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Ex-Milwaukee officer sentenced to 3 years for sex crimes
A former Milwaukee police officer who was acquitted last year in a fatal shooting that sparked two nights of riots will serve three years in prison for unrelated sex crimes.
Deliberations in Milwaukee police shooting enter second day
Jury deliberations have entered a second day in the trial of a former Milwaukee police officer who fatally shot a black man after a foot chase last year, igniting riots in the predominantly African-American neighborhood where it happened.
Milwaukee prosecutor: Ex-officer shot man ‘point blank’
A black man killed by Milwaukee police after fleeing a traffic stop was unarmed and defenseless when an officer shot him "point blank," a prosecutor told jurors Tuesday, while defense attorneys said the officer believed the man still had a gun.
Prosecutor confident in Milwaukee shooting case
The prosecutor who charged a former Milwaukee police officer with killing a black man in a shooting that sparked riots in Wisconsin's largest city said Friday that he's not trying to send a message to the public about police use-of-force.
Deal in bodies-in-suitcases case delayed
A former suburban Milwaukee police officer accused of killing two women and ditching their bodies in suitcases along a rural Wisconsin highway is facing extradition to Minnesota where he's charged in the death of one of the victims.
Ex-cop pleads guilty to killing woman, ditching body (UPDATE)
A former suburban Milwaukee police officer accused of killing two women and ditching their bodies in suitcases along a rural Wisconsin highway pleaded guilty Monday in one of their deaths.
Ex-cop accused of killing 2 women to stand trial
A former Wisconsin police officer accused of killing an Oregon woman and another from Minnesota and ditching their bodies in suitcases along a highway is set to stand trial this week in the first woman's death.
Pair face 250 felonies over locker room cameras
A man and woman face more than 250 felonies for allegedly putting cameras in southern Wisconsin locker rooms.
Homicide charge filed in suitcase death (UPDATE)
A former Wisconsin police officer killed a 19-year-old college student from Oregon during a choking game that went too far, hid her body in a suitcase she brought to their sex date and then kept her body in his refrigerator for months, according to a criminal complaint filed Tuesday.
More charges expected in suitcase deaths case
A former police officer suspected in the deaths of two women whose bodies were found stuffed in suitcases along a rural Wisconsin road returns to court to face more charges.
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