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Muskego Police And Fire Stories

Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Year in Review: Crimes, Misdemeanors, Courts and Fire

The police files got your attention this year, whether the case was tragic or just troublesome. Here's a look back at the stories which were looked at the most.

  We started the year with a tragic story from Milwaukee after a couple with local ties were killed while waiting at a stop light. Ed and Jean Thaves were not Muskego residents, but their business S.C. Chemical Company, was located here. That this garnered the readers that it did showed how much our readers cared about this couple and the company that mourned their loss. Kelly Duke, the driver who fled the scene, pleaded no contest to all counts including two counts of homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle in October, and awaits sentencing on Jan. 13. 2013. A house fire in February on a sunny Saturday morning was tragic for the home's tenants, but the community responded to help out, with a fundraiser at Danny Haskell's. Conversely, …

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