With all the homicides in Milwaukee, Chief Flynn gave the order to use 40 homicide detectives over the course of 10 days to search for a stolen VIOLIN!
"The case comes after years of Flynn downsizing the detective corps,
from the department's full strength of nearly 250 to about 150. The
chief recently promoted a class of about 30 detectives, but the
department is still short about 60 to 70 detectives, according to
Michael Crivello, head of the Milwaukee Police Association."
"There was an
impact on court cases, according to the sources. Detectives were not
available to meet with prosecutors preparing for trials. It didn't
result in any suspects being released, but it slowed the prosecution,
they said.
Milwaukee Assistant District Attorney Mark Williams, head of the homicide unit, declined to comment."
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Showing posts with label Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Show all posts
Wednesday, February 19, 2014
Assembly passes bill on police in-custody deaths probes
By Patrick Marley and Bill Glauber of the Journal Sentinel. Feb. 19, 2014
"The state Assembly voted Tuesday night to end the long-standing practice of allowing police agencies to investigate their own officers when people die in custody.
The bill passed on a voice vote and goes to the Senate, where its fate is uncertain. Both houses are controlled by Republicans, but no GOP senator has signed on to the bill.
"The police custody bill would require a team of at least two investigators from an outside agency to lead investigations into such deaths. The bill also would require reports of custody death investigations statewide to be released to the public if criminal charges are not filed against the officers involved.
"The bill was prompted by the deaths of Paul Heenan, fatally shot by a Madison police officer outside his home last year; Derek Williams, who died after begging for help and gasping for breath in the back of a Milwaukee police squad car in 2011; and Michael Bell, shot in the head at close range by Kenosha police in his family's driveway in 2004. All three men were unarmed."
"A Milwaukee Journal Sentinel investigation of in-custody deaths in Milwaukee County over a five-year period found that while those reviews are labeled as "independent," pathologists, prosecutors and law enforcement rely on each other's conclusions — even when those conclusions are flawed — ensuring no one is held accountable when prisoners die.'
"This bill doesn't solve all the problems, it doesn't bring people's loved ones back, but it makes a difference for families," said Rep. Chris Taylor (D-Madison).
"The state Assembly voted Tuesday night to end the long-standing practice of allowing police agencies to investigate their own officers when people die in custody.
The bill passed on a voice vote and goes to the Senate, where its fate is uncertain. Both houses are controlled by Republicans, but no GOP senator has signed on to the bill.
"The police custody bill would require a team of at least two investigators from an outside agency to lead investigations into such deaths. The bill also would require reports of custody death investigations statewide to be released to the public if criminal charges are not filed against the officers involved.
"The bill was prompted by the deaths of Paul Heenan, fatally shot by a Madison police officer outside his home last year; Derek Williams, who died after begging for help and gasping for breath in the back of a Milwaukee police squad car in 2011; and Michael Bell, shot in the head at close range by Kenosha police in his family's driveway in 2004. All three men were unarmed."
"A Milwaukee Journal Sentinel investigation of in-custody deaths in Milwaukee County over a five-year period found that while those reviews are labeled as "independent," pathologists, prosecutors and law enforcement rely on each other's conclusions — even when those conclusions are flawed — ensuring no one is held accountable when prisoners die.'
"This bill doesn't solve all the problems, it doesn't bring people's loved ones back, but it makes a difference for families," said Rep. Chris Taylor (D-Madison).
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