The Milwaukee Post

Mom allegedly twice OWI limit had 1-year-old in car MILWAUKEE — A mom with a 1-year-old child in the car was arrested for operating while intoxicated with a passenger under 16, the Sheriff's Office reported. Kayla Hochtritt, 27, of Milwaukee, was arrested at 1:30 a.m. Saturday after a deputy saw a Ford Explorer run up a curb and return to the roadway on Highway 100 at West Burleigh Street. Hochtritt had a preliminary breath test of 0.17 — twice the limit for intoxication — and the father picked up the child at 3 a.m. at the sheriff's substation, the Sheriff's Office said. There were 15 more drunken drivers arrested during the sheriff's usual weekend crackdown ending at 6 a.m. Sunday. Four were for sec- ond offense and the rest were first-time offenders. Suspect arrested for Morgan Avenue homicide MILWAUKEE — Police say they arrested a 35-year-old Milwaukee man for a homicide in the 900 block of West Morgan Avenue. Iliona N. Gonzalez, 30, was found dead inside of her home from injuries to the head early Monday, police reported. The suspect was found by police a short time later in the 1400 block of East Pryor Avenue and taken into custody. The Police Department said it is a domestic violence case and the investigation is ongoing. 4 • Milwaukee County Post • February 5, 2016 WEEK IN REVIEW STATE AND LOCAL STORIES OF INTEREST MPD: Officer, stolen car suspect injured in hit-and-run MILWAUKEE — A Milwaukee police officer is recovering at home after he was struck by a vehicle in a hit-and-run in the 4700 block of West Locust Street, police said. The uni- formed officer was arresting a man for driving a stolen car at about 10 p.m. Monday and they were in the street when an eastbound vehicle hit both of them, police reported. Both were treated for minor injuries at a local hospital and released, police said. Police: 16-year-old boy shot on South Side MILWAUKEE — The circumstances of a shooting of a 16-year-old Milwaukee youth at about 9 a.m. Friday in the 1500 block of South Comstock Avenue remained under inves- tigation, police said. He was transported to a local hospital with serious injuries, police reported. South-side armed robbery, shooting investigated MILWAUKEE — A 22-year-old Milwaukee man was shot in an armed robbery of a business at 3:15 a.m. Jan. 28 in the 4900 block of South Howell Avenue, police said. A suspect demanded and obtained money from the cash register, then shot the victim, police reported. The victim was taken to a local hospital for treatment of an injury that isn't life-threatening, police added. Police said they are continuing to to search for the suspect. MPD: Suspect arrested for Chivas robbery, suspected in other South Side armed robberies MILWAUKEE — Police arrested a suspect who they say they connected to a recent spate of armed robberies at businesses on Milwaukee's South Side. The 22-year-old Milwaukee man was arrested Monday near North 44th and West Burleigh streets, police reported. He was wanted for Sunday's armed robbery at Chivas Bar, 644 S. Ninth St., and is believed to be responsible for several other similar incidents across Milwaukee's South Side in the past few weeks, police said. At Chivas, police say he robbed several victims of their money and shot out a securi- ty camera at about 2:20 a.m. No one was reported injured. The investigation is ongoing and the case will be presented to the Milwaukee County District Attorney's Office, the Police Department said. Bill would require teen dating violence education MILWAUKEE — Wisconsin middle and high schools would need to teach students about teen dating violence under a bill making its way through the state Legislature. The bill would require the state Department of Public Instruction to incorporate teen dating violence and sexual violence information into its model health curriculum. The DPI would also need to prepare by the 2017-18 school year a policy governing the prevention of and responses to teen dating violence and sexual violence on school grounds, at school activities and in vehicles used for student transportation. School boards would either be required to adopt the DPI policy or their own policy and curricu- lum. Current law requires DPI to have a model school policy on bullying, including the def- inition of bullying. The bill would require DPI to periodically revise that policy. Advocates are celebrating the effort, saying it would lessen future incidents of domes- tic violence. Man, 85, reported critically injured in downtown fire MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee police and fire personnel responded to an apartment fire where an 85-year-old man was found unresponsive in the 1400 block of North Marshall Street at about 8:20 p.m. Jan. 29, police said. He was taken to a local hospital in critical condition, police reported. The fire was contained to one apartment and the origin remained under investigation, police said. County proposes 'state of emergency' at Indian Hills as local option sought for county juveniles MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee County Board Chairman Theodore Lipscomb, Sr. on Tuesday introduced a resolution declaring an emergency at the state's Lincoln Hills School for Boys and the Copper Lake School for Girls. He authorized the use of $500,000 from the county's contingency fund for creation of an alternative facility. The resolution, co-authored with Supervisors Supreme Moore Omokunde and Marina Dimitrijevic, cites allegations of physical abuse of a child, second-degree sexual assault, victim and witness intimidation, and suicide attempts at Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake that have resulted in a John Doe investigation. There has been a search of Lincoln Hills by law enforcement, a reduction in staff due to the investigation, and questions of civil rights violations among the reasons for the authorization of funds. Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel said a year-long probe of the facilities could go on for another year. Milwaukee County Chief Judge Maxine White told the Committee on Health and Human Needs last week that the treatment of youths at the facilities is inhumane. "We've seen enough, we've heard enough and we've had enough," Lipscomb said in a statement. "Judge White has described the situation in detail, and her testimony along with media reports have made it very clear that we have reached an emergency situation at these facilities. It is time for us to step in and develop local alternative placements for Milwaukee County youths. "We cannot tolerate abuse of youths anywhere, least of all at state facilities that are charged with protecting and educating them." Recently there were 140 boys at Lincoln Hills and 18 girls at Copper Lake from Milwaukee County. The resolution authorizes the Milwaukee County Department of Health and Human Services to create a plan that will allow Milwaukee County youths to be moved from Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake to a new facility or program. The resolution also authorizes the DHHS's Delinquency and Court Services to create a program that presents the courts with a full 365-day detention option for Milwaukee County as a local alternative to sending youths to Lincoln Hills or Copper Lake, 3.5 hours away. The resolution calls for the DHHS to present a plan to the County Board for approval in March. "The situation at these facilities is critical, and the County Board cannot stand by as county youths are being abused at state facilities," Lipscomb said. The full County Board was expected to consider the resolution at its meeting Thursday, which is after the Post's deadline for publication. Lipscomb Hochtritt

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