A husband and wife in Milwaukee were charged with possession of cocaine and other drug offenses Monday. According to officials with the Milwaukee Police Department, 32 year-old Valentin S. Santana is charged with possession of cocaine with intent to deliver. His wife, 30 year-old Heather Santana, is charged with Possesion of cocaine, and possession of drug paraphernalia. According to the criminal complaint, Valentin Santana was arrested by police at a Milwaukee motel shortly after 10:30 a.m. Saturday after Heather Santana called there from St. Nicholas Hospital, where she was being treated for a cocaine overdose. A police officer accompanied the front desk clerk at the motel to the Santanas’ room where they saw a large amount of white powder on a desk and an eight-inch glass pipe used for smoking cocaine. Police obtained a search warrant and discovered two more ounces of cocaine divided into several small bags. If you have been charged with a drug crime, please contact the

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Authorities arrested four Milwaukee-residents Friday who they say are involved in a string of thefts from area Wal-Mart stores. According to officials with the Columbia County Sheriff's Department, the suspects are facing charges relating to the theft of more than $4,500 in computers. The four suspects, 26 year-old James I. Cross; 24 year-old Laderin T. Moore; 27 year-old Shriley L. Staten, and 20 year-old Jozetta V. Payne, are accused of taking shopping carts containing laptop computers and other items through an emergency exit in the Tire and Lube area of the Portage Wal-Mart at about 2:24 p.m. Friday, setting off a door alarm. Police say the stolen items were placed into the back of an SUV, which was driven away quickly, without the rear hatch closed, causing some items to fall out. A Wal-Mart employee sitting nearby in his truck on break, spotted the activity and called 911, giving a description of the vehicle and its occupants. After a search along the interstate and highways near Portage, authorities spotted the vehicle near Highway 33 and Interstate 39, where the four suspects were taken into custody without incident, police said. Detective Lt. Mark Hahn said the four "are suspects in other thefts from other areas." If you have been charged with shoplifting in Milwaukee, please contact a Milwaukee Criminal Lawyer of Kohler & Hart, LLP, by calling 888-565-7597.

Two Milwaukee-residents were arrested on drug charges Sunday. According to officials with the Marion County Sheriff's Department, 63 year-old Roy McGee and 37 year-old Latrice Braggs were arrested during a traffic stop on Interstate 57. The two were initially arrested on outstanding Marion County warrants. A police inventory of their vehicle turned up drug paraphernalia and over 1,000 pills of various kinds. Deputies say a Marion County K9 Unit reacted to the front passenger side of the vehicle. A total of seven crack pipes were found in the vehicle. Deputies also discovered a blue duffel bag in the trunk of the car containing 280 pseudoephedrine pills and 600 prescription drugs for pain and muscle relaxation. McGee was arrested for meth trafficking, possession of meth manufacturing materials, possession of a controlled substance, and possession of drug paraphernalia. Braggs was arrested for possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. If you have been charged with a drug crime in Milwaukee, please contact the Milwaukee drug defense lawyer of Kohler & Hart by calling 888-565-7597.

Milwaukee police say they have three people in custody in connection to a string of recent cemetery thefts. The Milwaukee Police Department released a video Tuesday of a man and a woman taking brass vases from grave sites. Police say the couple and another woman used a stroller with a baby in it to hide the vases. The thefts were reported at St. Adalbert and Mt. Olivet cemeteries. Police say an anonymous tipster called with information after seeing surveillance footage on television. More than 180 graves have been burglarized this year, police say. Officials for the department called the crime "despicable." Police estimate that the stolen items are worth about $39,000. The vases can cost anywhere from $120 to $200. The identities of the suspects is not available. If you have been charged with theft or burglary in the Milwaukee area, an experienced attorney can advise you on your legal options. To discuss your case, please contact a Milwaukee theft defense lawyer of Kohler & Hart by calling 888-565-7597.

Deputies arrested Milwaukee Assistant Police Chief Edward Liebrecht early Thursday morning on suspicion of drunk driving. According to officials with the Milwaukee Police Department, officers were called to an accident near the intersection of South Clement Avenue and East Seeley Street shortly after 3:30 a.m. Thursday. Liebrecht had struck a tree with his car but was not injured. The Milwaukee Police Department requested the assistance of the Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office in the investigation, to avoid any potential conflict of interest. The sheriff's investigation showed Liebrect appeared to be under the influence of alcohol and he was arrested by deputies at the scene. Witnesses said it appeared that Liebrecht passed out onto the steering wheel of his vehicle after the crash. He was issued citations for Operating While Intoxicated - 1st Offense, Operating with a Prohibited Alcohol Concentration, and Unsafe Lane Deviation. If you have been charged with DUI or OWI in the Milwaukee area, please contact a Milwaukee DUI/OWI lawyer of Kohler & Hart by calling 888-565-7597.

A former Platteville police officer who is facing a federal drug charge for allegedly smoking crack cocaine while on duty has been arrested after police found crack, heroin, and a kit for defeating drug tests were found in her car. According to officials with the Milwaukee Police Department, 29 year-old Muskego resident Michelle V. Salentine, who was charged with keeping a drug house after her April arrest, was arrested again on October 4. Police discovered Salentine and her brother Michael arguing in a car. A search of the vehicle uncovered five crack pipes, a marijuana pipe, a syringe, 1.6 grams of crack cocaine, one-third of a gram of heroin, and 1.21 grams of marijuana. Police also found a kit in the trunk of the car that was designed to help a woman skew results of a drug test. Salentine told police that the drugs and paraphernalia belonged to her brother, who declined to talk with police about the items. Both Salentine and her brother are being held in Milwaukee County Jail. She resigned from the Platteville Police Department following her arrest. If you have been charged with a drug crime in the Milwaukee area, please contact a Milwaukee criminal lawyer of Kohler & Hart by calling 414-271-9595.

The number of homicides recorded in Milwaukee this year have reached 2009's total. According to information from a Milwaukee Police Department database, the total number of homicides recorded in the city this year is 72, the same number that occurred in Milwaukee in all of 2009. In 2008, 71 people were killed in Milwaukee. The 2008 and 2009 homicide totals represent the lowest yearly totals for Milwaukee in the last 25 years. Milwaukee averaged around 117 homicides per year between 1985 and 2008, according to police. The highest single-year total was in 1991 when 168 homicides occurred in the city. The city's total reached 72 over the weekend, when three people were killed in separate homicides, police say. The criminal defense attorneys of Kohler & Hart have extensive experience handling homicide cases. For more information, please contact the Milwaukee criminal defense attorneys of Kohler & Hart by calling 414-271-9595.