The Milwaukee Post

Milwaukee man moves limbs after he's pronounced dead MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee County medical examiner reported a 46-year-old man was pronounced dead after collapsing at his Milwaukee apartment, but started moving his limbs before being taken to the morgue. Paramedics reportedly rushed Thomas Sancomb to a local hospital. Sancomb's brother, John, said he's ''doing better every day.'' 4 • Milwaukee County Post • May 29, 2015 WEEK IN REVIEW STATE AND LOCAL STORIES OF INTEREST Felon accused of having drugs, firing shots on North Side MILWAUKEE — A convicted felon was arrested by police just minutes after he fired shots into the air on Milwaukee's North Side, police say. District Five officers responded to a ShotSpotter call for four shots fired in the 3900 block of North 19th Place just before 10 p.m. Saturday, according to police. The officers said they saw a suspect run away from the scene and then throw a gun to the ground. The 56-year-old Milwaukee man was quick- ly arrested. Officers said they found 9 grams of heroin in the suspect's pants and four fired cas- ings near where the gun was fired. The suspect is a convicted felon and has a lengthy criminal record dating back to 1977. Charges of felon in possession of a firearm, endan- gering safety by use of a dangerous weapon and possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver will be presented by the MPD to the Milwaukee County District Attorney's office, according to the department. Two appointed as UW System regents MILWAUKEE — Gov. Scott Walker last week announced several appointments today, including Andrew "Drew" Peterson and Michael M. Grebe to the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents. Peterson is vice president of external affairs and corporate communications for TDS Telecommunications Corp., the seventh largest wireline communications company in the United States. He was previously appointed by Walker to the Wisconsin Technical College System Board in 2012, and serves as board president. In that capacity, he has served on the UW Board of Regents for the last two years as statutory delegate for the technical college system. Petersen graduated from Ripon College in Ripon and earned his Master of Business Administration from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Grebe is executive vice president and general counsel for HUSCO International Inc., a global leader in the development and manufacture of hydraulic and electrohydraulic components. Previously, Grebe was a partner at Quarles & Brady LLP. Throughout his professional career, Grebe has devoted time to local nonprofits and serves on various boards of directors throughout the state, including Columbia St. Mary's, Managed Health Services Corporation, and the Zoological Society of Milwaukee. Grebe graduat- ed from Dartmouth College and the University of Wisconsin Law School. Sheriff's deputies issued 353 citations with increased enforcement over Memorial Day weekend MILWAUKEE — With stepped-up Milwaukee sheriff's patrols, one perpetrator was arrested for carrying a concealed weapon and 353 citations were issued for various vio- lations of the law over the Memorial Day weekend. Among the areas targeted were the lakefront and parks: ■ 1 carrying a concealed weapon arrest (lakefront — Northpoint parking lot) ■ 55 citations ■ Two county ordinances ■ Two parking citations ■ 17 speeding ■ Six seatbelt violations ■ Five license violations ■ Twenty-three miscellaneous moving and non-moving violations. The bulk of the other arrests took place on Milwaukee County freeways. Coinciding with last weekend's enforcement operation, the Drive Sober campaign arrested 12 drunken drivers between 6 a.m. Friday and 11:59 p.m. Monday, the sheriff's department announced. The average prohibited alcohol concentration level was 0.14, almost double the legal limit. Among first-time offenders arrested, Travis Oleszak, 29, of Franklin, crashed his motorcycle into another vehicle on I-94 near Ryan Road at about 10:30 p.m. Monday night, and tested 0.24 on a breath test, the department said. He was reported as being taken to a hospital for head injuries and released. Wrong-way drunken driver deported twice from U.S. GREENFIELD — On May 21, the Sheriff's Office arrested Armando Espinoza-Hipolito (aka Espinoza-Ipolito), 35, after witnesses said he drove the wrong way on the westbound lanes of I-43 at South 60th Street, exiting on the South 76th Street. Milwaukee police and sheriff's deputies responded and placed him under arrest on suspicion of drunken driving, as well as second-degree recklessly endangering safety, a felony with up to ten years in prison upon conviction, according to the sheriff's depart- ment. The department was notified by Immigration and Customs Enforcement that Espinoza-Hipolito has been deported twice from the United States. Their records do not show that his third appearance in the United States was done through legal channels and ICE has placed a hold on this illegal alien, the Sheriff's Department said. He will be kept at the Milwaukee County Jail pending his new charges and further deportation action. Sheriff David A. Clarke Jr. said in a statement, "Why should we have to wait for Espinoza-Hipolito to kill somebody driving drunk and the wrong way on the Milwaukee County interstate before immigration laws kick in to protect American lives?" MPD investigates North Side homicide on Tuesday MILWAUKEE — Police are investigating a homicide reported at about 1:50 a.m. Tuesday in the 2400 block of W. Fond du Lac Avenue. A 23-year-old man was shot and killed while inside a vehicle. Police said they are seeking a known suspect and continue to investigate the circumstances that led to the shooting. Police: Citizen follows robbery suspect, leads to arrest MILWAUKEE — Police arrested a teenage suspect wanted for attempted robbery after a citizen witness helped officers spot him. District Four officers responded to the 11700 block of West Hampton Avenue around 3:30 p.m. Saturday for a report of an attempted strong-armed robbery. The victim, a 58-year-old Milwaukee man, told officers he was approached by an unknown suspect who demanded his car keys. The victim refused and the suspect began striking him before he fled on foot, police said. A witness saw the crime take place and followed the suspect in his vehicle while giv- ing updates to the officers. The suspect, a 17-year-old Milwaukee male, was found in the 11100 block of West Hampton Avenue and taken into custody. One dead, four injured in three separate shooting incidents 20 minutes apart in Milwaukee MILWAUKEE — Police are investigating three separate shooting incidents in the city that happened late Saturday. The first was a homicide that happened at about 11:35 p.m. in the 700 block of West Reservoir Avenue. A 28-year-old Milwaukee man was shot in front of a home and died on the scene from his injuries, police said. The circumstances surrounding this incident are unknown at this time and the Milwaukee Police Department continues to investigate. Another shooting occurred at about 11:40 p.m. in the 2100 block of West Lloyd Street when a 25-year-old Milwaukee man was shot by an unknown suspect, police said. The victim was taken to a local hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. The MPD continued to seek a motive and search for suspects this week. Police are also investigating a shooting that occurred at about 11:55 p.m. in the 5600 block of North 69th Street on May 23. Three males were returning to the scene of an ear- lier fight to seek retaliation. When they arrived, they were shot in their vehicle. The vic- tims took themselves to a local hospital for treatment. The victims are all males from Milwaukee, ages 17, 19, and 24, and suffered what are believed to be non-life-threatening injuries. The MPD was seeking known individuals who fled the scene before the arrival of police.

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