Crime & Safety

Milwaukee Police Officer Attacked by Pipe-Wielding Suspect

The suspect walked up to the officer seated in his squad car and used a metal pipe to smash the front passenger side window.

MILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee police say that a suspect with a lengthy arrest record was arrested after injuring a Milwaukee Police officer on the City’s West Side on Tuesday afternoon.

The officer, a 32-year-old man with two years of service, was on patrol in the 1300 block of W. Center Street around 3:35 p.m. on October 11.

The suspect, a 25-year-old Milwaukee man walked up to the officer’s squad car and using a metal pipe smashed the front passenger side window. Small shards of glass sprayed the officer and injured his eyes.

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The suspect began to run away but the officer and a responding officer were able to take the suspect into custody a short distance away.

The injured officer was treated at a local hospital for irritation to his eyes and returned to duty later that evening.

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The suspect has an arrest record dating back to 2003 and faces potential charges of Battery to Law Enforcement Officer, Resisting an Officer, and Damage to Property. MPD will present this case to the Milwaukee County District Attorney’s Office in the coming days.

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