BY Ryan Hamann | Milwaukee, WI | 5/13/20
Three weeks ago, on the morning of April 19, an off-duty Milwaukee Police Department (MPD) officer named Michael Mattioli was arrested for beating someone into an unresponsive state at a party hosted at his, the cop’s, house on Milwaukee’s South Side.
BY staff | Milwaukee, WI | 4/01/13
Dozens of people took to the downtown streets here, March 29, in response to Special Prosecutor John Franke's decision to not seek any charges against the Milwaukee police officers who killed Derek Williams.
BY staff | Milwaukee, WI | 3/03/13
On February 21, the jury in the Derek Williams inquest decided to urge special prosecutor John Franke to press charges against three officers in connection with the death of Derek Williams.
BY Peter Adamczak | Milwaukee, WI | 10/29/12
On Oct. 22, more than 50 members of Milwaukee community gathered at the DNR office on the Northeast side of Milwaukee to conduct a People’s Tribunal, with the goal of collecting testimony as evidence of police brutality.
BY Daniel Ginsberg | Milwaukee, WI | 10/14/12
Over 150 people took the streets here, Oct. 13, demanding justice for Derek Williams, a young Black man killed by the Milwaukee Police Department.
BY staff | Milwaukee, WI | 10/08/12
On Oct. 7, dozens of people came together to challenge Police Chief Flynn and the Milwaukee Police Department on the murder of 22-year old Derek Williams.
BY Jacob Flom | Milwaukee, WI | 3/29/12
Students and community members rallied at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, March 29, to demand justice for Trayvon Martin.
