Crime & Safety

Weekend OWI Arrests Milwaukee County Dec. 2-3

Operation Drive Sober results in 10 arrests.

MILWAUKEE, WI - From the Milwaukee County Sheriff: 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 at 4:00 p.m. through today at 6:00 a.m., resulted in the arrest of ten drunken drivers. The average PBT test results were .14.

One repeat offender was arrested: Larry Russell, age 33, of Milwaukee, for OWI-2nd.

First-time offenders taken into custody were: Lindsay Kottwitz, age 24, of Waukesha;

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Bryan Lisowski, age 33, of Wauwatosa; Nicholas Spaciel, age 31, of South Milwaukee; and Milwaukee residents: Justin Wehrhahn, age 25; Terrance Bohanon, age 30; Jesus Gonzalez, age 25; Deangelo Wade, age 23; Thomas Beau, age 27; and Donyell George, age 41.

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