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The new millennium brought changes to the Milwaukee Police Department. When Nan Hegerty came on the job in 1976 she was one
of nine female police officers on the department. In 2003 she became the first female Police Chief for the city. Computers in squad
cars finally became the norm and a new District Three was constructed. DNA became one of the greatest advances in criminal
detection and in 2009 it put the Milwaukee Police Department on the trail on of another serial killer, "The North Side Strangler." 2009
also saw changes in staffing and the district boundaries were redrawn. Though 2009 saw four officers shot in the line of duty, this
decade is the first with no officer to die in performance of their duty.
of nine female police officers on the department. In 2003 she became the first female Police Chief for the city. Computers in squad
cars finally became the norm and a new District Three was constructed. DNA became one of the greatest advances in criminal
detection and in 2009 it put the Milwaukee Police Department on the trail on of another serial killer, "The North Side Strangler." 2009
also saw changes in staffing and the district boundaries were redrawn. Though 2009 saw four officers shot in the line of duty, this
decade is the first with no officer to die in performance of their duty.
2008 Officers inspect damage after
anarchists attack an east side army
recruiting office.
anarchists attack an east side army
recruiting office.
2007 Officers respond to a subject robbing a downtown hotel
with a hand grenade.
with a hand grenade.
2008 Officers hold roll call on the street with Chief Flynn.
2009 Officers surround the house after a suspect shoots two coppers.
2009 Fire personnel tend to officers after they were both shot in the face on the city's south side.
2009 Fire and Police personnel rush to assist two wounded officers.
November 2002 Police keep white supremacists and protesters a safe
distance apart.
distance apart.
September 2009 Officers at the scene of the fourth cooper shot this year. This
time it is one of my officers, shot through the door while serving a search warrant.
time it is one of my officers, shot through the door while serving a search warrant.
2009 Officers stand by at the scene of a homicide. A elderly candy
store owner is shot during a robbery.
store owner is shot during a robbery.
2009 Chief Flynn conducts a roll call in the street in a Riverwest
neighborhood concerned over a couple of recent homicides.
neighborhood concerned over a couple of recent homicides.
2009 P.O. Mark Koch's last day of work. Mark was on the job for over 35 years and touched many lives during his career. Always happy being a cop
on the street and working for the Tactical Enforcement Unit. Here are shots of his last arrest and final house he had to clear. Good luck in your
retirement Mark and enjoy many years 10-8.
on the street and working for the Tactical Enforcement Unit. Here are shots of his last arrest and final house he had to clear. Good luck in your
retirement Mark and enjoy many years 10-8.
2006 Alderman Michael McGee Jr. taunting officers during a protest
of police brutality.
of police brutality.
2009 Early spring F.I. stop in a north-side alley.
2009 Officers speak with a citizen during an assignment.
2009 One of the best improvements in the 2000's was the addition of
computers in the squads. The days of running names through the District
Console was coming to an end. P.O. Torrey Lea takes advantage of that
technology during a traffic stop.
computers in the squads. The days of running names through the District
Console was coming to an end. P.O. Torrey Lea takes advantage of that
technology during a traffic stop.
An old friend and mentor, Sgt. Gary Young.
A true officer and a gentleman.
A true officer and a gentleman.
2008 Coppers having some fun while on patrol at Bastille
Days.
Days.
2009 Making the best out of Thanksgiving night at work in the
Neighborhood Task Force.
Neighborhood Task Force.
2008 What seems to be the problem officer?
2009 How do you put words to this picture?
2008 Yet another day of helmets and sticks.
2006 P.O. Torrey Lea and P.O. Bill Morales working Summerfest.
2000
2009
2006 Interviewing a shooting victim on a Milwaukee street. (Milwaukee Journal
Sentinel Photo)
Sentinel Photo)
2006 The same shooting victim in the back of a
Med Unit. (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Photo)
Med Unit. (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Photo)
2006 Checking a house at the scene of a shooting.
(Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Photo)
(Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Photo)
2010 An officer paints over graffiti on his beat.