy? Woman carjacked in Greenfield, dog inside vehicle now missing
GREENFIELD (WITI) -- Greenfield police are investigating a carjacking that took place near 47th and Forest Home Ave.
Crime spree: Man may be responsible for stolen cars, robberies, even murder
GREENFIELD (WITI) -- Federal authorities plan to meet with police from several communities to determine just how widespread a crime spree is.
Alarming: Greenfield police warn parents about kids "sexting"
GREENFIELD (WITI) -- Greenfield police are alerting parents in their community to what they say is "an alarming number of cases where children have shared graphic or sexually explicit photos using their smartphones, iPods or computers through social media like Twitter, Facebook or Snapchat."On a sunny spring day you can find a group of kids out on the basketball court.
Man arrested for carrying handgun into Whitnall M.S.
GREENFIELD (WITI) -- Greenfield officers arrested a 74-year-old Milwaukee man for carrying a handgun into Whitnall Middle School around 4:45 p.m. on Thursday, April 3rd.A custodian reported he saw the suspect seated at a table waiting to pick up a student, and observed a hand gun in a holster on the man’s hip.A subsequent investigation by the School Resource Officer and a review of surveillance video determined that the suspect was armed with a handgun on school premises.
Police arrest man accused of carrying gun into Whitnall Middle School
GREENFIELD (WITI) -- Greenfield police have announced the arrest of a 74-year-old Milwaukee man -- accused of carrying a handgun into Whitnall Middle School on Thursday, April 3rd.It happened just before 5:00 p.m.Police say a custodian reported he saw the man seated at a table waiting to pick up a student -- and observed a handgun in a holster on the man's hip.An investigation by the School Resource Office and review of surveillance video determined the suspect was armed with a handgun on school premises.He was taken into custody and charges are being referred to the Milwaukee County District Attorney's Office.The handgun was taken as evidence and is in police custody.Police have determined the man did not have any ill intent, and do not believe students and staff were in danger.
Bomb Squad responds to Greenfield apartment complex
GREENFIELD (WITI) -- The Greenfield Police Department was called to an apartment complex on W.
Greenfield Police Department to destroy large amounts of drugs
GREENFIELD (WITI) -- The Greenfield Police Department will do a "slow burn" of confiscated marijuana this week, destroying a large amount of drugs.An evidence room in the basement of the police station holds boxes and boxes of drugs, kept and stored as evidence after an arrest or bust."The last couple of days, the property evidence management people have been working hard to look up cases and go through evidence," said Greenfield Police Captain Jay Johnson. "Depending on whether it's a municipal case or a downtown, misdemeanor felony case, there are statutory requirements for how long we have to keep the items."Roughly five years worth of drugs, mostly marijuana, fill the room.
Two hurt after wrong-way driver collides with SUV in Greenfield
GREENFIELD (WITI) -- Greenfield police tell FOX6 News a wrong-way driver crash occurred Friday evening, February 21st near the intersection of 96th and Beloit Rd.Officials say just before 8 p.m. a sedan carrying a driver and a passenger was traveling westbound in the eastbound lanes of Beloit Rd.
Police ask for help to identity suspects who robbed Verizon store
GREENFIELD (WITI) -- Greenfield police are asking for the public's help to identify the suspects who robbed the Verizon store on S. 76th St just north of Edgerton Ave.The robbery happened Tuesday evening, February 18th.
One in custody following bank robbery, police pursuit
GREENFIELD (WITI) -- One person has been taken into custody following an armed robbery and police pursuit on Thursday, February 20th.According to police, the robbery occurred around 12:29 p.m. at the BMO Harris Bank near 76th and Layton.When officers arrived on scene, they observed the suspect vehicle, and a short pursuit ensued.