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Feb. 07, 2010 11:54 a.m. | A 20-year-old man remained hospitalized Sunday after an incident at Southridge Mall, in which a Greendale police detective used a Taser.
The man was checked and found unresponsive. The officer called for help and the man was revived by rescue personnel.
"He's alive and stable," Greendale Police Chief Rob Dams said Sunday morning.
The incident began about 4:20 p.m. Saturday when the detective - on routine patrol at the mall - saw the man grab a woman's collar with both hands.
"(He) pushed the woman backward, yelling at her that she could not buy any (expletive) shoes," according to a police department release. "The detective approached the male subject in an attempt to de-escalate his behavior toward the woman."
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March 16, 2010 8:32 a.m. | We've just posted the latest honor roll lists for Marquette University High School and Divine Savior Holy Angels.
Not only you will find the complete list of hundreds of outstanding area students, but when you click on a student's name, you'll see a printable honor roll certificate.
MyCommunityNOW.com and Marquette University, which sponsors the honor rolls, would like to congratulate the local students for their outstanding achievements. We also welcome honor rolls for local elementary and middle schools - both public and private. If you don't see your child's school on this list, ask your school to e-mail its honor roll to honors@mycommunitynow.com.
By ALAN HAMARI
March 15, 2010 5:54 p.m. | Two hundred pairs of eyeglass frames, checks and cash were taken from two businesses in a Brookfield office building last weekend.
According to police reports:
Suspects forced their way into Milwaukee Eye Care Associates and the dental offices of Christopher Blake, 17280 W. North Ave., between 5 p.m. March 5 and 7:55 a.m. March 8.
At Milwaukee Eye Care, the suspects took the eyeglass frames, with a total value of $19,000, from a display, and about $200 in petty cash.
At the dental office, an undetermined number of non-sequential checks were taken. Police said someone tried to cash some of the checks in Milwaukee on March 6.
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By ALAN HAMARI
March 15, 2010 4:58 p.m. | City of Brookfield police arrested a 21-year-old Milwaukee woman who stole $300 worth of jewelry from a Brookfield department store and threatened to use a knife on loss prevention officers who tried to stop her.
Police responded to a call at Brookfield Square, 95 N. Moorland Road, at 5:25 p.m. March 9 for a report of a retail theft. Employees of Boston Store said three women had taken several items of jewelry from the store, and one of them had threatened to use knife on store employees.
Police found the three women in the mall's J.C. Penney store and took them into custody. Police did not find a knife on the Milwaukee woman and she admitted that she didn't have one, but since she had threatened to harm employees, she was arrested for armed robbery.
Two other Milwaukee women, ages 18 and 19, were arrested for theft for taking $205 in jewelry from Boston Store.
March 15, 2010 11:34 a.m. | NOW photographers were courtside this weekend capturing all the action and drama from some of the top boys and girls basketball games in the area.
Here are links to some of the recent photo galleries we've posted:
March 14, 2010 7:47 a.m. | We've just posted a photo gallery featuring more than 25 images from last night's dramatic sectional-final contest between No. 2 Menomonee Falls and No. 1 Arrowhead.
Arrowhead scored a basket in the final seconds and a game-winning 3-pointer by Falls rimmed out as the Warhawks advanced,50-48, to the state quarterfinals in Madison.
See NOW photojournalist Peter Zuzga's photo gallery.
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Gina Barton of the Journal Sentinel
March 13, 2010 1:52 p.m. | Eight people who have been to Aurora St. Luke's South Shore in Cudahy over the past three to four weeks have been diagnosed with Legionnaires' disease, a form of pneumonia caused by waterborne bacteria, according to state health officials.
None of the cases has been fatal, although all eight people have been hospitalized for treatment, said Seth Foldy, state health officer. Five have been released, and three remained in the hospital Saturday afternoon, he said.
Foldy said he did not know the patients' conditions and could not release their names or details such as ages or genders.
All the cases have occurred in residents of Milwaukee's south suburbs. No cases have been reported in the city, he said.
Hospital officials were working Saturday to notify more than 1,000 people who visited the Cudahy facility between Feb. 24 and March 10 to let them know about the outbreak, said Bruce Van Cleave, chief medical officer for Aurora Health Care. People who were in the building during that time and who have symptoms of cough, fever, runny nose or chest pain should contact their doctors and notify them of the possible exposure, he said.
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March 13, 2010 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.
You can sign up now to receive an e-mail reminder before the blog goes live. Tip-off is set for 7:30 p.m.
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.
March 13, 2010 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.
March 13, 2010 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.
March 13, 2010 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.
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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.
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