Wauwatosa Carjackings Continue, Up to 6 Now

WAUWATOSA, WI — A rash of carjackings in Wauwatosa has not let up, and as of July 20, there have been six in East Wauwatosa in the last several days.

According to Wauwatosa Police and media reports, a general description of the assailants include: two boys and two girls, described as black youth between 14 and 21 years of age.

Police are reporting that between Friday and Monday, carjackers have targeted four women around North Ave.

According to police, there is limited information unfortunately at this time. No suspect vehicles were observed in any of the car jackings.

One of the victim’s vehicles was recovered near N. 20th and W. Meinecke in Milwaukee. In each of these incidents, the suspects were described as two black males and a black female.

Police believe that each incident was perpetrated by the same crew. The locations were along W. North Ave, generally in the area of Tosa Liquor (6600 block W. North Ave.)

Police are advising these precautions:

-If you see something that you feel is suspicious, call the police promptly. It’s better to have the police check it out and have it turn out to be nothing. The officers want to catch this crew, so they are not being “bothered” if you call in a suspicious person or vehicle.
-Be aware of your surroundings. Pay attention to vehicles or people that you don’t recognize on your block. Is there a car parked and occupied on your block? How long? Why?
-Remember, the police are trained to look for suspicious things, but nobody knows better than someone who actually lives on the block. Call us promptly if you feel that something is out of place.

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