Wauwatosa Mayor Dennis McBride said Thursday his police department will begin enforcing "all Wauwatosa ordinances" when it comes to protests, including a restriction that would limit protesters to the hours of 12 to 8 p.m.
Wauwatosa Mayor Dennis McBride said Thursday his police department will begin enforcing "all Wauwatosa ordinances" when it comes to protests, including a restriction that would limit protesters to the hours of 12 to 8 p.m.
POLICE AND FIRE COMMISSIONWILL HOLD A SPECIAL MEETING TODISCUSS POSSIBLE ACTIONREGARDING SUSPENDED POLICEOFFICER JOSEPH MENSAH.
DESPITETWICE BEING CLEARED OF WRONG-DOING FOR TWO FATALSHOOTINGS... AND NO DECISIONYET ON HIS LATEST ENCOUNTER...PROTESTERS HAVE DEMANDEDMENSAH'S FIRING... AND THEY'VEBEEN DEMONSTRATING FOR MONTHS.THIS MEETING COMES AFTER THEFIRST NIGHT OF THE CITY'SCRACKDOWN ON PROTESTING ANDDEMONSTRATIONS THERE.OUR RYANJENKINS IS LIVE AT WAUWATOSACITY HALL WITH DETAILS.
RYAN,GOOD MORNING.GOOD MORNING,THE POLICE ANDFIRE COMMISSION MEETING IS SETTO BEGIN AT ELEVEN O'CLOCKTHIS MORNING HERE AT CITY HALL.PROTESTERS MARCHED LATE INTOTHE NIGHT AGAIN LAST NIGHT,MANY CALLING, ONCE AGAIN, FOROFFICER MENSAH TO BE FIRED.PROTESTERS MARCHED ALONG THEEDGE OF WAUWATOSA ... NEARCITY LIMITS - WHERE THEY WEREMET BY POLICE.HOURS BEFORETHAT PROTESTING BEGAN, TOSAMAYOR DENNIS MCBRIDE SAID THEPOLICE DEPARTMENT IS NOWENFORCING ALL CITY ORDINANCESWHEN IT COMES TO PROTESTS -INCLUDING A NEWLY ENFORCEDRESTRICTION THAT LIMITS ALLDEMONSTRATIONS TO THE HOURS OFNOON AND 8 P.M.
- HE SAIDPEOPLE WHO IGNORE THE RULES... COULD BE FINED OR ARRESTED.THIS ALL COMES NEARLY ONEWEEK AFTER PROTESTERS WENT TOTHE HOME WHERE SUSPENDEDOFFICER MENSAH WAS STAYING -AND ENDED WITH AN ALTERCATIONAND AT LEAST ONE GUNSHOT."We will not tolerateviolence in Wauwatosa.
We willnote tolerate violence againstour police officers, even ifthey're being charged withsomething."TWO OF THE THREE SHOOTINGSOFFICER MENSAH IS INVOLVED INHAVE BEEN DEEMED JUSTIFIED.PART OF TODAY'S MEETING WILLFOCUS ON THE COMPLAINT AGAINSTHIM REGARDING THE SHOOTINGDEATH OF 17-YEAR-OLD ALVINCOLE THAT HAPPENED BACK INFEBRUARY - WHICH IS STILLUNDER INVESTIGATION.WE WILLSEE IF THERE'S ANY ACTIONTAKEN ON OFFICER MENSAH DURINGTODAY'S MEETING.WAUWATOSA,TMJ-4 NEWS.
The mayor of Wauwatosa says protesters arrived at his house after midnight in defiance of the city's ordinance and stayed until..