Milwaukee, WI
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.
CUDAHY, Wis. – A Milwaukee Lakefront Marathon runner is recovering after a car hit her during the race on Sunday, Oct. 6.
It all happened shortly after 11 a.m., on South Lake Drive in Cudahy. Police say the driver had a medical emergency.
It was supposed to be a morning of setting personal records.
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But for one runner, the Milwaukee Lakefront Marathon took a tragic turn.
Cudahy police say during the marathon a vehicle hit a 28-year-old runner.
It happened before 11:30 a.m. near Henry and South Lake Drive, across from Aurora St. Luke’s Hospital.
Police say a 68-year-old Waterford woman driving southbound experienced a medical emergency. She sideswiped another vehicle, causing a rollover.
Police say the woman then hit the runner before then coming to a stop near the woods.
“These are obviously incidents we never want to see happen in any event, any live event,” said Jen Puente from the Milwaukee Lakefront Marathon.
Neighbors say the southbound lanes were open to traffic, but the northbound lanes were closed for the race and the runner was alone.
There were no hard barriers blocking cars from getting close to the course.
“There were cones along the race route to indicate the race route, along with signage, public awareness and officials along the course,” added Puente. “The Milwaukee Lakefront Marathon team will continue debriefing and looking at options to ensure runner safety not just next year but perpetuity.”
The runner and two drivers involved were taken to the hospital.
One vehicle was on its side
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Puente provided an update on the runner who survived but never reached the finish line.
“The runner was released from the hospital and is at home recuperating and recovering,” said Puente.
Police say the runner who was hit is from Medford, Wisconsin, which is in the northern part of the state.
FOX6 is working to get an update on the others involved in this incident.
The Wisconsin Department of Justice and Milwaukee police are searching for a vulnerable, critically missing 69-year-old man.
Ike King Jr. was last seen traveling on foot Sunday, Oct. 6, around 10:30 p.m. in the 3300 block of North 41st Street, a largely residential area just west of West Fond du Lac Avenue. King has dementia. He is Black and has brown eyes and a black, curly afro. He has a missing front tooth and is about 5 feet, 10 inches tall and 175 pounds with a medium build.
King was last seen wearing a white flannel, a blue shirt, blue pants resembling Dickies style pants and black Nike flip-flops.
Silver Alerts are issued for elderly persons who are missing and believed to have dementia or some other cognitive impairment. “Critical missing” is a label police apply to people who may be especially vulnerable due to a variety of factors.
Anyone with information regarding King’s whereabouts should call the Milwaukee Police Department’s Seventh District at 414-935-7272.
Milwaukee Police Department (MPD)
MILWAUKEE – One person is dead and another is injured after different shootings in Milwaukee on Sunday, Oct. 6.
20th and Cornell
A 16-year-old was shot around 1 p.m. and went to the hospital for treatment. The teen victim succumbed to their injury.
The circumstances leading up to the shooting are under investigation. Police are looking for anyone involved.
Birch and Sheridan
A 25-year-old was shot around 5:30 p.m. The victim went to the hospital for treatment of non-fatal injuries.
Police are still investigating and looking for anyone involved.
MPD tips
Anyone with any information is asked to contact the Milwaukee Police Department at 414-935-7360 or to remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers at 414-224-TIPS or use the P3 Tips app.
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