Reports indicated that a large hole was also blown into the home's roof.
The Wauwatosa Fire Department said that a restaurant employee called 911 at just before 6 a.m. Sunday after noticing the fire.
According to police, the pursuing officer immediately rendered aid to the man until medical personnel arrived.
Wauwatosa police say they arrested three people from Milwaukee: a 16-year-old boy, a 17-year-old boy, and a 20-year-old woman.
Authorities say Jovon Bethly is responsible for abductions in Wauwatosa and Milwaukee in which he forced women to have sex with him.
Police in Wauwatosa say they've arrested the man responsible for assaulting a woman on Sep. 9 on Milwaukee County grounds.
Police say a passerby gave a false robbery report when they said a black man was robbing two white women. They were actually relatives.
Phoenix Dickens was taken from her home by two armed men on Monday morning, authorities say.
Wauwatosa police say they arrested a 15-year-old boy and 16-year-old girl after fleeing officers in a stolen car that crashed into a garage.
Police in Wauwatosa have released new details pertaining to a double shooting that happened Wednesday night.
A man accused of attempting two burglaries on N. 78th Street and Pleasant View Street has been arrested and charged in court.
When the police officer walked into the house, he saw the mother holding the lifeless body of her 1-year-old daughter, police said.
Antwuan Hardy, 36, Brandon Lane, 34, and 36-year-old Nicole Kauper have all been arrested and face multiple charges in court.
Police in Wauwatosa report that Antoinette Martin was arrested for a disturbance, and then found her way behind the wheel of a squad car.
A woman stole a squad car while in custody and drove it for six blocks before pulling over and fleeing.
Until January, 20 Milwaukee County Sheriff's deputies may wear bodycams to test out their usefulness in the region.
A mother and 5-year-old were hospitalized for head injuries after a family of 5 was held hostage in Wauwatosa. Police searching for suspects
Police say they chased the driver down after 1 hour and 38 minutes in a chase that reached 100 miles per hour.
Quick-thinking and quick-acting deputies were able to reach her and bring her to safety.
Police say the driver of a vehicle fled a police traffic stop, and ended up crashing into a woman's car, killing her on the scene.
According to police, the 24-year-old man was transported to Froedtert Memorial Hospital by ambulance where he was pronounced dead.
After a year of treatment, Jaxson Oliphant was on his way home when the family car exploded. "I just feel like I can't get a break."
Milwaukee County Sheriff Richard Schmidt called Sunday's freeway shooting at Highway 41 and Hampton Ave. "senseless and barbaric."
Wauwatosa police have released new video, showing a teen tussling with officers before getting punched in the face.
Authorities say they arrested an underage suspect in connection with the threat which was reported at 6 a.m. Friday.
Police say a FOX 6 reporter punched a WTMJ 4 reporter in the face three times during the Brewers vs. Cubs game Friday.
The suspect was described as a white man between 30-40 years old, with blond hair, and a short beard.
Authorities in Wauwatosa are searching for the people responsible for three vehicle thefts over the last week.
Multiple Starbucks customers offered to personally remove the defacement, however were told the company would handle the matter themselves.
Police say the man handed a note demanding money from a Tri City clerk and brandished a dark-colored semi-automatic handgun.
She was rescued and transported to the hospital with serious injuries, but did not survive. Police now have a suspect in custody.
Authorities are reporting that a wrong-way driver on I-43 ended up striking a county snow plow and tried leaving the scene.
Police say Juan Mata-Chavez was behind the wheel when his truck spun out, resulting in the death of a Milwaukee woman on Sunday.
Nobody was home at the time of the fire, but that a family dog died due to smoke inhalation, according to fire officials.
Police say a moving train struck a vehicle that matched the description of a vehicle involved in a police chase earlier that evening.
Police in Wauwatosa say they were involved in a shootout with an armed man early Tuesday morning after officers tried stopping a stolen car.
A man recovering from heart surgery this week was greeted by an unusual knock at the door Thursday: a speeding Acura
Sheriff's officials said the man barricaded himself inside a room after he pointed a weapon at a Froedtert employee earlier that evening.
Sheriff's officials say an overnight gun threat at Froedtert Hospital involved a man initially pointing a gun at a hospital employee.
Police say they found the woman asleep behind the wheel at a Mobil gas station in Wauwatosa after an eyewitness reported seeing her driving.