Since November 2016, the Wauwatosa Police Department has sat on a very sensitive open records request. Cop Block contributors requested the resignation letter of former detective Robin Schumacher. She’d left WPD in 2013 after ending a lofty legal drama in a $77,000 settlement. Her letter, sources report, detailed how she’d been targeted with harassment by […]
Wisconsin Racial Justice Group “Tosa Together” Speaks Out On Jay Anderson Police Killing–Short
An interview with a member of Tosa Together, conducted by Isiah Holmes. Tosa Together has committed itself to racial justice, diversity, and awareness in the mostly white Milwaukee suburb of Wauwatosa. After becoming active with Black Lives Matter and other movements, Tosa Together tackled the Jay Anderson killing. In this interview, church minister Suzelle Lynch […]
Press Conference Regarding Jay Anderson’s Murder by Wauwatosa WI Police Held December 5th 2016 (Full)
Footage shot on December 5th of the press conference held regarding Jay Anderson’s case. The 25 year old was shot by Wauwatosa Officer Joseph Mensah. Many questions continue to linger over the suspicious killing, and residents haven’t stopped asking. For five months, the department dodged answering those questions. Open records requests were delayed, phone calls […]
Protest of Jay Anderson Murder by Wauwatosa Police At Mayfair Mall, Milwaukee in 2016
Footage shot of a Jay Anderson protest in Wauwatosa’s Mayfair Mall. The footage was shot several months ago, back towards the end of the summer. Jay Anderson was shot by a Wauwatosa police officer while sleeping in his car. His family protested the cases lack of transparency all summer. Residents eventually joined their cause, and […]
Jay Anderson Family Press Conference–Short
Footage shot by video journalist Isiah Holmes during a press conference held at the home of Jay Anderson’s parents. Anderson was killed five months ago by a Wauwatosa Police Officer identified as Joseph Mensah by the family. Now that the case is that old, however, officials appear more confident in attaching his name to the […]
Cop Block Writer Views Unreleased Jay Anderson Footage, Shares Experience
Grey skies choked Milwaukee with gloomy overcast December 5th’s morning. At its cusp, 9:45am, I was to meet Jay Anderson’s family at the District Attorney’s office. Though aware we’d view footage captured by Wawuatosa PD dash camera’s, no one was prepared for the city’s decision. Navigating the labyrinth Milwaukee PD’s administration building, courtrooms, attorneys offices, […]
Warning Graphic: Jay Anderson’s Car Returned With Blood, Brains, And Dreadlocks Still Inside
If you’re thinking Wauwatosa (Tosa) PD has provided full details on Jay Anderson’s killing, you’re wrong. Five months later, and his family continues pushing for disclosure of what happened that night. The incident’s extreme silence has now provoked attorneys to file a statement of injury against the suburb. While local outlets cover this, another disturbing […]
Wauwatosa’s Hart Park: Two Years Post-Police Crackdown
Outwardly, Wauwatosa (Tosa) Wisconsin’s Hart Park resembles any other suburban, family-oriented public space. You’d scarcely imagine that it’s grounds were the epicenter of a massive police crackdown just two years before. Its echo endures, however, from abandoned messages, to tales that the crackdown never really ended. From late 2012 to mid-2014, the Wauwatosa Police Department conducted […]
(VIDEO) Jay Anderson Wauwatosa Police Killing Protest in Madison Park
The full video documenting the Anderson families recent protest in Madison Park. 25 year old Jay Anderson was killed by a Wauwatosa officer at 3am on June 23d, 2016. That officer was identified by the family at this protest, despite officials keeping it hidden. During the protest, the Anderson’s described how they’re holding up, as […]
Jay Anderson Madison Park Wauwatosa Killing Protest Sneak Peek
Above is a sneak peek to a video documenting a peaceful protest in Milwaukee’s Madison Park. The Anderson family has protested for months attempting to get justice for their son, who was killed by Wauwatosa police. Jay Anderson died three months ago, and WPD hasn’t held a press conference, or released the shooting officer’s name. […]
