Menomonee Falls

Couple meets online, now she is accused of burglarizing his home

WAUKESHA COUNTY -- 21-year-old Jasmine Rachal of West Allis is accused of burglarizing the Menomonee Falls home of a man who she knew for about a month.

June 12, 2015 5:22pm CDT

911 call released: Menomonee Falls police seek suspects in attempted carjacking

MENOMONEE FALLS (WITI) -- Menomonee Falls police have released the 911 call made moments after an attempted carjacking in the North Pointe Shopping Center that happened on Monday, April 13th.Officials say just before 11:00 a.m., two suspects were in a car in the parking lot of the shopping center — near the Jo Ann Fabric and Craft store.

April 21, 2015 3:18pm CDT

"Things like that never happen here:" Suspects sought in attempted carjacking in the Falls

MENOMONEE FALLS (WITI) -- The Menomonee Falls Police Department is investigating an attempted carjacking in the North Pointe Shopping Center that happened on Monday, April 13th.

April 14, 2015 10:40pm CDT

Charged: Texas men accused of theft at Mount Pleasant Best Buy; busted at Menomonee Falls Best Buy

RACINE COUNTY (WITI) -- Three Texas men are criminally charged, accused of stealing video game items from a Best Buy store in Mount Pleasant, and they were arrested at a Best Buy in Menomonee Falls.The following men each face a felony charge of retail theft, intentionally taking more than $500 to $5,000 as party to a crime:

March 31, 2015 8:06pm CDT

Menomonee Falls police take two into custody following armed bank robbery, pursuit

MENOMONEE FALLS (WITI) -- Menomonee Falls police say two people are in custody following an armed bank robbery and subsequent pursuit.Police were made aware of an armed robbery that occurred at the Associated Bank on Main Street in Menomonee Falls shortly after 4:15 p.m. Tuesday, October 14th.Police say the suspects fled in a vehicle and headed eastbound on Main Street.

October 14, 2014 10:13pm CDT

Menomonee Falls police: Three in custody after residential burglary, two-vehicle crash Saturday

MENOMONEE FALLS (WITI) -- Menomonee Falls Police say three people are in custody in connection with a residential burglary, and two-vehicle crash.Police were called out to a residential burglary in progress on Saturday, July 26th -- just before 4:30 p.m. It happened in the 16200 block of Lone Oak Lane.As police were responding, they learned the fleeing suspects were involved in a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Lisbon Road and Graysland Drive.Police say the suspects then fled on foot into the city of Brookfield.Several agencies, including a K9 unit assisted in locating and apprehending three male suspects.The investigation is ongoing.

July 27, 2014 9:29pm CDT

Getting "hooked:" Officers team up with special needs kids for a day of fishing

WAUKESHA CO. (WITI) -- Police officers were in Waukesha County's Menomonee Park, but they weren't in uniform.

July 10, 2014 7:29pm CDT

Man accidentally shoots self, dies outside Meno. Falls business

MENOMONEE FALLS (WITI) -- A 61-year-old man is dead after officials say he accidentally shot himself in the chest in the parking lot of Bob Lanier Enterprises in Menomonee Falls on Thursday morning, April 3rd.Officers were dispatched to the scene just before 9 a.m. As a precautionary measure, officials advised businesses in the area to lock down and shelter in place.

April 3, 2014 5:09pm CDT