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By Jacqui Seibel
June 30, 2009 12:56 p.m. | Muskego — An 80-year-old man was tied up and blindfolded while two men ransacked his home about 3 a.m. Tuesday, Muskego police Capt. John La Tour said.
The man was not harmed, but the two men woke him up, made verbal threats and then used painter's tape to tie his hands and feet. They also blindfolded the man while they stole personal items, cash and the man's light blue-gray 2005 Ford Freestar van, La Tour said. The license plate on the van is 574 APM.
The man was able to free himself and went to a neighbor's home to call police.
Police think the two men who invaded the man's home on Cornell St. also might have robbed a bartender from Bushy's Pub and Grill early Monday, La Tour said.
The bartender was walking to his car at 2:30 a.m., carrying a duffel bag with his personal items. One man came out of the bushes with a gun and another came from another direction, striking the bartender on the head, La Tour said.
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12:20 p.m. | Lake Country Publications' JR Radcliffe will be at court side tonight providing commentary and analysis when No. 2 Menomonee Falls takes on No. 1 Arrowhead with a berth in next week's state quarterfinals on the line.
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Falls advanced to tonight's contest with a 74-61 victory over rival and third-seeded Germantown on Friday night. Arrowhead advanced with a 64-32 triumph over Waukesha West.
8:07 a.m. | We've just posted a photo gallery from Brookfield Central's boys basketball sectional semifinal against Milwaukee Hamilton last night at Greenfield High School.
The No. 5 Lancers fought to overcome an early deficit before No. 1 Hamilton took control of the game late in the contest and posted a 47-43 victory.
See NOW photojournalist Peter Zuzga's photo gallery.
7:44 a.m. | Menomonee Falls defeated rival Germantown, 74-61, in a sectional semifinal game last night before a packed house at the Al McGuire Center in Milwaukee and we've just posted a photo gallery from the game.
With the victory, Falls advances to take on Arrowhead at 7:30 tonight with a berth in the state finals on the line.
See NOW photojournalist Peter Zuzga's photo gallery.
7:39 a.m. | We've just posted a photo gallery from last night's boys basketball sectional semifinal game between Whitefish Bay and Ripon.
Bay won, 62-47, and advanced to a sectional-final contest at 4:15 today against No. 1-seeded Catholic Memorial at the Al McGuire Center in Milwaukee.
See NOW photojournalist C.T. Kruger's photo gallery.
By
Tom Daykin of the Journal Sentinel
March 11, 2010 11:35 p.m. | Minneapolis-based developer Ryan Cos. has agreed to buy a 23-acre site in Brookfield, formerly the site of a printing plant, where the company hopes to develop a Target discount store and senior apartments.
That's according to two real estate industry sources who spoke about the project on the condition that their names not be published.
A Ryan executive didn't return phone calls Thursday. A Target spokesman said the company hasn't announced plans for a new Brookfield store. Typically, Target announces its new stores one year ahead of when the store will open, spokesman Kyle Thompson said.
Dan Ertl, Brookfield's director of community development, said the former Quebecor World printing plant is under contract to a developer. But he declined to identify the developer, saying no project plans have yet been filed with the city.
A Quebecor World spokesman also declined to comment, citing a confidentiality agreement with the developer. The printing plant, which closed in 2006, would be demolished to make way for the new developments.
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March 11, 2010 9:43 a.m. | Join NOW's David Cotey and Lake Country Publications' JR Radcliffe court side Friday night as they blog live from three of the area's top Division 1 boys basketball match ups.
Cotey will be covering the contest between No. 5 Brookfield Central and No. 1 Milwaukee Hamilton, set for 6 p.m. at Greenfield High School.
Radcliffe will be at the Al McGuire Center in Milwaukee reporting from No. 4 Waukesha West vs. No. 1 Arrowhead at 6 p.m. and No. 3 Germantown against No. 2 Menomonee Falls at 8 p.m.
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Brookfield Central vs. Hamilton
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March 11, 2010 7:21 a.m. | Want to weigh in on who you think are the best boys and girls basketball players in the suburban area?
Now's your chance, as we're asking high school hoops fans to help us select the annual NOW Newspapers All-Suburban boys and girls basketball teams, and the Players of the Year.
We've nominated the top players in the area to fill 10 spots on each honors team and we're asking you to pick the players that you think are the best in the NOW Newspapers coverage area.
When the fan voting is over, your votes - along with the votes of our sports staff - will determine the makeup of our All-Suburban Teams. And one lucky person will win a pair of lower-level tickets to a Milwaukee Bucks game just for voting!
Vote for the boys team
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Jesse Garza of the Journal Sentinel
March 10, 2010 6:22 p.m. | A 48-year-old Brookfield man has been charged with sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl he met at a Menomonee Falls gas station.
According to a copy of a criminal complaint, Sunil K. Singh talked the Menomonee Falls girl into getting into a car Saturday before getting her drunk, groping her and driving to an apartment building in the 11000 block of W. Meinecke Ave. in Wauwatosa.
According to the complaint, Singh threatened to kill the girl before dragging her by the wrist into the basement of the building, where he beat her and forced her into sex.
The girl managed to escape to a nearby apartment, where a resident called police.
Singh admitted to police that he provided the girl with alcohol, had sex with her and slapped her several times to keep her from crying.
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March 09, 2010 9:56 p.m. | We've just posted a photo gallery from tonight's first-round girls basketball tournament game between host Germantown and Homestead.
No. 5 Germantown earned a 63-56 victory over the No. 12 Highlanders to move to the second round. The Warhawks will play at No. 4 Waukesha South on Saturday.
See NOW photojournalist Peter Zuzga's photo gallery.
March 09, 2010 9:56 p.m. | We've just posted a photo gallery from tonight's first-round girls basketball tournament game between host Oak Creek, a fifth seed, and 12th-seeded Wauwatosa East.
Oak Creek posted a 53-29 victory over the Red Raiders to move to the second round. The Knights will play at No. 4 King at 5 p.m. on Saturday.
See NOW photojournalist Peter Zuzga's photo gallery.
By ALAN HAMARI
March 09, 2010 9:22 a.m. | City of Brookfield police arrested a 24-year-old Pewaukee woman for drunken driving early Saturday morning when she pulled into a parking lot on Bluemound Road after realizing she was following the wrong car home.
According to police reports:
An officer saw the woman's vehicle parked in a handicapped parking spot at a shopping center in the 15300 block of Bluemound Road about 3 a.m. Saturday.
When questioned, the woman said she had been following a friend home and eventually realized that she was following the wrong car, so she pulled into the parking lot. She admitted to drinking, and officers administered field sobriety tests, which she failed.
It was the woman's second drunken driving arrest, and her blood-alcohol content was 0.13.
By ALAN HAMARI
March 09, 2010 9:20 a.m. | The city's Plan Commission on Monday unanimously approved plans for a new Red Robin restaurant at Brookfield Square, a month after they told designers to come up with a more creative look for the building.
Red Robin, a gourmet burger chain with nine locations in Wisconsin, plans to build a 5,700-square-foot restaurant and bar at the site of the former Houlihan's restaurant on the mall's east side between Barnes & Noble and Mitchell's Fish Market. The Houlihan's building will be razed.
Members of the Plan Commission last month tabled any action on the plans, but representatives from Red Robin presented revamped plans Monday that increased the size of the restaurant's entryway and added more architectural elements on the building's north side.
The Common Council will vote on the Plan Commission's recommendation Tuesday.
By
Doris Hajewski of the Journal Sentinel
March 09, 2010 8:00 a.m. | Buy Buy Baby, the division of Bed Bath & Beyond that is devoted to baby products, will open its first Wisconsin store in Brookfield, in the Fountain Square shopping center.
The store will go in the space formerly occupied by Circuit City, according to local sources. A spokeswoman for Bed Bath & Beyond said she couldn't confirm the new store plans, but acknowledged that the company is advertising on its Web site for a manager for the store.
Buy Buy Baby's format is similar to the parent company, with merchandise for babies through age 3. The company offers a wide range of brands, including high-end items such as Stokke strollers for $1,000, and designer diaper bags that sell for over $300.
Buy Buy Baby has 29 stores around the country. The chain was acquired by Bed Bath & Beyond in 2007.
By Jane Ford
March 09, 2010 12:14 a.m. | New Berlin Superintendent Paul Kreutzer will take a voluntary pay and benefit freeze next year.
The School Board on Monday approved that his pay/benefit package be frozen at $201,000 for the 2010-11 school year. Kreutzer actually will take somewhat of a cut in pay next year because his state mandated retirement contributions will go up.
Kreutzer said he reported pay of $163,000 on his 2009 taxes.
Times are hard for taxpayers so he volunteered for the freeze, he said.
"This was voluntary on my part," Kreutzer said. "I understand these are hard economic times, and we need to lead from the front."
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March 08, 2010 1:42 p.m. | We've just posted a photo gallery from Germantown's 56-45 victory over Hamilton in a boys basketball regional final Saturday.
Zak Showalter let the Warhawks with 11 points as they claimed their fourth straight regional title. With the victory, No. 3 Germantown advances to take on No. 2 Menomonee Falls in Friday's sectional semifinal at the Al McGuire Center in Milwaukee.
See NOW photojournalist C.T. Kruger's photo gallery.
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