Milwaukee Buzz - Oct. 27, 2009
Forbes.com: Milwaukee is America's second safest city
Forbes.com is out with its latest list, "America's Safest Cities." Greater Milwaukee came in second.
Tags: Forbes.com, lists, safe cities, crime, rankings, natural disaster, death, police

Living - Aug. 16, 2009
Listening to intuition
I was at a popular Milwaukee bar this week, sitting on the patio with friends and enjoying a Mojito when I saw three men walking towards us. Immediately, I got an unsettled feeling.
Tags: intuition, crime, purse snatching

Living - Aug. 5, 2009
Good morning, shattered window
I was almost early to work this morning. That is, until I noticed that someone had shattered the driver's side window of my car, stealing my digital camera, radar detector and cheap sunglasses.
Tags: theft, crime, broken window

Living - July 29, 2009
Would you give up your bag at gunpoint?
Knock on wood, I have not been robbed or mugged at gunpoint, so whenever I hear that a victim gets injured after refusing to give up a backpack or purse to someone with a weapon, I get really judgmental.
Tags: crime, gun, holdup, robbery, shooting

Marketplace - Nov. 21, 2008
Tosa police wow Mayfair shoppers with fast response
I go to Mayfair all the time and I would never expect to be held up at gun point inside the mall. But that's exactly what happened to someone yesterday at lunch time, it seems. Not in the parking lot, but right inside the mall, inside a bathroom. Shoppers rightfully praised the Wauwatosa police for their speed and efficiency.
Tags: mayfair, downtown, crime

Politics - April 17, 2008
Empowered Milwaukeeans find a Common Ground
Common Ground, nearly two years in the making, describes itself as an organization of organizations. With slogans like, "Building a Stronger Community Together" and "Transforming Lives, Strengthening Communities," Common Ground held a Founding Convention Sunday at Midwest Airlines Center.
Tags: common ground, reverend willie davis, reverend brian sonderman, crime, guns, education, health care, housing, poverty, immigration

Milwaukee Buzz - Feb. 3, 2008
Sunday Sound-off: Will crime keep you away from Walker's Point?
Last weekend, a 43-year-old SABMiller Brewing executive was shot and killed in Walker’s Point. Will this stop you from hanging out there?
Tags: Walker's Point, SABMiller, crime, Mexican food, La Cage

Politics - Nov. 6, 2007
Milwaukee Talks: Ald. Michael D'Amato
Third District Ald. Michael D'Amato chats about the upcoming election, two-way traffic on Farwell, Alterra coming to Riverwest and more.
Tags: Michael D'Amato, Third District, 2008 elections, Sura Faraj, Nik Kovac, smoking ban, Alterra, Milwaukee Public Schools, MPS, Riverwest, East Side, crime, small business, Whole Foods, nessun Dorma, Cafe Brucke, alderman

Milwaukee Buzz - Sept. 1, 2007
10 reasons why I live in the city
Sometimes I have to remind myself why I live in Riverwest -- and why I'm raising my kids here.
Tags: Riverwest, crime, alternative families, The Uptowner

Politics - July 28, 2007
What's Mayor Barrett doing to fight crime?
Mayor Barrett, like me, lives in the City of Milwaukee but what is he really doing about crime?
Tags: Mayor Tom Barrett, crime

Politics - April 19, 2007
Hegerty to Hines: Council controls police budget
Milwaukee Chief of Police Nannette Hegerty released a copy of a letter she penned to Common Council President Willie Hines in response to an April 12 letter in which Hines claimed that Hegerty, in a newspaper editorial she wrote, blamed the Common Council for the rise in crime in Milwaukee.
Tags: Hegerty, Ald. Hines, Common Council, police, MPD, crime

Politics - Dec. 8, 2006
Mayor working on "Safe Streets," to prove Time article wrong
Certain streets of Milwaukee can be as mean as any city in America. So Mayor Tom Barrett’s program of “Safe Streets Milwaukee” is being generally welcomed throughout the community.
Tags: Barrett, crime, Time magazine, Milwaukee, MPD, LGBT, Meighan Bentz, Peace Action

Sports - Aug. 31, 2006
Sprewell situation recalls other athletes' bad behavior
Former NBA star Latrell Sprewell's current scrape with the law brings to mind several other incidents involving athletes and local authorities.
Tags: sprewell, athletes, crime

Politics - July 14, 2006
Big Gig is gone and attention turns to cruising
Another Summerfest has come and gone and 389 people carried an additional souvenir of their visit to the popular lakefront festival -- an MPD ticket. Meanwhile, the city confronts cruising issue.
Tags: Summerfest, crime, cruising, common council, MPD

Milwaukee Buzz - Aug. 24, 2004
Reason for alarm: False alarms take cops from real crimes
The recent announcement by Milwaukee Police Chief Nannette Hegerty that officers will respond only to verified burglar alarms is less alarming than the number of false activations with which police have had to contend for more than a decade.
Tags: crime, police, Hegerty, alarm