Two Guns Vanish in Common Car Break-In

They're out there somewhere – a couple of legally owned handguns, carelessly left where any crook could grab them.

Tosa Driver Faces 4th OWI Charge, a Felony

Wauwatosa resident stopped in Hales Corners with expired license plates and a prohibited blood alcohol level.

Through Smoke and Darkness, Firefighters Race for 'Rapid Intervention'

Wauwatosa and other area fire departments train together to rescue fallen firefighters when seconds mean the difference between survival – and a memorial service.

Police Reports: Teen Stalker Ordered to Stay Away from Tosa Schools

Stranger, 16, repeatedly waited for girls to leave East High, followed them as they walked home and approached them with unwanted advances.

Bank Tellers Believe Robbery Was Brewing Before Cop Drove By

Suspicious character seemed to be casing bank counter inside supermarket, and just the sight of a squad car sent him packing.

Tosa Police Nab Fugitive Felon Missing for 2 Years

Out of prison, on supervision, for an armed robbery conviction, this guy tries to slide, takes a long goodbye, wants to hide his 'I' when he's pulled to the side, now he's gonna be tried. He'll miss his lady, but he's just

Car Stolen Using Key Owners Didn't Know They Had

Couple were unaware there was such a thing as a valet key that came with their car and was waiting in their glove box when a thief rifled it.

3 Multiple-Offense Drunken Drivers Arrested in Wauwatosa

Offenders include a third-timer, who had almost emptied a big bottle of wine before she unleashed herself on Tosa's streets, and another took out a mailbox and her front wheel but kept driving.

Woman Faces Gun Charge After Drunk Driving Stop

Woman had a valid permit for loaded .22 concealed under her car seat – but the law says that's not cool if you've been drinking liquor and smoking pot.

Son, 31, Admits Defrauding Parents by Maxing Boston Store Cards

Father says his grown son is a drug addict who will do anything to feed his dependence, including ripping off his own parents to fraudulently buy and the sell off gift cards.

Police Reports: A Short Course from Courtroom to Jail

For some reason, seven summons supplicating woman's attendance at court in Menomonee Falls were ignored, but once Wauwatosa raised its gavel, she groveled.

Missing More Than a Month, Stolen Car Yields a Trophy

Owner gave up on car and got a new one from insurer, but was there any chance some things belonging to his wife were still around? Yep.

Burglar Hits Home in Highlands, Another Foiled in East Tosa

A resident in the Washington Highlands sleeps through home invasion and car theft, but another to the north happens to be awake – and armed.

Jury to Hear About Tosa Police Clerk's Alleged Conspiracy in Brookfield Murder

Waukesha County Judge Patrick Haughney ruled Friday Tommy Douyette can testify about a deceased Wauwatosa police clerk's alleged involvement in plotting the murder of a Brookfield radio communications business owner.

4 Teens Arrested, Charged in Madison Park Burglary

In a fateful fluke, a wrong lead leads to just the right place, then a detective's hunch proves on the money. Plus, we offer a wild foot chase, a K9 callout, and an eyewitness who had a ringside seat.

Fired from McDonald's, Teen Turns Robber to Get Home

Suspect tells police he's sorry for strong-arming victim for his bike, but hey, he needed a ride home after getting canned.

Police Reports: Woman Is a Ghoul to Goodwill

When you want to get a head start on your Halloween costume shopping, what do you do? Chances are, unlike this subject, you don't go to Goodwill to steal them.

Police Investigate Yet Another North-End Burglary

Far-north neighborhood is hit again by a break-in, and the question is whether it is the same perpetrators as have been victimizing the area or another actor.

Girl Goes Straight from Probation Meeting to Mall, Gets Caught Stealing

Threat of incarceration for prior juvenile felony is not enough to keep her from committing more crimes, and not waiting long after her latest reminder to do it.

Baskin-Robbins Burglary Must Have Been an Inside Job

Thief had to have known just where to be and when, where to go and what to grab, to be in and out with unsecured cash in less than half a minute.

Police Reports: 2 Boys Caught Red-Handed After Garage Burglary

Woman notices youngsters loitering near her apartment buildings parking garage just before finding her phones missing, police do the rest.

Girl Found Lying at Roadside Claims She Was Abducted

Unwilling to speak to police or paramedics at scene, she tells her mother at hospital that she had been kidnapped in Milwaukee and escaped from car in Wauwatosa.

'Troubled' Man Arrested on Morning Drive Into Tosa for More Liquor

After call from drug store, police track down Milwaukee man living in filth and admitting to driving after consuming enormous amounts of liquor.

Yet Another Burglary Hits Home in North-Side Neighborhood

For the third time in a week, homeowners in the same neighborhood have suffered break-ins under strikingly similar circumstances.

Child Abuse Suspect Back in Jail After Visiting Baby

Mom caught hitting her daughter on camera is charged again after she goes to see the little girl against court orders.

Rookie Firefighters Get Their Feet Wet

Once a year, every hose in the Wauwatosa Fire Department's service has to be pressure-tested – and guess who gets to do the grunt work?

Police Reports: Firefighters Are Victims of Car Break-Ins

Thief or thieves target vehicles parked overnight at fire station and do serious damage but get nothing out of it.

New Berlin Man OD's on Heroin in Tosa Gas Station

After his life is perhaps saved by Good Samaritans, police and paramedics, suspects flees from hospital rather than face another narcotics charge.

Tosa Man Spots Boys with His Bike, Gets Them Arrested

After finding bike has been stolen, owner goes about his business and, to his surprise, happens to see a boy riding it down the street with his accomplice.

Dude, She Just Doesn't Want to Dance with You

Why visit Milwaukee from the hinterlands if you can't go home with a badge of honor, like getting a drunk and disorderly charge at a fine hotel?

Dad Says Boy on Playground Threatened Him with Wrench

Out with his wife and kids to play at Madison Elementary, man gets upset with youth on bike and reports that the kid menaced him with a large wrench.

Basement Window Burglar Strikes Again

Break-ins at homes blocks apart were both accomplished by someone small and agile enough to fold himself through a small opening in a window well. This time, a suspect was sighted.

Woman Charged With Cashing Forged Check at Tosa Bank

Suspect tells police she got the money from an auto title loan, but can't remember which car she used to get the loan.

Teen Carjacker Quickly Meets His Match in Alert Cops, Vigilant Civilians

After terrifying armed robbery and theft of car from a Wauwatosa man, at the point of a pistol and just outside his home, police quickly find the car and a suspect. But it's left to two citizens of Sherman Park to point the finger directly at 15-year-old.

Tosa Family's Home Left in Disarray After Daytime Burglary

Rummage, rifle, ransack – we start to run out of words for what some crooks do when they rampage (there's another one) through someone's private space. Despicable (and there's another).

No Goodwill in This Gal, and Precious Little Sense

With a tidy haul in hand from T.J. Maxx in Brookfield, woman pays an unwelcome visit to the Goodwill store in Tosa and leads clerk on a merry chase before being rounded up.

Two Drivers Test the Limits of Drinking, Consciousness

One goes over and can't be awakened without medical assistance, the other is so close he's incomprehensible.

You Scammed! Don't Be Hooked by This Lame Line

Confidence man draws in victim like a fly to honey with promise of easy money – all too easy, as it turns out.

Tosa Man Charged With Stealing Checks From Milwaukee Restaurant

Suspect accused of cashing two checks taken from a locked desk in a downtown restaurant basement.

Bug-Napped! Burgled Beetle Among a Rash of Car Thefts

Thirteen-year-old VW Beetles are not among the models most coveted by car thieves. But this one was watched and waited for, then swooped upon. The theft was one of a series of such incidents in Wauwatosa in the last week.