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Friday, January 11, 2013

Muskego Woman Charged With 4th OWI

Suspect faces a felony charge after a 2011 traffic stop in Cudahy.

A 44-year-old Muskego woman is accused of her fourth drunk driving charge stemming from a traffic stop nearly two years ago. Deana Marie Damico was charged in Milwaukee County Circuit Court Wednesday with one count of fourth offense operating while intoxicated within five years and one count of operating a motor vehicle after revocation of her license. If convicted, she faces up to four years in prison and $12,500 in fines. According to the criminal complaint: On Feb. 7, 2011, a Cudahy police officer on patrol saw Damico speeding northbound on South Packard Avenue, then running a four-way stop at East Ramsey Avenue. The officer pulled her over in the 6000 block of Packard, where he smelled alcohol on Damico’s breath. Damico failed field …

Friday, December 28, 2012

Franklin Man Run Over After Getting Ride Home from a Bar, Police Say

A Hales Corners man is accused of driving another man home from a bar then running him over with his pickup truck while the victim is trying to get his bicycle out of the back.

A 68-year-old Hales Corners man is accused of running over another man he dropped off at a Franklin junkyard after a night of drinking at an area tavern. Harvey W. Pulver was charged in Milwaukee County Circuit Court Thursday with one count of second offense operating while intoxicated and causing injury. If convicted, he faces up to three years in prison and $10,000 in fines. According to the criminal complaint: At 4:18 p.m. Dec. 22, Franklin police officers were called to Durham Auto Salvage and Sales, 10568 S. 124th St., after someone reported a truck in a ditch in the area. When an officer arrived, she found Pulver, who smelled of alcohol and said he was driving the truck. Pulver said he met a man who lived at the location while …

Wednesday, December 5, 2012

4th OWI Charge for Man Enroute from the Falls to West Bend, Via Muskego

A Greendale man in apparent need of a GPS is accused of his fourth drunk driving charge and tells a police officer he's upset because he just found out his wife is cheating on him.

  A 45-year-old Greendale man is accused of driving drunk through Muskego while he was on his way to West Bend because he was upset his wife was cheating on him. Jose R. Rodriguez was charged in Waukesha County Circuit Court Monday with one count of fourth offense operating while intoxicated within a five year period, one count of failing to install an ignition interlock device and one count of operating a motor vehicle after revocation of his license. If convicted, he faces up to 4 ½ years in prison and $13,500 in fines. According to the criminal complaint: At 1:43 a.m. Sunday, a woman who was with 10 other people in the back of a limousine saw Rodriguez travelling southbound on Racine Avenue when he drove over the roundabout, so she …

Sunday, September 30, 2012

UV Sinks SUV - and Driver

Muskego woman is charged after she lies about drunkenly driving an SUV into a creek to protect the real driver, who was speeding home to beat his probation curfew.

A 20-year-old Muskego woman is facing charges after she allegedly lied about driving drunk during an accident in order to protect the driver. Stephanie A. Grunert was charged in Milwaukee County Circuit Court Wednesday with one count of resisting an officer. If convicted, she faces up to nine months in prison and $10,000 in fines. According to the criminal complaint: On Sept. 6, Brown Deer police officers were called to a rollover accident in the 6200 block of West Dean Road, where they found Grunert and three other men sitting on a curb with a Ford Escape laying on the passenger side in Beaver Creek submerged in one foot of water. Near the SUV was a purse with an open bottle of UV vodka sticking out. Grunert told the officers she was …

Friday, September 21, 2012

Drunk and Wrong Way Driver on I-43 Charged

Two men spotted Christie Jo Ryker sleeping in her car on the expressway near Muskego, but she took off while one tried to explain she was facing the wrong way.

A 26-year-old Nebraska woman is facing charges after she was caught allegedly driving the wrong way drunk on I-43 on Saturday. Christie Jo Ryker, of Bellevue, Neb., was charged in Milwaukee County Circuit Court on Wednesday with one count of second-degree reckless endangerment of safety. If convicted, she faces up to 10 years in prison and $25,000 in fines. According to the criminal complaint: At 4:46 a.m. Saturday, two employees with Mega Rentals were inside the construction zone on I-43 between Calhoun Road and Martin Road when they spotted Ryker’s car parked facing eastbound in the westbound lanes of the expressway. Ryker appeared to be asleep and when one of the men approached her and tried to open her door, she woke up. The man tried …

Connor Perry

12:19 pm on Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Why can't people grasp the concept of not drinking while driving. They don't understand that when they get behind the wheel they are endangering numerous peoples lives.   more ›

Thursday, August 30, 2012

Speeding Muskego Man Charged With 2nd OWI in Two Months

Man, 26, who is convicted in July of drunk driving faces charges again after speeding through Hales Corners with a damaged car.

A 26-year-old Muskego man is facing drunk driving charges after he was caught allegedly speeding through Hales Corners with fresh damage to his car. Christopher A. Hartson was charged in Milwaukee County Circuit Court Tuesday with one count of second offense operating while intoxicated. If convicted, he faces up to six months in jail and $1,100 in fines. According to the criminal complaint: On Aug. 4, a Hales Corners police officer spotted Hartson doing 66 miles per hour in a 35 miles per hour speed zone in the 10000 block of West Forest Home Avenue. Hartson’s car’s registration had also expired in July, so the officer pulled him over. The officer immediately noticed the smell of alcohol coming from inside the vehicle and Hartson said he …

Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Muskego Man Faces 6th OWI, 8 Years in Prison

Suspect also has a knife with him when he's pulled over, and threatens to shoot a sheriff's deputy, according to reports

A 39-year-old Muskego man is facing charges after he was caught allegedly driving drunk with a knife on his belt, then threatened to shoot a Waukesha County sheriff’s deputy. Joseph J. Walberts Jr. was charged in Waukesha County Circuit Court Friday with one count of sixth offense operating while intoxicated, one count of obstructing an officer and one count of operating a motor vehicle after revocation of his license. If convicted, he faces up to nearly eight years in prison and $22,500 in fines. According to the criminal complaint: At 3:17 a.m. Friday, a deputy was parked in the median of I-94 eastbound near Highway 16, when a pickup truck came by, followed by an SUV that was honking its horn and flashing its lights. The SUV stopped by …

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Denise Konkol

12:30 pm on Wednesday, August 29, 2012

We can certainly try to get his side of the story, but as many of these requests go, people generally don't want to talk about it.   more ›

Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Cops Investigate Burglary and Find Drunk Driver Instead

Muskego man is pulled over when he drives near a burglary and cops discover he has marijuana in his pickup truck and is driving drunk.

A 46-year-old Muskego man is facing charges after he allegedly drove drunk with marijuana in his pickup truck too close to an area where police officers were investigating a burglary. Richard V. Klemme was charged in Waukesha County Circuit Court Monday with one count of fourth offense operating while intoxicated and one count of possession of THC, the active ingredient in marijuana. If convicted, he faces up to 18 months in jail and $3,000 in fines. According to the criminal complaint: At 1:03 p.m. Sunday, Muskego police officers were called to a residence on Adrian Drive on report of a burglary and while investigating the incident, they determined there was a chance the suspect was still in the area. Officers then went to look at a …

barb schroeder

12:49 am on Thursday, August 23, 2012

Do you have any more info on the burglary?   more ›

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