Brian Huber

2 days ago | gmtoday.com | Brian Huber

WAUKESHA — When a Fond du Lac man’s motorcycle broke down in the Delafield area once, a motorist told him to contact Jim “Klink” Klekoski Jr., who ran Klink’s V-Twin Repair in Waukesha. “Jim said, ‘I’m closing up shop now and coming to get you,’” his longtime partner, Laura Tamez, recalled. They towed the man’s bike to Klekoski’s shop, helped him arrange lodging, and Tamez picked him up the next morning to take him to the shop. “We were a family service,” Tamez said.

3 days ago | gmtoday.com | Brian Huber

WAUKESHA — The village of Chenequa has filed a civil lawsuit against a man who injured a village police officer in a 2022 tavern incident, seeking to recoup its costs incurred as the officer was treated for his injuries and overtime costs in covering his absence. The village on Monday filed suit against Richard Serres Jr., 42, alleging Serres assaulted and battered Chenequa police officer Robert Schwister, causing damages for both the village and the officer.

4 days ago | gmtoday.com | Brian Huber

WAUKESHA — The trial for a woman charged after allegations of child abuse at Waukesha’s Lawrence School in 2022 was delayed again Monday because a defense witness will be unavailable. Heather Miller, 51, of Waukesha, initially was charged with child abuse and second-degree recklessly endangering safety, after she allegedly slammed a 1year-old child down into a crib and pushed him into a mattress to the point he struggled to breathe at the Lawrence School in August 2022.

1 week ago | gmtoday.com | Brian Huber

WAUKESHA — The man who fled from police after receiving treatment at a Waukesha hospital on Tuesday was confronted by a resident wielding a butcher knife in an attempt at self-defense after the man showed up in the resident’s yard during the incident, a criminal complaint in the case said.

1 week ago | gmtoday.com | Brian Huber

WAUKESHA — A former corrections officer at the Waukesha County Jail was placed on probation Wednesday for soliciting nude images from former female inmates, avoiding a felony conviction as part of a plea agreement. Alec Juarez-Rodriguez, 28, of Sussex, pleaded guilty to a count of illegally accessing computer data in a plea agreement that saw a felony count of misconduct in public office dismissed.