Shorewood police made arrests in two of the four reported incidents.
In each case the residents were home but did not get a look at the intruders.
Nobody was hurt during the panhandling incidents on the southwest corner of the village Friday night.
Brookfield police catch a bank robber and respond to a tactical situation and Greendale cops search for a bank robber of their own top this week's roundup of crime in the 'burbs.
In addition to two recent burglaries, Shorewood residents have also reported the theft of five bicycles and other items from unlocked garages.
A motion to dismiss the homicide charges against Homer Washington was denied by a Milwaukee judge Tuesday.
Shorewood police are urging residents to keep their home doors and windows locked after a second break-in in the village.
Entry into the home on Frederick Avenue was gained through an unlocked window, police say.
A 49-year-old woman was arrested Thursday in connection with a sophisticated payroll scheme, stealing more than $1 million from the hospital.
Police say a man wearing a green Army jacket and black cap swore at teens and followed them with his cell phone camera.
Marquis Chapman, the Shorewood man at the center of a massive police standoff in June, entered the plea to several felony drug charges Monday during a preliminary court hearing.
Homer Washington, 21, told police he stabbed 57-year-old Clarence Charles after a physical altercation the night of July 15.
The arrest of suspect in Shorewood murder, a Wauwatosa resident fires at a fleeing burglar and a detective is charged in theft of drugs from police evidence tops this week's roundup of crime in the 'burbs.
Police are asking for the public's help in locating the victim's vehicle, which may contain additional evidence.
Marquis Chapman, the man involved in a tactical situation in Shorewood last month, was charged over the weekend with possession of narcotics with intent to deliver.
Police were tipped off by an alert resident around 3 a.m. Monday morning.
This is the third strong arm robbery on Maryland Avenue in the last three weeks.
Three people from Milwaukee and two from Iowa were caught in a prostitution ring in an Iowa town this week, said officials from the Johnson County Sheriff’s Department.
After not hearing from her brother for two days, the victim's sister said she grew concerned about his welfare.
A Milwaukee man has been charged after Shorewood police arrested him for operating while intoxicated in late May.
Just blocks apart on Friday night, two women were robbed of their cell phones and purses and one sexually assaulted.
GPS devices and a car stereo were stolen from unlocked cars on the west end of Shorewood.
Shorewood Police Chief David Banaszynski says his department was justified in responding in force to what authorities thought was a hostage incident in an Oakland Avenue apartment in June.
The increase bucks the general trend in the Milwaukee suburbs, where OWI arrests are down 30 percent overall.
Two men with guns robbed victims of their wallets and cell phones.
The latest reports from the Shorewood Police Department.
Also in this week's roundup — a Menomonee Falls man is accused of 10 years of sexual abuse of his younger sister.
The Oakland Avenue resident said he did not answer the door because he did not do anything wrong.
Retail theft and a stolen motorcycle were also reported to Shorewood police in the last week.
A 38-year-old Milwaukee woman has been charged with her third drunken driving offense after Shorewood police arrested her for driving under the influence earlier this month.
Police say a suspect ran away empty-handed after entering a home in the 4300 block of North Alpine Avenue early Monday afternoon and being confronted by the resident.
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