Crime & Safety

Waukesha ​Man With BB Gun Talked out of Car, Arrested

Police had to talk a man with a BB gun out of his car on Monday, after a caller feared for his safety.

WAUKESHA, WI — A Waukesha man with a BB gun in his car was safely talked out of his car and transported to the hospital after a caller feared for the man's safety.

Waukesha police responded to the 1700 block of Elder St. just after 3 p.m. Monday on a report from a caller that was concerned for a man's safety after he initially had a BB gun on him inside a parked car.

According to police, the caller stated the man had been drinking since 7 a.m. that morning, and that the BB gun was now on the floor of his car.

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Three squads were dispatched to the scene where they ordered the man out of the car.

Within several minutes, the man was taken into custody without further incident, and he was transported to the emergency room.

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