Milwaukee, WI

Protective custody concerns; Milwaukee family says city won’t help

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1 year ago

November 17, 2023

Protective custody concerns; Milwaukee family says city won’t help

Milwaukee family’s protective custody concerns

A Milwaukee family says the city is refusing to offer protective custody. It started with death threats from a convicted felon and bullets hitting her home.

MILWAUKEE – A mother and son reported a convicted felon’s death threats. Now, they say the city of Milwaukee is refusing to protect them.

When 63-year-old Sandra Boose called police in January, she said she was trying to do the right thing. Someone fired a round of bullets into her home hours later.

“I never did nothin’ to this boy, so I don’t understand why he’s shootin’ up this house,” Sandra said.

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In a neighborhood known for the Cherry Street Mob, police slogans – like “see something, say something” – can be tenuous. Sandra did just that last winter.

“I’m seein’ this boy on the corner, waving this gun around, and all these kids around. Just was ridiculous, so I called the police on him,” she said.

Sandra said that “boy” grew up in the neighborhood and is now an adult, convicted felon who was wanted at the time for skipping bail on a felony gun charge.

“I hate she called the police, dude,” said Donnell Boose, Sandra’s son.

Donnell said it was what police did next that put Sandra’s life in danger.

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“They come here first, then they walk across the street to his house, then they come back over here,” he said. “What did they expect to happen, man?”

After that, the Booses said the man Sandra had reported threatened to shoot up the house. Hours later, someone did.

“I had to get up in the middle of the night and the police tellin’ me to run away from my house,” said Sandra.

Threat to shoot up Sandra Boose’s home

Across the street, police found bullet casings and a cellphone with an email linking the phone to the man the Booses said had threatened them.

“I think to me that would be more than enough to at least arrest that guy,” Donnell said.

But police did not arrest anyone, and no one has been charged with shooting up their house. For that reason, FOX6 News is not naming the man accused of making the threats, though he was later picked up on a felony warrant. Last week, a judge reduced his bail from $5,000 to $1,500. Now, he’s out again.

“Man, we got to get up out of there, man. We can’t be here,” Donnell said.

In January, the city took the family into protective custody for 11 days. Now, they want that protection again from the Office of Community Wellness and Safety – formerly known as the Office of Violence Prevention. The office said no, and Sandra worries what might happen next.

“He said he did it. He’ll do it again,” she said.

Office of Violence Prevention Director Ashanti Hamilton said he has not received a new referral for protective services from the district attorney’s office. He said they’ve already helped the family once, and there is a limit to their resources.

FOX6 asked Milwaukee police to weigh in. They would only say the shooting is still under investigation.

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'The price tag is sobering': New study estimates each fatal shooting in Milwaukee costs taxpayers $2.1 million

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4 hours ago

November 26, 2024

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'The price tag is sobering': New study estimates each fatal shooting in Milwaukee costs taxpayers .1 million

MILWAUKEE — After a recent report of a deadly shooting in Milwaukee, we received an email from a viewer named Mario.

He wrote in part, “The tragedy of a shooting is much greater than the financial cost, but people pay attention to the costs because that affects them personally.”

Our Lighthouse team did some digging and found a brand new study with a staggering figure.

“If there are 200 approximately homicides in the city of Milwaukee every year and two to three times that many non-fatal shootings, the cumulative cost to residents of Milwaukee taxpayers who live in the city is exponential,” she said.

Rabinowitz is the research director at the National Institute for Criminal Justice Reform (NICJR). For the first time, it recently published a study that breaks down the financial costs of fatal and non-fatal shootings in Milwaukee.

Watch: Study estimates each fatal shooting in Milwaukee costs taxpayers $2.1 million

New study estimates each fatal shooting in Milwaukee costs taxpayers $2.1 million

The national non-profit focused on six key expenses.

Each time police and first responders go to the scene of a deadly shooting, NICJR found it costs an average of about $8,000. Average hospital costs amount to nearly $90,000. Investigating and prosecuting the crime adds up to another $55,000.

That’s followed by incarceration which is by far the biggest cost of all to the tune of $1.7 million.

When you add victim support expenses and lost tax revenue, the cost estimate for each fatal shooting exceeds $2 million, and more than 640,000 for non-fatal shootings, according to the study.

National Institute for Criminal Justice Reform

“There are going to be people who watch this story and say, ‘That’s hard to believe’. What would be your response to them?” TMJ4 reporter Ben Jordan asked.

“My first response to them would be that our estimates are far more conservative than the estimates of a number of other gun violence reduction organizations trying to do similar analyses and that’s because we’re only measuring the direct and measurable costs of gun violence,” Rabinowitz said.

Rabinowitz discovered Milwaukee homicides are more costly to taxpayers than similarly sized cities like Detroit, Indianapolis, and Atlanta largely because of higher incarceration costs in Wisconsin.

“My hope is that people understand that these costs are not costs that we should be comfortable with,” Reggie Moore said.

Moore is the Director of Community Safety, Policy, and Engagement at the Medical College of Wisconsin. He collaborates with the city, county, and state to address violence as a public health issue. His team is now partnering with the researchers who studied the financial cost.

“What do you hope people who see this story take away from this report?” Jordan asked.

“I think it’s important. When you multiply the amount of homicides in one given year by the total cost, that’s hundreds of millions of dollars,” he said.

Moore hopes it helps people understand the value of prevention efforts and the need to invest upfront.

“For example, a program like 414 Life costs $2 million,” he said. “If it saves one life, the return on investment in preventing one homicide is clear. The price for doing nothing or not doing more to prevent these things on the front end is a cost none of us should be willing to pay.”

It’s important to note that Milwaukee’s homicides are down 22 percent compared to last year. According to this study, that reduction saves taxpayers an estimated $68 million.

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Milwaukee County employee health clinics open; 3 locations

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12 hours ago

November 26, 2024

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Milwaukee County employee health clinics open; 3 locations

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MILWAUKEE – Milwaukee County, in partnership with Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) Workforce Health, celebrated on Tuesday, Nov. 26 the grand opening of new health clinics that will provide services exclusively for Milwaukee County employees.

A news release says the three new clinics will be available to the more than 4,000 full-time, part-time, and seasonal Milwaukee County employees, regardless of their participation in the county’s health insurance plan, at no out-of-pocket cost. There are no fees, co-pays, or additional charges to access these services.

Officials said the clinics were supported with $1.8 million in federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds.

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The clinics will be staffed by board-certified Advanced Practice Providers from Froedtert & MCW and will offer treatment for minor illnesses and injuries, wellness and preventive care, on-site lab testing, and select medications and vaccines.

Milwaukee County Employee Health Clinic locations

Milwaukee County Courthouse901 N. 9th Street, Milwaukee, Room G2-B
901 N. 9th Street, Milwaukee, Room G2-B
Vel Phillips Juvenile Justice Center10201 W. Watertown Plank Road, Milwaukee, Room G128
10201 W. Watertown Plank Road, Milwaukee, Room G128
Wilson Senior Center (Opening in 2025)2601 W. Howard Avenue, Milwaukee, Room 112
2601 W. Howard Avenue, Milwaukee, Room 112

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These Asian restaurants are joining Milwaukee’s restaurant scene soon

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20 hours ago

November 26, 2024

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These Asian restaurants are joining Milwaukee’s restaurant scene soon

These three Asian restaurants are joining Milwaukee’s restaurant scene soon.

Here’s a look at what we know about them:

Hmongfusion

Hmongfusion is opening at 8340 W. Appleton Ave. Its proposed opening date is Dec. 20, according to a Milwaukee business license application.

Hmongfusion, described as a fast-food restaurant with dine-in seating, will be located inside Pacific Produce, an Asian grocery store.

The restaurant will be open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., according to the application.

Hmongfusion will offer Thai and Lao salads, curry, pho, noodle dishes and rice dishes. Appetizers will include a variety of spring rolls and egg rolls.

Owner Delila Vang didn’t immediately return an interview request.