Cop Block contributors recently obtained Officer Joseph Mensah’s employee file, from the Wauwatosa Police Department. WPD’s silence largely spared Mensah public scrutiny after killing Jay Anderson in 2016. According to his file, Mensah was reassigned to a brief desk job under WPD’s detective bureau. Oddly enough, that occurred less than a month after the slaying. […]
Update: Did Tosa PD Claim To Not Have Ex-Detective Document They Already Released?
A day after Cop Block’s last article on the Wauwatosa (Tosa) PD Robin Schumacher case, the department emailed back. In 2013, she’d reportedly detailed sexual harassment by WPD supervisors in her resignation letter. The department’s lieutenants, despite having already provided that document, claim to not have access to it. A series of legal dramas preceded […]
Tosa PD Hiding info On Sexual Harassment Of Ex-Detective?
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 […]
Dominique Heaggan-Brown Charged in Shooting That Sparked Riots in Milwaukee; Sylville Smith Was Unarmed When Executed
Earlier today, charges of first-degree reckless homicide were filed against Dominique Heaggan-Brown for the shooting Syville Smith in August. Heaggan-Brown, who had earlier professed his desire to “start a riot like it’s Baltimore,” got his wish when Milwaukee erupted into riots after the murder of Smith. As I wrote about in October, Officer Heaggan-Brown also […]
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 […]
Wisconsin’s ACLU: No Reason For Wauwatosa Police To Withhold Anderson Footage
Jay Anderson’s case is beginning to get some serious traction, with both the public and influential organizations. It’s not just leaked information which is noteworthy, it’s the cases complete lack of transparency. Since Wauwatosa PD won’t comment, however, Wisconsin’s ACLU will. “The American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin”, emailed a representative, “affirms the vital need […]
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 […]
Milwaukee Police Must Consider Alternatives To Handle Under-Reported Opioid Crisis
This article was originally published by The Pontiac Tribune by the same author. The drug war’s casualties reach far beyond bloated penitentiary yards, fractured rehab facilities, and it’s own endless perpetuation. America’s opioid crisis, and it’s scale, is straining police, the policed, and the decades old rhetoric between them. Milwaukee Wisconsin is no stranger, nor […]
Update: Jay Anderson Never Held Gun To Tosa Officer, Police Moved Gun From Car
Striking new details have been released by attorneys regarding the Jay Anderson shooting in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. Officials say dash cam footage has been enhanced by the DOJ (Department Of Justice) and shows Anderson never brandished a gun. The actions of not only the shooting officer, but also responding Wauwatosa PD investigators are also under close […]
(VIDEO) Milwaukee Riots From Wauwatosa: The Second Night
Milwaukee’s riots have seemingly evaporated from the national and international stage. Even in the city itself, people seem to not want to acknowledge the two day’s of unrest that occurred. The wounds which catalyzed the chaos continue to fester, perhaps brewing for another climax. Cop Block contributor, video producer, and journalist Isiah Holmes witnessed Milwaukee’s […]
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