A teenager in Milwaukee was arrested after he stole a motorized shopping cart, police say.

According to officials with the Wauwatosa Police Department, 19 year-old Matthew Kawa was drinking at an Applebee's Sunday evening when he saw the shopping cart in a parking lot. "I noticed I had too many drinks, and I couldn't ride my bike home. So I got in the cart and kind of took that," Kawa said. 

Officers spotted Kawa heading east on State Street. When officers administered a breath test, Kawa registered a 0.1 percent, police say. The teen was charged with suspicion of theft after explaining  he planned to return the scooter in the morning.

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Police in Milwaukee have arrested a suspect who allegedly stole a car which had a seven-month-old baby inside it.

According to officials with the Milwaukee Police Department, the owner of the vehicle was paying for fuel at a gas station at the corner of North 27th and West Wright Streets on Milwaukee's north side late Sunday when the incident occurred. The suspect came up to the vehicle, kicked the man out, and drove off with the baby, police say.

Someone found the child about thirty minutes later sitting on top of a squad car outside the Milwaukee Police District Four station. The child was unharmed.

The suspect is a 60 year-old man from Wisconsin Rapids. He believed that the car belonged to him and that the person inside it had stolen the vehicle, police say.

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Four men have been arrested on charges of armed robbery in Franklin, Wis.

The four men, ages being between 23 to 32 years old, allegedly held up a couple at the Plaza Motel with a shotgun. The incident was reported around 1 a.m. while in progress by the motel staff. After this robbery, the four suspects fled the scene in a minivan when police approached. Police found the minivan thanks in part to the motel owner's description of the get-away vehicle, which, after a chase, led to the arrest of three of the four men. A manhunt ensued after the last man escaped custody. Over night, the police received calls from residents that someone was attempting to break into their houses. These calls stopped when police cornered the individual in a local house and arrested him.

Three of the men are from Milwaukee, while a fourth claims Illinois residence.

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A 24-year-old Milwaukee man was convicted Friday of first-degree reckless homicide in the beating death of his infant son, court records say. The incident occurred in February 2009 when his wife, the child's mother, was at a doctor's appointment, authorities said. The child was in comatose and died several months later. The man was originally charged with child abuse, and he fled to Illinois. The child's mother tried to eliminate her husband's parental rights to the boy so she could make end-of-life decisions for her son.

The man was also found guilty of bail jumping. He will be sentenced June 15, court records show, and he could face up to 60 years in prison. His wife testified against him in trial, but authorities said she became upset when the verdict was announced.

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The 21 individuals were arrested in Milwaukee from January 19 to 21 and include a 40-year-old man who police believe is the leader of the Mexican Posse gang in Milwaukee.

 The arrests are part of a nationwide investigation called “Project Big Freeze,” led by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The investigation is an attempt to crack down on gangs that have suspected ties to drug trafficking organizations. So far, law enforcement officials have arrested 476 people around the country in 83 cities.

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