Crime & Safety

Weekend OWI Arrests, Dec. 9-10

Acting Sheriff Richard R. Schmidt ordered an aggressive Operating While Intoxicated initiative in Milwaukee.

From the Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office: Acting Sheriff Richard R. Schmidt ordered an aggressive Operating While Intoxicated (OWI- drugs and/or alcohol) initiative to rid the Milwaukee County freeway system of intoxicated drivers. This weekend’s Operation Drive Sober initiative from Friday, December 8 at 4:00 p.m. through December 11 at 6:00 a.m., resulted in the arrest of six drunken drivers. The average PBT test results were .14.

First-time offenders taken into custody were: Alexander Andraski, age 22, of Waukesha, Zachery Robinette, age 25, of Racine, Frankie Stenzel, age 19, of Sturtevant, Matthew McCoy, age 29, out of Milwaukee, Omar Arce, age 21, of Milwaukee, and Illya Hayslett, age 45, of Milwaukee.

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