Milwaukee, WI
Milwaukee's public housing leader, Willie Hines, to retire at end of year
MILWAUKEE — The Office of the Mayor confirmed to Spectrum News 1 Wisconsin that Willie Hines, the secretary-executive director of the Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee (HACM) will retire at the end of the year.
Hines was appointed to the position in March 2022. He previously served as HACM’s associate director. Before joining HACM, he was president of Milwaukee Common Council and an alderman. However, his leadership term at HACM has been at the helm of controversy.
There have been several public calls for him to resign amid frequent resident complaints about unsafe, unhealthy and even “uninhabitable” living conditions.
Auditors are investigating potential fraud within HACM, after finding several million dollars in “variances” in its bank account.
According to HACM’s website, it oversees more than 4,000 affordable housing units for low-income households, elderly residents and disabled adults. HACM also provides housing assistance via its Housing Choice Voucher Program to another nearly 6,000 households in the city.
Common Ground, an advocacy group, called Hines’ resignation an “essential” part of its campaign to reform HACM, saying in-part:
“‘Today is a momentous day for Milwaukee,”’ says Kevin Solomon, Associate Organizer for Common Ground. ‘David beat Goliath. Thousands of low-income housing residents and Common Ground banded together for over 2 years to challenge entrenched and powerful interests, and fight for better living conditions. We overcame skepticism, doubt, secrecy, and special interests. And we won.’
“Common Ground has accomplished an essential objective in our ‘Tenants United’ campaign to reform the Housing Authority: Willie Hines is resigning as Executive Director. ‘The next step is for the HACM Board to conduct a national search for a new, competent, service-oriented director to clean up the mess,’ says Jennifer O’Hear, Common Ground’s Lead Organizer.
“‘Common Ground knows how to take on dominant, unaccountable power—and win,’ says Rev. Will Davis, Pastor of Invisible Reality Ministries and Member of Common Ground’s Executive Team. ‘We saw injustice and knew we had to work with the residents to change things.’
“‘Nobody believed us tenants at first. It was our word against Hines’,’ says Roye ‘Chris’ Logan, Resident President of Mitchell Court. ‘After we made clear that our concerns are real, we were told we would never get rid of Hines. But guess what? We are Common Ground! We never give up, and we never go away.’”
MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Police Department is investigating a shooting that occurred on early Sunday morning on the 4900 block of W. Capitol Drive that left one person injured.
An 18-year-old sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to a local hospital for treatment.
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The police is currently looking for an unknown suspect at this time.
Those with information regarding the shooting are encouraged to contact the Milwaukee Police at (414) 935-7360 or contact Crime Stoppers at (414) 224-TIPS or P3 Tips to remain anonymous.
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MILWAUKEE – The Milwaukee Police Department requested the public’s help to find 11-year-old Sir’Charles Bason, a critically missing boy who was last seen near Teutonia and Kiley at around 6:20 p.m. on Saturday, April 18.
Police described Bason as 4 feet, 5 inches tall with a slim build, brown eyes and black, low-cut hair. He was last seen wearing a gray jacket with green lines, dark-colored jeans, tan sandals and carrying gray Nike Jordan shoes.
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Anyone with information on Bason’s whereabouts is asked to call Milwaukee Police District 4 at 414-935-7242.
The Source: The Milwaukee Police Department released information.
MILWAUKEE – A Milwaukee man, previously named one of Wisconsin’s Most Wanted, has been sentenced to prison for shooting and killing his cousin in 2020.
In court
What we know:
A Milwaukee County jury found 39-year-old Brandon Gladney guilty of first-degree reckless homicide and possession of a firm by a felon earlier this year.
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Judge Michelle Havas sentenced Gladney to 29 years in prison on Friday, April 17. He was granted credit for more than a year’s time served and further sentenced to 14 years of extended supervision.
Arrested in Arizona after years on the run, court records show Gladney has also been ordered to pay the Milwaukee County District Attorney’s Office more than $1,800 for extradition costs.
Homicide investigation
The backstory:
The shooting happened in May 2020. Investigators said Gladney was captured on video apparently arguing with the victim, his cousin, outside a Milwaukee convenience store near 21st and Meinecke.
“It’s all on video, and it’s devastating for that family,” the marshal on the case told FOX6 when Gladney was profiled on Wisconsin’s Most Wanted. “You have a family member that shot and killed another family member.”
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Prosecutors said Gladney walked away but then returned with a gun pointed directly at the victim and shot him. The victim died from his gunshot wounds at a nearby hospital. Multiple bullet casings were found at the scene.
Gladney went on the run for years. He was arrested in Arizona in January 2023, years after he was charged.
The Source: FOX6 News referenced information from the U.S. Marshals Service, Wisconsin Circuit Court and prior coverage.
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