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Saturday, April 5th, 2025
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Good morning, Waukesha. Here's your local news at a glance for Saturday, the 5th of April.
CRIME NEWS
- ➤ On March 24, a Milwaukee mom was driving with her two children on I-94 near the Brookfield exit when a driver—facing his fourth OWI charge and showing signs of PCP and marijuana use—struck her car, causing her injuries while her children were unharmed and the driver fled before being arrested in a nearby restaurant parking lot. TMJ-4
- ➤ Darrell Brooks Jr. chose to represent himself in his appeal against his 76-count conviction tied to the Waukesha Christmas Parade tragedy—Judge Jennifer Dorow granted his pro se request Friday after his court-appointed attorney Michael Covey withdrew— and he remains in a South Dakota prison serving six consecutive life terms plus 762 years. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
- ➤ Waukesha police charged 21-year-old Abdoulah Barry and 21-year-old Natnael Berhanu, noncitizens from Ethiopia, with theft and identity theft after they stole wallets, credit cards, cash and car keys from the YMCA in Oconomowha and repeated the scheme at facilities in Greenfield and Sun Prairie—authorities noted one man had been arrested in Michigan and both are wanted in Arizona, Indiana and Georgia—making it part of a multi-state theft ring. FOX6
- ➤ Darrell Brooks — the man convicted of 76 charges tied to the November 2021 Waukesha Christmas parade attack — will represent himself in his appeal after his attorney withdrew, and he is serving his sentence in an undisclosed out-of-state prison due to safety concerns. FOX6
ECONOMY NEWS
- ➤ In 2022, government transfers made up 11.5% of income in Waukesha County—a 6.7% increase from 1970—with per resident transfers rising to $10,097 from $1,283. The Economic Innovation Group said the change reflects long-term shifts in healthcare costs and income sources. Waukesha Times
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