In 2016, officer Joseph Mensah, then with the Wauwatosa Police Department, shot Alvin Cole, an armed suspect who reached for a gun during a foot chase outside a busy Wauwatosa
By Marquette University - Mar 4th, 2021 03:42 pm
MILWAUKEE Marquette University Law School will host prominent members from the local policing and justice communities for a virtual conference, “Policing and Accountability A Community Conversation,” on Wednesday, March 10, at 12:15 p.m.
The conference will explore two key questions facing Wisconsin: what can be done to improve relations between law enforcement and the community and what the law provides about how deadly-force incidents are investigated and charged. The event will be presented in two parts.
Registration is available online for the event, which will be available on demand shortly after its completion.
“Policing and Accountability A Community Conversation” is presented by the Law School’s Lubar Center for Public Policy Research and Civic Education and is part of the university’s Marquette Forum.
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Wisconsin Right Now reports that William Harmening the so-called “expert” called on behalf of the Jay Anderson family was previously rejected as an expert in another police shooting case because a federal judge believed he “lacked the needed expertise” in key areas. Harmening was called upon to testify on behalf of the Anderson family in yet another attempt to criminally charge Wauwatosa Police Officer Joseph Mensah somehow for the six-year-old shooting death.
In addition, Wisconsin Right Now found that Harmening, a professor who told a judge that Mensah’s use of force was not “reasonable,” was previously accused of presenting a conclusion against a police officer that was “riddled with errors.” Harmening’s expert testimony was limited in other cases, and another judge raised questions about some of his findings. In a Fresno case, Harmening was accused of injecting “mere speculation and conjecture” into his testim
Joseph Mensah sworn in as Waukesha County deputy
It s been nearly two months since Mensah resigned his position with the Wauwatosa Police Department. Share Updated: 10:20 PM CST Jan 26, 2021
It s been nearly two months since Mensah resigned his position with the Wauwatosa Police Department. Share Updated: 10:20 PM CST Jan 26, 2021
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Show Transcript IT’S FREE IN YOUR PHONE’S APP STORE. THE OFFICER HAS A VERY GOOD POLICE RECORD. HE WAS REVIEWED VERY EXTENSIVELY BY MY TEAM. TOYA ONLY ON 12 NEWS, WAUKESHA COUNTY’S SHERIFF ANSWERS QUESTIONS ABOUT WHY HE HIRED THE FORMER WAUWATOSA POLICE OFFICER WHO KILLED THREE PEOPLE WHILE ON DUTY. 12 NEWS NICK BOHR JUST SPOKE WITH THE SHERIFF. AND NICK, JOSPEH MENSAH COULD BE SEEN AS A AS A CONTROVERSIAL HIR YES, HE CERTAINLY IS. THE SHERIFF SAYS HE KNOWS THAT IN THE BUT AFTER A THOROUGH REVIEW, HE SAID IT IS GETTING HARDER AND HARDER TO FIND QUALITY APPLICANTS FOR OPEN DEPUTY JOBS, AND H