Crime & Safety

Waukesha Man Arrested After Threatening Man With Hatchet: Police

Police are reporting that several squads intervened after a man was reported for threatening his neighbor with a hatchet before fleeing.

WAUKESHA, WI — Waukesha police arrested a man after he reportedly threatened a neighbor with a hatchet.

According to Waukesha police reports, Chad Leachman was arrested and is being held in the Waukesha County Jail following the incident on Dec. 31 on the 800 block of N. East Ave.

According to reports, Leachman threatened the neighbor, before leaving on a pike just after 4:30 p.m. on Dec. 31.

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Police caught up with Leachman at Chase Bank, where he was taken into custody, reports stated.

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