Battery at Buckeye Inn
On Sunday, Feb. 8 at
approx. 7 pm, officers responded to a man who was
battered at the Buckeye
Inn. The suspect had fled on foot. The
Buckeye Inn has been
known to be a place frequented by motorcycle club
members. The victim was
identified as a 55 yr old man who is a member
of the CC Riders Motorcycle
Club. The suspect, who was arrested a
short distance away is
believed to be a member of the Hell's Angels
Motorcycle Club. It is
possible that the suspect targeted the victim because his attire
indicated he was associated
with the CC Riders.
Attempted Child Enticement
On Feb. 4, at approx.
4 pm, two 13 yr old female students had left
Sennett
School and were on the sidewalk near the driveway when a van
stopped by them on Pflaum
Rd. A male passenger asked if they needed a
ride. The girls declined and walked back towards the school until the
van left. The incident was reported 2 days later. The van is
described as an old,
beat up, bluish gray with one headlight missing.
The occupants were described
as Hispanic males, late teens or early
20's. The passenger had
dark, short spiky hair.
Vehicle fire investigation
On Feb 7 at 4:30 pm a 85 Buick Regal was fully engulfed in flames in
the 600 blk N. Fair Oaks
Av. The caller reported hearing a loud
explosion and finding
the vehicle on fire. We were unable to locate
the owner. Madison Fire is investigating.
Strong Arm Robbery
A 21 yr old man was walking
near the Mobil Mart at E. Washington and
Marquette
on 2/15 at about 3 am when 3 teenagers approached him and
asked if he wanted to
buy some drugs. The man stated he wasn't
interested. The man was chased by the 3 teenagers who punched him
several times and took
his wallet. The suspects are black males,
17-19 yrs old, 5'6",
5'8" and 5'10", between 135-155 lbs.
Burglaries, Thefts
and Damaged Property Reported after Feb. 6.
Criminal Damage to Property
- Damaged property - 4201 Hegg Av, Feb 6-7, window in back door of residence was broken.
- Damaged Houses: 200-300 blk Garnet La, Feb. 7 overnight, 11 houses
were damaged by paint balls shot at them. The pinballs were blue/green or red in color.
Thefts
- 5500 Femrite Dr., Feb 1 a hood was taken from a tow truck.
- Road Ranger, 4102 Commercial Av., Feb 4, evening, 13 LP Gas tanks were taken from the metal rack
in front.
- Stolen Snow Blower from 1626 Kings Mill Way, Feb.6-7
- On Feb 8 two pictures in frames were taken from the community room of the Scheel House, 2815
Hauk St.
- Theft from auto, Feb.6- 7, 200 blk Thompson Dr. Driver's side window smashed and a Pioneer CD changer console taken.
- 2317 S. Stoughton Rd, Feb 9 around 8:30
pm, 4 BMW replica chrome wheels were taken off of a 99 BMW parked in the lot of Brube Car Sales
East District Inservice
We are currently providing
one day of training for our East District
officers. One of the topics is presented by Fire Dept. personnel. It
involves a discussion
on rescues from burning buildings.
It is not unusual for
officers to arrive at a burning building before
the Fire Dept. Imagine an officer on the scene of a burning building
with several persons
telling him/her that there is a person inside the
building. The officers feel an overwhelming personal duty and a public
expectation to try to rescue the person.
During the presentation
by the Fire Dept. we learned that any attempt
to make a rescue endangers
not only the officer, but also the person in
the building. Any time a door or window to a burning building is
opened, it will likely
result in the flames spreading much more quickly
or an explosion. Smoke generated by the materials inside of a building
are extremely toxic even
in small amounts.
Just as police have tactical
training to approach an armed suspect in
the safest possible manner,
fire fighters use tactical training to
approach a burning building. Their actions, based on their training and
use of specialized equipment,
increases the likelihood of a successful
rescue.
Unfortunately, knowing
this doesn't make it any easier for an officer
to stand by and wait
for firefighters to arrive when family members or
friends are frantically
screaming that someone is in the building. It
is another demonstration
of the difficult and sometimes heart wrenching
decisions officers must
make when balancing their duty to save a life
against endangering their
own.
Situational Awareness - Do you have it?
Situational awareness
is the ability to notice what is going on around
you even while you are engaged
in another activity. At the very least,
lack of situational awareness
can cause you to annoy others. Ever
notice when two people stop
to talk in the middle of a busy hallway or
sidewalk, totally unaware
that others are struggling to get past them?
At the very worst, lack
of situational awareness can contribute to you
becoming a victim of
a crime. Think about the last time you left a
grocery store or the
mall to walk to your car. Was your attention
focused on trying to
juggle your bags while getting your car key out
and thinking about where
you had to go next? Or were you looking
around the parking lot
for any suspicious persons that may be waiting
to prey on you?
I remember walking with
several of my girlfriends through a mall
parking lot in Milwaukee. I noticed a group of 3 teenage boys
following us. None of my friends noticed. I turned and began to
watch the boys as we
walked. The boys saw me watching and turned
around and wandered off
in a different direction. We'll never know
what their intentions
might have been, and that's okay with me.
I remember my mother
telling me that when she was a young woman
working in Madison,
more than 60 years ago, she often had to walk home
after dark. She would walk down the middle of the deserted streets.
She figured that if someone
was lurking in an alley or doorway, she
would have a chance to
see them approaching and take action.
While you practice situational
awareness, you can teach your children
to be more aware of their
surroundings without making them afraid.
Point out people you
see and make a comment about them or what they
are doing. Something as simple as: "That man doesn't have any bags.
He must not have found
what he was shopping for." or " I wonder why that
boy is standing across
the street." Very innocent comments like these
can teach your child
to notice the people around them and to think
about what the person
might be doing.
Your situational awareness
may also protect others from being
victimized. You may witness a suspicious person watching or
approaching someone else. By simply making sure the suspicious person
knows you are watching,
you can prevent a crime.
That's all for now. Be careful. Be safe.
