24/7 security for former Sheriff David Clarke cost taxpayers $226K+ this year
MILWAUKEE COUNTY — We’re getting a new look at the costs associated with providing 24/7 security to former Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke. The Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office released the...
View ArticleEx-Sheriff Clarke told to revise thesis or risk degree loss
MILWAUKEE — Former Milwaukee Sheriff David Clarke has been told to revise his master’s thesis or the Naval Postgraduate School will begin the process of rescinding his degree. Clarke was accused of...
View ArticleGov. Scott Walker releases names of applicants for Milwaukee County sheriff
MILWAUKEE — Gov. Scott Walker has received applications from 18 candidates hoping to be Milwaukee County sheriff after the vacancy created by the departure of firebrand lawman David Clarke. Applicants...
View Article6 big stories from 2017 in Wisconsin politics
MILWAUKEE -- From the Milwaukee County Courthouse to the White House, 2017 was a pivotal year in politics. Here's a look at six of the biggest stories: 1. Trump inaugurated In January, Donald Trump...
View ArticleEx-Sheriff David Clarke says he is making media “taste their own blood” after...
MILWAUKEE -- Former Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke says he is making the media "taste their own blood" after it was revealed that Clarke had been under the FBI's scrutiny early last year. Dan...
View ArticleAfter defiance, ex-Sheriff Clarke deletes “taste their own blood” tweet;...
MILWAUKEE -- Three tweets have been deleted from former Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke’s Twitter timeline, including one about making the news media “taste their own blood” after reporting on a...
View ArticleEx-Sheriff David Clarke gets partial win in plane spat lawsuit
MILWAUKEE — A federal judge has dismissed most claims against former Milwaukee Sheriff David Clarke that were levied by a man detained at an airport after he shook his head at the sheriff during a...
View ArticleFederal civil rights trial: Testimony begins Monday in plane spat lawsuit...
MILWAUKEE — Testimony is expected to begin Monday, Jan. 22 in the federal civil rights case filed against former Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke. Seven jurors will be picked from a group of 13. A...
View ArticleTrial starts Monday for former Sheriff Clarke over social media posts after...
MILWAUKEE— Former Milwaukee Sheriff David Clarke’s run-in with a 25-year-old man who shook his head at him while boarding a flight last year is headed to trial. Dan Black Snapchat video Daniel Black...
View ArticleVerdict: Former Sheriff Clarke didn’t violate Dan Black’s civil rights with...
Dan Black MILWAUKEE -- Former Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke is getting sued, but he wasn't in federal court for the case on Monday, Jan. 22. Dan Black told a jury Monday he was so traumatized...
View Article3 Milwaukee County Jail staffers charged in death of inmate Terrill Thomas
Nancy Evans, Kashka Meadors, James Ramsey-Guy MILWAUKEE -- Three Milwaukee County Jail staffers have been charged in connection with the 2016 death of Terrill Thomas, who spent a week without water....
View ArticleFormer Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke files for divorce
MILWAUKEE COUNTY — Former Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke has filed for divorce from his wife, Julie. The paperwork was filed Wednesday, February 21st. He resigned as sheriff on August 31st, 2017.
View ArticleCalendars show former sheriff David Clarke did little business in Milwaukee...
MILWAUKEE -- Former Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke spent a diminishing number of days doing business in the county as his national profile grew in 2015 and 2016, according to newly released...
View ArticleEx-sheriff vs. acting sheriff: Clarke, Schmidt spar over who was in charge of...
Acting Milwaukee County Sheriff Richard Schmidt MILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee County Acting Sheriff Richard Schmidt says he tried to get a top official at the Milwaukee County Jail removed multiple times,...
View ArticleAfter radio dustup, Acting Sheriff Schmidt says he wrote to David Clarke and...
MILWAUKEE — Acting Milwaukee County Sheriff Richard Schmidt says he wrote to former Sheriff David Clarke after the two men sparred in a live radio debate earlier this week, and says he and Clarke are...
View Article‘We, as New Yorkers, should be outraged:’ Protests in Albany ahead of speech...
ALBANY, New York — Some in Albany on Wednesday, May 9 did not want controversial former Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke in town. There were protests ahead of his speech at the New York...
View ArticleDisgraced ex-cop Dominique Heaggan-Brown files lawsuit alleging mistreatment...
Dominique Heaggan-Brown MILWAUKEE -- Dominique Heaggan-Brown, the former Milwaukee Police officer acquitted in the 2016 shooting death that sparked unrest in the Sherman Park area, is suing the...
View ArticleEx-Sheriff David Clarke’s 2015 trip expenses paid by alleged Russian agent’s...
MILWAUKEE -- When then-Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke went on a six-day trip to Russia in 2015, a group founded by an alleged Russian agent paid his expenses. Clarke and Maria Butina, who the...
View ArticleMilwaukee County sheriff’s race: Richard Schmidt steps out of David Clarke’s...
Richard Schmidt MILWAUKEE -- Since becoming Milwaukee County's acting sheriff in 2017, Richard Schmidt seems to be everywhere. In the lead-up to the Democratic primary for sheriff in August, he walked...
View Article‘I was duped:’ David Clarke says ex-business partner was a Muslim Brotherhood...
MILWAUKEE -- Ex-Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke says he's split up with his former business partner, whom Clarke accuses of being a Muslim Brotherhood operative who "duped" him. Clarke made the...
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