The Milwaukee and West Allis police departments operate Crisis Assessment and Response Teams special units that pair behavioral health specialists with uniformed officers to respond to 911 calls for people in a mental health crisis.
Now, the Milwaukee County Sheriff s Office is creating three deputy sheriff positions to deploy with mental health specialists to respond to such crises in the 17 Milwaukee County communities without such services.
The new units will not affect the county tax levy because the $300,000 needed for the positions is being shifted from the Milwaukee County Behavioral Health Division to the sheriff s office a controversial approach that met with some pushback with county supervisors but ultimately passed on a 13-5 vote of the County Board.
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A man was seen walking the streets in a Milwaukee County Jail uniform Tuesday. He was not an escaped prisoner, but actually quite the opposite.
Marquette University Police issued a safety alert at 5:45 p.m. stating that the Sheriff s office reported a missing prisoner around North 12th and West State streets.
The Milwaukee County Sheriff s Office quickly responded by issuing a tweet that there had not been an escape from the jail.
Here s what happened:
Around 3 p.m., West Milwaukee police arrested a Milwaukee man on a retail theft warrant.
He was brought to the Milwaukee County Jail for booking where he changed into a jail uniform. In the process of the booking, the man needed medical attention and West Milwaukee officers drove the man to Aurora Sinai Medical Center.