MILWAUKEE (Legal Newsline) - County District Attorney John Chisholm is facing criticism over his advocacy for bail reform following multiple deaths in Waukesha's Christmas parade on Sunday.
A Milwaukee police sergeant who was once accused of participating in a “code of silence” regarding the brutal 2004 beating of Frank Jude is up for promotion to lieutenant.
The Fire and Police Commission is scheduled to consider Sgt. Bradley Blum’s promotion Thursday, which would be his second in the last six years.
Blum was fired in 2005 by then-Chief Nannette Hegerty for gross neglect of duty and failing to protect Jude while off-duty officers cruelly beat him outside a Bay View party. But the commission eventually overturned Blum’s firing and instead gave him two 60-day suspensions.
Chiefs of the fire and police departments nominate individuals for promotion, which are then approved by the commission.