Showing posts with label woman. Show all posts
Showing posts with label woman. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 2, 2026

Cops Gone Wild: Milwaukee to pay $825,000 to end two police cases

From JSOnline:

David Clarey
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

The city of Milwaukee will pay $825,000 to resolve two claims brought forward after alleged police misconduct.

The payments will end legal action surrounding the death of a woman who was run over by a Milwaukee police officer in 2025, and in the lawsuit made by a couple who were repeatedly the subject of false claims to police and prompting numerous police responses between 2022 and 2023. Milwaukee Common Council passed the payments June 2.

The family of Haley Linville will receive $250,000 in connection to her Sept. 16, 2025, death.

A Milwaukee police officer was responding to the city's south side for a welfare check when, as Linville lay at the entrance of an alleyway, an officer ran her over. She later died at the hospital.

The other payment, for $575,000, will go to Niki Robinson and Patrick Tomlinson. Police were dispatched 45 times to their home over a two-year span. The city admitted in court documents that police knew the couple was being targeted by fake emergency calls.

The city denied searches related to the calls were illegal.

The payments still require Mayor Cavalier Johnson's signature for final approval. Spokesperson Jeff Fleming said the mayor will decide whether to sign off in coming days.

"He is inclined to support the council action," Fleming said in a text message.

An attorney for Linville's family initially sought over $21 million for her death, but Wisconsin state statute caps civil settlements at $250,000.

Ald. Marina Dimitrijevic, who abstained from voting on Linville settlement, said the amount was not enough for the family.

"We need to continue to hold people accountable," she said. "Quite frankly, too many women in particular I'm seeing not getting the standard of care they need from the city of Milwaukee."

Wednesday, March 25, 2026

Caledonia woman reported missing has been found dead, police say

From JSOnline:

Steven Martinez
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

A 65-year-old Caledonia woman who police reported missing March 24 has
been found dead.

Police early Wednesday, March 25 issued a missing endangered person alert for Kari Nelson. Authorities cancelled the alert about 9:20 a.m., saying Nelson's body had been found.

Nelson was last seen about 6:30 p.m. March 24 leaving her house to pick up medication from a Meijer in Oak Creek. She never returned home.

Police found her car around 10 p.m. that night in Bender Park. Her cellphone was inside the vehicle, the alert said.

Police issue missing endangered alerts when a missing person does not meet critera for certain missing alerts, like an Amber Alert, a Silver Alert or a critical missing alert, according to the Wisconsin Department of Justice.

From: https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/2026/03/25/caledonia-police-issue-missing-endangered-person-alert-for-kari-nelson/89312698007/