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Net cat sensation...
Baby got back...
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Subway scene...
Awesome...
Tattoo ladies...
Top banana...
Huh?
Of course this is in Taiwan... it also has this and that...
How about some more...
Despite our best effort to make it happen, Jason had decided not to submit for a big guitar due to time constraint... and the rough draft for the front of the bio-mech guitar was super kool... :(
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Sarah on J Lotti's...
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E-Freeman
Beading Hearts to close
Owner faults atmosphere downtown
By Sarah Pryor
Freeman Staff
WAUKESHA – Just 14 months after moving locations from South Street to the Five Points, Beading Hearts Studio is closing its doors for good on Feb. 28, and owner DeDe Galecki blames the negative atmosphere in downtown Waukesha.
“It’s a totally different atmosphere now than when we moved,” Galecki said. “From the time that whole drama with the (Business Improvement District) started, our business was affected.”
Last year former BID Executive Director Meghan Sprager resigned, distributing a nine-page letter detailing harassment she said she had received at the hands of former board members. Since then, almost the entire board has resigned and the entire organization is being restructured.
Galecki said business is still bad, and that she’s not the only one downtown who’s struggling.
“It’s very sad to me because the business is my whole life,” said Galecki, who plans to continue running beading classes out of her home.
Roger Igielski, president of the Waukesha Downtown Business Association, said he’s surprised and shocked to hear that the shop is closing after almost four years.
“I’m very, very sad that her business is closing,” Igielski said. “In fact, I just referred someone to her on Sunday.”
Igielski said he hasn’t talked to Galecki about the specifics of why she’s closing, but he doesn’t think it’s entirely fair to blame the downtown atmosphere, since many businesses are experiencing great success down there.
“There are certainly differing opinions downtown, and I’m always sad to hear of a business leaving, like Wise Art Glass (who recently announced plans to leave its South Street location),” Igielski said. “I know DeDe put her blood, sweat and tears into that new location, and it’s just sad to see her go. These are incredible businesses that we want to have downtown.”
Galecki said she’s ready to move forward.
“I have lots of great things that are going to happen in my life,” she said. “I’m more than happy to be leaving downtown Waukesha with the atmosphere they’ve left it in.”
(RE The Horse Emporium:
Another quote:
"It's unfortunate to lose any business downtown, but there will be others to fill those spots" )
De De had always been nice to us and especially for Kelly from the South St. days... :(
Be careful what you wish for
Taxpayers shouldn’t pay for Scrima’s college
In one of Aesop’s fables, a contented community of frogs decided they needed a king. They asked Zeus to send them one. Zeus sent them a log, and it made a big splash in the frog pond. The frogs feared King Log but soon realized that the log was incapable of doing anything. So they appealed to Zeus again. Annoyed, Zeus sent them a stork, and King Stork began to devour the frogs.
Waukesha’s downtown property owners may never have been the contented community of frogs but they are regretting what they asked for. When the Business Improvement District fell apart last year thanks to the machinations of Mayor Jeff Scrima, they demanded the appointment of a new board to carry on the work of the BID.
It was a reasonable request. After all, Scrima and Alderman Roger Patton engineered the mass resignation of the board last year to avoid, as Patton has said, airing the “dirty laundry” in public.
After a battle with the Common Council, the mayor finally appointed enough representatives for the BID Board to actually meet. Unfortunately, the direction of the city administrator is for the BID to merely become a funding source for events downtown, and no money is to be spent on improvements, cleanup, attracting new businesses, or even staff.
Scrima is relying on age-old formula for leaders in trouble, bread and circuses. Well, at least the circus part. He’s found a pot of money to do it at the BID, and he’s found a few downtown businesses to go along with it.
Downtown property owners are understandably miffed. (At this point I might tease one or two of them about supporting our King Stork for mayor, but they’re well aware of the folly at this point.) Now downtown property owners have to decide whether to disband the BID altogether, or allow the downtown businesses to use the money for their purposes. Put in that calculation that the money for the BID only comes from the property owners, and that the proposed use of the funds may be at cross-purposes of the property owners.
The alternative is to endure and try to mitigate the damage. It’s a tough choice.
As for the “dirty laundry,” it remains hidden away.
* * * Speaking of the mayor spending other people’s money, a popular pastime for politicians, the Waukesha Freeman reported last Friday that Scrima is going back to school. He is partly funding his personal growth and résumé building with $3,677 of the taxpayers’ money.
This is the second year in a row Scrima has added to his résumé at the taxpayers’ expense. The excuse he gives is that he learns things that will make him a better mayor.
We could observe that we were not blessed with a better mayor last year after his seminar at Harvard. Perhaps the city of Waukesha should ask for a refund from the school?
But what needs to be asked is why the taxpayers should be expected to subsidize the mayor’s personal growth.
We’ve come a long way from Scrima’s broken promise to return half of his mayoral salary to the city. What began as a promise of “servant leadership” has devolved into Scrima using the city coffers for his personal enrichment.
Willie Sutton robbed banks because “that’s where the money is.” Scrima is getting awfully good at finding other people’s money.
* * * Downtown residents have a choice of five candidates for alderman this spring, including the incumbent Patton. They need to ask themselves if they are willing to re-elect an alderman who, by his own admission, has participated in the coverup of the reasons for the resignation of BID Executive Director Meghan Sprager last year. This is after Patton was caught deleting public records, and after Patton’s odd role in a story involving alleged damage to Sprager’s car.
As the other candidates campaign, residents will need to ask them about The Clarke Hotel, street closings, vandalism and police presence at bar close.
But most important, they will need to judge the character and competence of the candidates.
(James Wigderson is a blogger publishing at http://www.wigderson.com and a Waukesha resident. His column runs Thursdays in The Freeman.)
Taxpayers shouldn’t pay for Scrima’s college
In one of Aesop’s fables, a contented community of frogs decided they needed a king. They asked Zeus to send them one. Zeus sent them a log, and it made a big splash in the frog pond. The frogs feared King Log but soon realized that the log was incapable of doing anything. So they appealed to Zeus again. Annoyed, Zeus sent them a stork, and King Stork began to devour the frogs.
Waukesha’s downtown property owners may never have been the contented community of frogs but they are regretting what they asked for. When the Business Improvement District fell apart last year thanks to the machinations of Mayor Jeff Scrima, they demanded the appointment of a new board to carry on the work of the BID.
It was a reasonable request. After all, Scrima and Alderman Roger Patton engineered the mass resignation of the board last year to avoid, as Patton has said, airing the “dirty laundry” in public.
After a battle with the Common Council, the mayor finally appointed enough representatives for the BID Board to actually meet. Unfortunately, the direction of the city administrator is for the BID to merely become a funding source for events downtown, and no money is to be spent on improvements, cleanup, attracting new businesses, or even staff.
Scrima is relying on age-old formula for leaders in trouble, bread and circuses. Well, at least the circus part. He’s found a pot of money to do it at the BID, and he’s found a few downtown businesses to go along with it.
Downtown property owners are understandably miffed. (At this point I might tease one or two of them about supporting our King Stork for mayor, but they’re well aware of the folly at this point.) Now downtown property owners have to decide whether to disband the BID altogether, or allow the downtown businesses to use the money for their purposes. Put in that calculation that the money for the BID only comes from the property owners, and that the proposed use of the funds may be at cross-purposes of the property owners.
The alternative is to endure and try to mitigate the damage. It’s a tough choice.
As for the “dirty laundry,” it remains hidden away.
* * * Speaking of the mayor spending other people’s money, a popular pastime for politicians, the Waukesha Freeman reported last Friday that Scrima is going back to school. He is partly funding his personal growth and résumé building with $3,677 of the taxpayers’ money.
This is the second year in a row Scrima has added to his résumé at the taxpayers’ expense. The excuse he gives is that he learns things that will make him a better mayor.
We could observe that we were not blessed with a better mayor last year after his seminar at Harvard. Perhaps the city of Waukesha should ask for a refund from the school?
But what needs to be asked is why the taxpayers should be expected to subsidize the mayor’s personal growth.
We’ve come a long way from Scrima’s broken promise to return half of his mayoral salary to the city. What began as a promise of “servant leadership” has devolved into Scrima using the city coffers for his personal enrichment.
Willie Sutton robbed banks because “that’s where the money is.” Scrima is getting awfully good at finding other people’s money.
* * * Downtown residents have a choice of five candidates for alderman this spring, including the incumbent Patton. They need to ask themselves if they are willing to re-elect an alderman who, by his own admission, has participated in the coverup of the reasons for the resignation of BID Executive Director Meghan Sprager last year. This is after Patton was caught deleting public records, and after Patton’s odd role in a story involving alleged damage to Sprager’s car.
As the other candidates campaign, residents will need to ask them about The Clarke Hotel, street closings, vandalism and police presence at bar close.
But most important, they will need to judge the character and competence of the candidates.
(James Wigderson is a blogger publishing at http://www.wigderson.com and a Waukesha resident. His column runs Thursdays in The Freeman.)
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Business owners losing control over BID funds
To the editor: The Business Improvement District has gone through a tumultuous year and the common denominator is our mayor. He has meddled in the BID since the GuitarTown pass-through to buy the 10-foot fiberglass guitars.
He has unequivocally supported those accused of creating the hostile work environment within the BID. He did this without investigation and basically assassinated the character of our last BID executive director.
According to Alderman Patton, he orchestrated the mass resignation of the BID Board in September, to “avoid airing the BID’s dirty laundry in public.” I was on the BID Board and had resigned in protest when it became apparent that BID leadership was unwilling to address the problems they caused. During a Common Council meeting, 10 business owners confirmed the accusations through their own personal experiences, yet nothing was done.
The mayor then battled with the Common Council over BID appointments. He disregarded the wishes of the Common Council and delayed the process of getting the BID operational. He only appointed eight of the required 13 positions. He refused the council’s recommendations and appointed an unbalanced board. Remember, these are not city funds but the property owners who agreed to be taxed at a higher rate to fund the BID.
He has apparently converted the city administrator to his vision of the BID. This vision disregards the property owners who voluntarily agreed to be taxed to fund the BID. The mayor is actually rewarding those responsible for the hostile work environment and to spend the BID reserves on events.
The arguments of eliminating waste and creating efficiencies are misleading at best.
He is now forcing the property owners to disband the BID to keep him from wasting their money. This could have been avoided if we had a mayor who was a leader, someone who brought people together rather than being a divider. Unfortunately, our mayor is unwilling to assume that role despite going back to Harvard for more leadership classes. Downtown deserves better.
The BID has been an asset to downtown for over 25 years. Property owners agreed to tax themselves to improve the downtown. Now the property owners’ only option is to disband the BID that served them well to thwart the misappropriation of our funds. The BID will be missed.
Jeff Barta
Business owners losing control over BID funds
To the editor: The Business Improvement District has gone through a tumultuous year and the common denominator is our mayor. He has meddled in the BID since the GuitarTown pass-through to buy the 10-foot fiberglass guitars.
He has unequivocally supported those accused of creating the hostile work environment within the BID. He did this without investigation and basically assassinated the character of our last BID executive director.
According to Alderman Patton, he orchestrated the mass resignation of the BID Board in September, to “avoid airing the BID’s dirty laundry in public.” I was on the BID Board and had resigned in protest when it became apparent that BID leadership was unwilling to address the problems they caused. During a Common Council meeting, 10 business owners confirmed the accusations through their own personal experiences, yet nothing was done.
The mayor then battled with the Common Council over BID appointments. He disregarded the wishes of the Common Council and delayed the process of getting the BID operational. He only appointed eight of the required 13 positions. He refused the council’s recommendations and appointed an unbalanced board. Remember, these are not city funds but the property owners who agreed to be taxed at a higher rate to fund the BID.
He has apparently converted the city administrator to his vision of the BID. This vision disregards the property owners who voluntarily agreed to be taxed to fund the BID. The mayor is actually rewarding those responsible for the hostile work environment and to spend the BID reserves on events.
The arguments of eliminating waste and creating efficiencies are misleading at best.
He is now forcing the property owners to disband the BID to keep him from wasting their money. This could have been avoided if we had a mayor who was a leader, someone who brought people together rather than being a divider. Unfortunately, our mayor is unwilling to assume that role despite going back to Harvard for more leadership classes. Downtown deserves better.
The BID has been an asset to downtown for over 25 years. Property owners agreed to tax themselves to improve the downtown. Now the property owners’ only option is to disband the BID that served them well to thwart the misappropriation of our funds. The BID will be missed.
Jeff Barta
POLICE BLOTTER
Waukesha Police Department
TUESDAY 9:27 a.m. – Someone reportedly stole a sign in the 500 block of North Grand Avenue.
10:42 a.m. – A teacher at an elementary school in the 700 block of Linden Street reported that a parent was acting strangely and was possibly under the influence of somedrug.
1:37 p.m. – A customer reportedly stole a pack of cigarettes from a store in the 900 block of Fleetfoot Drive.
5:23 p.m. – A child threw a tennis ball at his mother out of anger while at a counseling session in the 700 block of American Avenue. She decided to punish him by taking away one of his favorite games for a week.
5:38 p.m. – Someone reportedly stole a boat from a vacant home in the 200 block of Douglass Avenue.
6:01 p.m. – A caller was struck by a student driver in the 400 block of West Sunset Drive.
WEDNESDAY 2:05 a.m. – A subject was pounding on the door to a bar in the 300 block of West Broadway after closing time.
Brookfield Police Department
JAN. 22 9:41 p.m. – Emergency dispatch was called after a man in the 12000 block of West Capitol Drive was unable to locate his car keys, his phone was dead and he was unable to call for help. The dispatcher called a cab for him.
JAN. 23 9:02 a.m. – A man said he spotted a cougar near West Capitol Drive and North Calhoun Road. He said he had called the Department of Natural Resources about the matter.
3 p.m. – A woman in the 17000 block of Oak Park Row said she was receiving calls and mail from an organization by the name of Wisconsin County Police Association looking for donations. An officer contacted the Oshkosh Police Department and a sergeant there said they had never heard of the organization. When the phone number listed on the pamphlet for the organization was called, it was a non-working number.
2:40 p.m. – A female caller in the 3900 block of Mountain Drive said her brother’s friends were hitting her with an electrical cord. Five subjects were arrested for municipal disorderly conduct and were cited. No injuries were sustained by the caller.
4:07 p.m. – Three females stole merchandise from a store in Brookfield Square Mall, 95 N.
Moorland Road, valued at about $600.
THURSDAY 10:09 a.m. – A woman in the 4700 block of Shasta Drive said she received a call on Jan. 23 from a person who was claiming to be from Microsoft and that her computer had been hacked.
The caller had her go to her computer and enter information that led to a “back door remote access” virus. Eventually the caller provided her credit card number and got a $149 charge.
She said her computer repairman discovered the virus and said it was out of Russia. She closed the credit card account.
11:02 a.m. – A man in the 14000 block of Santa Rosa Drive said he was contacted by a male caller who said he was with Publisher’s Clearing House and told the man he had won a prize.The man said he was instructed to get a $200 gift card and give the other man its pin number. He knew it was a scam so he hung up.
1:53 p.m. – Two subjects notified the Police Department that they were going to be standing in front of the post office, 17345 Civic Drive, for a political activity and that they would not be approaching people. A caller later called police at 4:07 p.m. and said one male was blocking her car and it was difficult to get the man to move.
One man was holding a sign that promoted impeaching President Barack Obama and the other sign read “Obama is a Cracker.”
Police reminded the men not to block vehicles from entering or exiting the driveway.
FRIDAY 11:55 a.m. – Two 25-foot extension cords were reported stolen from outside a home in the 17000 block of Nassau Drive. The owner said the extension cords were used to plug in mini-spotlights, which were not touched.
6:36 p.m. – A fire was reported in an industrial building in the 4000 block of North 127th Street.
10:33 p.m. – A 28-year-old man was arrested for his third offense of operating while under the influence and possession of marijuana near Tremont Street and Edwards Street.
11:41 p.m. – A 48-year-old man was arrested and charged with drunken driving for the fifth time at West Capitol Drive and Mitchell Park Drive after he was allegedly seen driving in the wrong direction.
SATURDAY 12:17 p.m. – A woman in a Brookfield Square Mall department store attempted to steal and conceal about $350 worth of merchandise in her bags.The merchandise was recovered, but the suspect was not located.
7:28 p.m. – Two coyotes were reportedly running down the road on West Bluemound Road at North Executive Drive.
The animals were reportedly stopping traffic.
10:48 p.m. – An employee of a business in Menomonee Falls said a bus with about 30 kids in it just left to go to a home in the 14000 block of Golf Parkway in Brookfield. The caller said he found flasks under the tables where they had been sitting so he thought there might be an underage drinking party going on. Police made contact at the home and the homeowner said the bus had stopped, but all of the kids were sent away in their own vehicles and that no one would be allowed at the home that night.
SUNDAY 4:03 a.m. – A juvenile subject was observed riding a bicycle in the Ruby Isle parking lot, 2205 N. Calhoun Road, and it was determined by police he was under the influence of alcohol.
He was cited for underage drinking and released to his father.
New Berlin Police Department
JAN. 16 1:45 p.m. – A woman called police to notify them of an attempted burglary of her purse from her vehicle, which was parked at a business in the 3500 block of South Moorland Road.
JAN. 17 10:29 a.m. – Police assisted members of the New Berlin Fire Department with a fire investigation after the contents of a garbage truck caught fire at the intersection of West Greenfield Avenue and South Ranch Road.
JAN. 19 3:59 p.m. – Police responded to a gas station in the 15000 block of West Small Road after an unknown suspect driving a minivan stole 19 gallons of gas.
JAN. 20 8:33 a.m. – A man called police to report that his estranged wife had smashed the rear passenger window of his car after she woke the man and his girlfriend by pounding on the bedroom window of his home on the 4600 block of South Moorland Road.
JAN. 21 2:56 a.m. – Police arrested two men for disorderly conduct and criminal trespass after they broke into an apartment in the 1800 block of South Calhoun Road. According to police reports, the men broke in to confront a man who was having an affair with one of their wives. The wife called police to report the situation.
7:30 a.m. – A man called police to report scrap metal items, including numerous sawhorses, were stolen from the back of a business located on the 2100 block of South 170th Street.
JAN. 22
6:53 a.m. – Police were called to the 1700 block of South Calhoun Road where a man reported his pickup truck had been pelted with eggs.The man said it was the third time his truck had been egged in the last month.
JAN. 23
9:34 a.m. – A man was arrested by police for trespassing at the Goodwill store in the 3500 block of South Moorland Road.The man, witnesses told police, was squabbling with store employees at the West Allis Goodwill before he was issued a trespassing complaint by the store.The man, who follows a routine of visiting the West Allis Goodwill, then entered the New Berlin store, where he was confronted by police.
10:53 a.m. – A woman called police to report serious damage to a pair of greenhouses at Action Garden Center, located in the 16000 block of West Observatory Road. Upon arrival, police found that unknown suspects had used an old, weathered hoe to tear dozens of holes in the plastic roofs of each greenhouse.
Delafield Police Department
JAN. 24 9:01 p.m. – A motorist was cited for making an unsafe lane change on Highway 83 at Golf Road.
JAN. 25
5:26 p.m. – An officer reported that a motorist had nearly driven into his squad car as the officer turned into the parking lot at the Naga-Waukee Ice Arena, 2699 Golf Road, with his emergency lights activated. The motorist was warned for failure to yield to an emergency vehicle.
SATURDAY 8:36 p.m. – Staff at Walmart, 2863 Heritage Drive, reported that two suspects stole a pair of large-screen TV sets. The suspects reportedly fled in a red Buick 496.
SUNDAY 1:02 a.m. – Police responded to a false burglar alarm at OfficeMax, 2840 Heritage Drive.
4:50 p.m. – Police responded to a burglar alarm at Fitness Together, 524 Milwaukee St.
They found a partially open door at the business. A search of the building revealed nothing out of order.
9:09 p.m. – A motorist reportedly attempted to turn in icy conditions on Hillside Drive at Highway 83 and subsequently collided with a light pole. The vehicle was damaged and towed, but the motorist was not injured.
MONDAY 9:41 p.m. – Police responded to a report of a disabled vehicle in traffic on Highway 83 at Golf Road.They did not locate the vehicle.
WEDNESDAY 12:39 p.m. – Police responded to a false burglar alarm at Sports Authority, 2950 Golf Road.
Waukesha Police Department
TUESDAY 9:27 a.m. – Someone reportedly stole a sign in the 500 block of North Grand Avenue.
10:42 a.m. – A teacher at an elementary school in the 700 block of Linden Street reported that a parent was acting strangely and was possibly under the influence of somedrug.
1:37 p.m. – A customer reportedly stole a pack of cigarettes from a store in the 900 block of Fleetfoot Drive.
5:23 p.m. – A child threw a tennis ball at his mother out of anger while at a counseling session in the 700 block of American Avenue. She decided to punish him by taking away one of his favorite games for a week.
5:38 p.m. – Someone reportedly stole a boat from a vacant home in the 200 block of Douglass Avenue.
6:01 p.m. – A caller was struck by a student driver in the 400 block of West Sunset Drive.
WEDNESDAY 2:05 a.m. – A subject was pounding on the door to a bar in the 300 block of West Broadway after closing time.
Brookfield Police Department
JAN. 22 9:41 p.m. – Emergency dispatch was called after a man in the 12000 block of West Capitol Drive was unable to locate his car keys, his phone was dead and he was unable to call for help. The dispatcher called a cab for him.
JAN. 23 9:02 a.m. – A man said he spotted a cougar near West Capitol Drive and North Calhoun Road. He said he had called the Department of Natural Resources about the matter.
3 p.m. – A woman in the 17000 block of Oak Park Row said she was receiving calls and mail from an organization by the name of Wisconsin County Police Association looking for donations. An officer contacted the Oshkosh Police Department and a sergeant there said they had never heard of the organization. When the phone number listed on the pamphlet for the organization was called, it was a non-working number.
2:40 p.m. – A female caller in the 3900 block of Mountain Drive said her brother’s friends were hitting her with an electrical cord. Five subjects were arrested for municipal disorderly conduct and were cited. No injuries were sustained by the caller.
4:07 p.m. – Three females stole merchandise from a store in Brookfield Square Mall, 95 N.
Moorland Road, valued at about $600.
THURSDAY 10:09 a.m. – A woman in the 4700 block of Shasta Drive said she received a call on Jan. 23 from a person who was claiming to be from Microsoft and that her computer had been hacked.
The caller had her go to her computer and enter information that led to a “back door remote access” virus. Eventually the caller provided her credit card number and got a $149 charge.
She said her computer repairman discovered the virus and said it was out of Russia. She closed the credit card account.
11:02 a.m. – A man in the 14000 block of Santa Rosa Drive said he was contacted by a male caller who said he was with Publisher’s Clearing House and told the man he had won a prize.The man said he was instructed to get a $200 gift card and give the other man its pin number. He knew it was a scam so he hung up.
1:53 p.m. – Two subjects notified the Police Department that they were going to be standing in front of the post office, 17345 Civic Drive, for a political activity and that they would not be approaching people. A caller later called police at 4:07 p.m. and said one male was blocking her car and it was difficult to get the man to move.
One man was holding a sign that promoted impeaching President Barack Obama and the other sign read “Obama is a Cracker.”
Police reminded the men not to block vehicles from entering or exiting the driveway.
FRIDAY 11:55 a.m. – Two 25-foot extension cords were reported stolen from outside a home in the 17000 block of Nassau Drive. The owner said the extension cords were used to plug in mini-spotlights, which were not touched.
6:36 p.m. – A fire was reported in an industrial building in the 4000 block of North 127th Street.
10:33 p.m. – A 28-year-old man was arrested for his third offense of operating while under the influence and possession of marijuana near Tremont Street and Edwards Street.
11:41 p.m. – A 48-year-old man was arrested and charged with drunken driving for the fifth time at West Capitol Drive and Mitchell Park Drive after he was allegedly seen driving in the wrong direction.
SATURDAY 12:17 p.m. – A woman in a Brookfield Square Mall department store attempted to steal and conceal about $350 worth of merchandise in her bags.The merchandise was recovered, but the suspect was not located.
7:28 p.m. – Two coyotes were reportedly running down the road on West Bluemound Road at North Executive Drive.
The animals were reportedly stopping traffic.
10:48 p.m. – An employee of a business in Menomonee Falls said a bus with about 30 kids in it just left to go to a home in the 14000 block of Golf Parkway in Brookfield. The caller said he found flasks under the tables where they had been sitting so he thought there might be an underage drinking party going on. Police made contact at the home and the homeowner said the bus had stopped, but all of the kids were sent away in their own vehicles and that no one would be allowed at the home that night.
SUNDAY 4:03 a.m. – A juvenile subject was observed riding a bicycle in the Ruby Isle parking lot, 2205 N. Calhoun Road, and it was determined by police he was under the influence of alcohol.
He was cited for underage drinking and released to his father.
New Berlin Police Department
JAN. 16 1:45 p.m. – A woman called police to notify them of an attempted burglary of her purse from her vehicle, which was parked at a business in the 3500 block of South Moorland Road.
JAN. 17 10:29 a.m. – Police assisted members of the New Berlin Fire Department with a fire investigation after the contents of a garbage truck caught fire at the intersection of West Greenfield Avenue and South Ranch Road.
JAN. 19 3:59 p.m. – Police responded to a gas station in the 15000 block of West Small Road after an unknown suspect driving a minivan stole 19 gallons of gas.
JAN. 20 8:33 a.m. – A man called police to report that his estranged wife had smashed the rear passenger window of his car after she woke the man and his girlfriend by pounding on the bedroom window of his home on the 4600 block of South Moorland Road.
JAN. 21 2:56 a.m. – Police arrested two men for disorderly conduct and criminal trespass after they broke into an apartment in the 1800 block of South Calhoun Road. According to police reports, the men broke in to confront a man who was having an affair with one of their wives. The wife called police to report the situation.
7:30 a.m. – A man called police to report scrap metal items, including numerous sawhorses, were stolen from the back of a business located on the 2100 block of South 170th Street.
JAN. 22
6:53 a.m. – Police were called to the 1700 block of South Calhoun Road where a man reported his pickup truck had been pelted with eggs.The man said it was the third time his truck had been egged in the last month.
JAN. 23
9:34 a.m. – A man was arrested by police for trespassing at the Goodwill store in the 3500 block of South Moorland Road.The man, witnesses told police, was squabbling with store employees at the West Allis Goodwill before he was issued a trespassing complaint by the store.The man, who follows a routine of visiting the West Allis Goodwill, then entered the New Berlin store, where he was confronted by police.
10:53 a.m. – A woman called police to report serious damage to a pair of greenhouses at Action Garden Center, located in the 16000 block of West Observatory Road. Upon arrival, police found that unknown suspects had used an old, weathered hoe to tear dozens of holes in the plastic roofs of each greenhouse.
Delafield Police Department
JAN. 24 9:01 p.m. – A motorist was cited for making an unsafe lane change on Highway 83 at Golf Road.
JAN. 25
5:26 p.m. – An officer reported that a motorist had nearly driven into his squad car as the officer turned into the parking lot at the Naga-Waukee Ice Arena, 2699 Golf Road, with his emergency lights activated. The motorist was warned for failure to yield to an emergency vehicle.
SATURDAY 8:36 p.m. – Staff at Walmart, 2863 Heritage Drive, reported that two suspects stole a pair of large-screen TV sets. The suspects reportedly fled in a red Buick 496.
SUNDAY 1:02 a.m. – Police responded to a false burglar alarm at OfficeMax, 2840 Heritage Drive.
4:50 p.m. – Police responded to a burglar alarm at Fitness Together, 524 Milwaukee St.
They found a partially open door at the business. A search of the building revealed nothing out of order.
9:09 p.m. – A motorist reportedly attempted to turn in icy conditions on Hillside Drive at Highway 83 and subsequently collided with a light pole. The vehicle was damaged and towed, but the motorist was not injured.
MONDAY 9:41 p.m. – Police responded to a report of a disabled vehicle in traffic on Highway 83 at Golf Road.They did not locate the vehicle.
WEDNESDAY 12:39 p.m. – Police responded to a false burglar alarm at Sports Authority, 2950 Golf Road.
