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Kids these days!
Thursday 12-06-18
Disturbance – 1:54 p.m. Officers responded to an incident on school grounds at La Follette High School where it was reported that three male subjects (17-year-old AAM, 16-year-old AAM and 15-year-old AAM) surrounded a victim (14-year-old WM), rummaged through his pockets but did not obtain anything. Two of the suspects (16-year-old and 15-year-old) were cited for disorderly conduct by the School Resource Officer (SRO). Investigation continuing.
7:11 p.m. Officers responded to the 8300 block of Old Sauk Rd for a suspicious person checking car doors. Officers made contact with a juvenile/suspect (15-year-old WM) who lied about his identity. The juvenile was arrested for obstructing and an outstanding capias (warrant). The juvenile was conveyed to the Juvenile Reception Center. Investigation continuing.
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Who want to be a Madison cop, any more?
Applications to serve as a Madison police officer have plummeted steadily — from 888 applications just four years ago to only 497 this year. Meantime, resignations and retirements have gone up nearly three-fold.
Madison police union president Dan Frei points to a number of reasons police work is a less-appealing career choice, including news media too quick to put police in a bad light, politicians who make “political hay” by painting themselves as police reformers, and comparatively low pay. — More at “Scapegoating the cops,” WI State Journal.
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“Hate corrupts the container it is carried in.” Former U.S. Sen. Al Simpson at funeral of former President G.H.W. Bush.
“Preach Christ. Use words if you have to.” — the former President, as recalled by Pastor Levenson.
The wonderful world of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Why do they put deer crossings on the busiest part of the highways?
Tag Archives: Robin Vos
If we could turn back time we would have re-elected #41
Attention Robin Vos and Scott Fitzgerald: you are wrecking the brand with your rewriting the election. Republicans are the good-government people, remember? You cannot turn back time. This is no time for scorched earth. Advertisements
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Tagged George H.W. Bush, Joseph Palazzo, Robin Vos, Roger Daltrey, Scott Fitzgerald
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Paul Ryan’s goodbye spells trouble
A decent man steps aside in the tradition of a citizen legislator The Paul Nehlen wing of the Republican party should be happy. To this noisy group of never-satisfieds, Paul Ryan was the problem, not the answer. Their reward could very … Continue reading
