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February 6, 2012 - The mother of a man who was killed by a drunk driver requested that Sheriff Clarke speak at the defendant's sentencing hearing.  Judge Sankovitz denied her request to allow him to speak.  Click here to read the sheriff's planned remarks.

 

January 31, 2012 - Sheriff Clarke comments on WOKY on the need for a dedicated bus patrol on MCTS for passenger and driver safety.  Click here to listen.

January 17, 2012 - Sheriff Clarke's remarks on WOKY regarding Milwaukee County Corporation Counsel's attempt to sue him.  Click here to listen.

 

Sheriff Clarke admires slain officer's widow for her courage and the unvarnished truth in her statement:
 
Cop Killer Escapes Death Penalty 
Prosecutors in Philadelphia announced Wednesday that they had halted the state’s effort to execute Mumia Abu-Jamal, the death row inmate convicted of killing a police officer 30 years ago, in part because witnesses are no longer available.
Maureen Faulkner, the widow of Daniel Faulkner, the slain police officer, agreed to give up her advocacy for Mr. Abu-Jamal’s execution because the case had dragged on for too long. At times, she employed stinging language to express her vexation at Mr. Abu-Jamal’s ability to avoid execution, calling the judges who overturned Mr. Abu-Jamal’s death sentence “dishonest cowards.”
“Rest assured I will now fight with every ounce of energy I have to see that Mumia Abu-Jamal receives absolutely no special treatment when he is removed from death row,” she said. “I will not stand by and see him coddled as he had been in the past. And I am heartened by the thought that he will finally be taken from the protected cloister he has been living in all these years and begin living among his own kind — the thugs and common criminals that infest our prisons.”
 
Source: New York Times, December 7, 2011

 

 

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  • Sheriff David A. Clarke was invited to address the quarterly meeting of the Governor's Juvenile Justice Commission (GJJC) on  November 15, 2011.  The GJJC was formed to serve as an advisory group to the Office of Justice Assistance (OJA) on programs and funding decisions relating to the juvenile justice system.  Members of the commission include representatives from the Division of Juvenile Corrections/DOC, the Wisconsin Supreme Court, Milwaukee County Circuit Court, probation officers, and other judicial, law enforcement, university and community agencies.  Click here for his remarks.

 

 

News Releases

2/5/2012 Patient Death at Milwaukee County Mental Health Facility

2/4/2012 Drunk Driver Parked on Freeway, Sleeping, Arrested for OWI-4th

2/4/2012 Deputies Arrest Man for OWI-8th

2/4/2012 Sheriff Makes Freeway Traffic Stop

2/3/2012 Deputies Arrest Man with Handguns at Hospital

2/3/2012 Clarke Tells Judge Kremers to Stop Whining

2/3/2012 Sheriff Recinds Order for Deputies to Report

  

 Archive News Releases  

 

Milwaukee County Sheriff David A. Clarke Jr. Letters

091511 Sheriff response to Chairman Holloway's letter on Huber inmate facility and transportation

091311 Chairman Holloway's letter to Sheriff Clarke on Huber housing and transportation

 

Milwaukee County Sheriff David A. Clarke Jr. - Videos

 

Wisconsin Eye program - Court House Security, December 2011

Our Community  - Click here to read the Sheriff's speech to the Parents of Murdered Children Conference

 

Sheriff David A. Clarke Jr. addresses the Parents of Murdered Children (POMC) National Convention in Milwaukee in August 2011.  POMC is open to all survivors, advocates, criminal justice professionals, legislators, victim service providers, educators and anyone interested in victim justice.  The POMC National Conference is specifically designed for the families and friends of those who have died by violence.  POMC members come together for a weekend of workshops, motivational speakers, sharing and interacting.

At each year's Parents of Murdered Children (POMC) event, a Murder Wall - a memorial to the loved and lost of all POMC members, is unveiled.  In 2011, this unveiling was the privilege of the Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office senior commanders.

Accident Report Lookup

Crashes investigated by the Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office are now available. In a continuing effort to improve customer service, Milwaukee County Sheriff David A. Clarke Jr. is using technology to make information more accessible to the public. The new accident report website allows a citizen to locate and print a copy of an accident report completed by the investigating deputy.  Citizens should allow approximately five working days from the date of the crash for the report to be available on the site.

Click here for the Accident Report Lookup website

Snow Emergency / Crash Reporting

Report an accident that occurred on the Milwaukee County Freeway System within 24 hours

Click here to access the form

Citizen Complaint Form

The Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office is committed to providing a culture of service that delivers customer satisfaction to its citizens.  We expect our employees to be courteous and professional at all times.  For quality assurance, we have developed an electronic citizen complaint form for your convenience. We value your feedback.  Please know that Milwaukee County Sheriff David A. Clarke takes all complaints seriously.

Complaints submitted through this format are forwarded directly to the Sheriff’s Office Internal Affairs Division for review and investigation.  Please provide us with as much information as possible.  An officer from Internal Affairs will contact you regarding your complaint.  Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke thanks you for taking the time to tell us about your concerns.  Your input is a valuable tool that we use in order to provide the exceptional service that you -- the taxpayer -- pay for and should expect

Click here for the Citizen Complaint Form

Inmate Search

As part of a continuing effort to improve customer service, Milwaukee County Sheriff David A. Clarke Jr. is using new technology to make the Sheriff’s Office user-friendly and even more accessible to the public.  The new inmate search program allows a citizen to find out if an inmate is in custody in the Milwaukee County Jail and House of Corrections.

Click here for a complete press release(pdf)
Click here to access the inmate search

OWI Task Force

The Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office OWI Task Force was formed in January 2008. Since its creation, the task force has removed over 3,000 drunken drivers off the Milwaukee County freeway system. 

The Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office OWI Task

12-30-10 Sheriff Clarke Announces OWI Task Force New Year's Eve Enforcement Plan

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Presented to Sheriff Clarke by MADD State Executive Director Kari Kinnard in recognition of the MCSO OWI Task force The Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office OWI Task f orce is honored to receive an award in the category of "Law Enforcement Agency Committed to Reduce Impaired Driving" at the 2008 Mother's Against Drunk Driving (MADD) Statewide Award Ceremony, held September 25 at UW-Oshkosh. The award, one of only six awarded to law enforcement agencies throughout the state, was presented to Sheriff Clarke by MADD State Executive Director Kari Kinnard in recognition of the MCSO OWI Task force, specifically formed to target drunk driving on the Milwaukee County expressway system.

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10-31-10 SE Multi-Jurisdictional OWI Task Force Arrest Totals

Begining last night and continuing into the early morning hours today, the SE Multi-Jurisdictional OWI Task Force arrested 20 drunken drivers. Click on the link above to read more.

10-29-10 Operation Trick or Treat

Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office and the State of Wisconsin Department of Corrections monitor sex offenders during the Halloween "Trick or Treat" hours. Click on link above to read more.

09-23-10 Traffic Alert

At 9 AM today, a rollover crash northbound I-94 just north of the county line causes two lanes of traffic to be closed. Click on the link above to read the news release.