Police Arrest Unhappy Knife-Carrying Man: Report

WAUKESHA, WI — Police in Waukesha responded to the 1200 block of White Rock Ave. on a report of a suspicious person on June 14, just after 9:30 p.m.

According to police reports, a man pulled up to a person on the street and said that police were "disrespecting" him, and that he had a firearm in his car. Reports noted that the man never produced the firearm.

According to police, the suspicious person was sitting in the parking lot in an off-white sedan near the baseball field. Reports also stated the man was carrying a "large machete" with him.

Several squads responded to the report of the suspicious person, and Waukesha police told Patch that a confrontation ensued, resulting in a taser being deployed and officers taking the suspect, later identified as Richard P. Goodman, to the ground.

Police told Patch that Goodman was taken into custody on suspicion of resisting an officer and carrying a concealed knife.

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