Sunday, December 23, 2012
Join us as we take a trip down memory lane and look at the top 10 Shorewood stories of 2012.
As the year winds down, we'll all surely look back at what we've done in 2012. Here at Shorewood Patch, we're doing the same thing with a list of the top 10 local stories of the year. Join us as we take a trip down memory lane. The top stories were chosen based on page views in addition to the impact it had on the community. No. 9 — Police: Homeless Man Threatened to Blow Up Village Hall, Shorewood Apartments Residents were forced to evacuated their homes at a Shorewood apartment complex as police combed the buildings with bomb-sniffing dogs after a threat was called in on Aug. 27. Following the threat being made, a 50-year-old Milwaukee man was arrested at the scene. The man — Shorewood police indentified as Thomas Yela — called an …
Monday, December 3, 2012
Thomas Yela, 50, pleaded guilty on Monday to one count of creating a bomb scare, after he called police and an intervention center in August, and threatened to blow up Shorewood's River Park apartments and the Locust Street bridge.
The 50-year-old Milwaukee man charged with threatening to blow up a Shorewood apartment building and a bridge in Milwaukee pleaded guilty on Monday, according to online court records. Thomas Yela was charged Aug. 31, after he called in bomb threats, prompting police to evacuate Village Hall, and some 600 residents from the River Park Apartments in Shorewood on Aug. 27. According to the criminal complaint, Yela phoned an intervention hotline and told an employee he strapped bombs to two of the apartment buildings and it would be up to police to figure out which ones. Milwaukee County Sheriff’s bomb squad dogs combed the buildings and no bombs were found. He also said he was going to blow up the Locust Street bridge just because he felt …
Friday, August 31, 2012
In case you missed them, here's Shorewood Patch's top stories from the month.
It's been a busy month in Shorewood. In case you missed them, here's some of the top August headlines. Follow the links in the headlines to read the full stories. Police: Homeless Man Threatened to Blow Up Village Hall, Shorewood Apartments A 50-year-old homeless man was arrested Aug. 27 after threatening to blow up Village Hall and the River Park Apartments in Shorewood. The man — Shorewood police have indentified him as Thomas Yela — called an intervention center and then Milwaukee police and threatened to blow up the “Shorewood court” and an unknown assisted living facility at approximately 4:06 p.m., according to police. No one was injured and Yela's claims were unfounded. Neighborhood Mobilizes to Derail Plans to Raze House for Garden…
Monday, August 27, 2012
Police say the threats were made at 4:06 p.m. Both buildings were searched by Milwaukee County Sheriff's bomb squad dogs, before occupants were allowed to return.
A 50-year-old homeless man was arrested Monday evening after threatening to blow up Village Hall and the River Park Apartments in Shorewood. The man — Shorewood police have indentified him as Thomas Yela — called an intervention center and then Milwaukee police and threatened to blow up the “Shorewood court” and an unknown assisted living facility at approximately 4:06 p.m., according to police. Village Hall, 3930 N. Murray Ave., and the apartments were evacuated and Milwaukee County Sheriff’s bomb squad dogs combed the buildings. "There was no bomb located by any dogs," Shorewood Police Chief David Banaszynski said. "The dogs went through both buildings." Police say Yela is known to visit the apartments, which are located at 1700 and 1600…
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Thursday, August 9, 2012
The Hampton Avenue store was closed for two hours as canines and bomb technicians from the sheriff's office investigated the phone call threat.
Whitefish Bay police cars blocked off the CVS Pharmacy parking lot as canines and bomb technicians investigated a bomb threat at the Hampton Avenue store Thursday afternoon. Whitefish Bay Interim Police Chief Ron Stefanski said the CVS manager called the police station at 2:20 p.m. after an employee received a vague phone call about a bomb being located in the store. The store closed its doors, and managers told employees and customers to leave. Police have not determined who the caller is, but the CVS employee who received the call said it was a male adult. Whitefish Bay police worked with Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office canines and bomb technicians as they investigated the store for two hours. Nothing suspicious was found in the store…
Jason
10:17 pm on Friday, November 23, 2012
Man shut the fuck up, You don't know a goddamn thing about this man. Fucking Northshore Nancy. more ›