Residents look for solutions after car break-ins in Cooper Park neighborhood

Residents look for solutions after car break-ins in Cooper Park neighborhood

Residents in one local neighborhood told TMJ4 News at least a dozen car break-ins in less than two weeks has one Milwaukee community on edge.

NEWS NOW.

AT LEAST A DOZEN CARBREAK-INS IN LESS THAN TWOWEEKS HAS ONE MILWAUKEECOMMUNITY ON EDGE.

THE COOPERPARK NEIGHBORHOOD IS ON THECITY'S FAR NORTH WEST SIDE -NEAR THE BORDER WITH WAUWATOSA.OUR TONY ATKINS SPOKE TORESIDENTS ABOUT THE UPTICK INCRIME.Tony Atkins, TonyAtkinsTV11:15:41 - "A rash of carbreak-ins IS leading to a lotof concern for people inMilwaukee's Cooper Parkneighborhood.

Today, I spokewith them about the issue andwhat's being done." DormeciaCole, Resident11:02:46 - "Notsure what's going on but therehas been a lot lately." Voiceof: Concerned Resident10:45:16 - "We never hadreally issues over here... soit's alarming to hear." PEOPLEIN THE COOPER PARK AREA OFMILWAUKEE ARE UNDERSTANDABLYCONCERNED ABOUT A SPIKE IN CARBREAK-INS SINCE AUGUST FIRST.((CAR BREAK IN RING)) A RINGDOORBELL CAMERA CAUGHT THISAUGUST 6TH CAR BREAK-IN ONCAMERA ONE MAN CAN BE SEENWITH AN ELECTRIC SCREW DRIVER,ANOTHER, WITH WHAT APPEARS TOBE A HANDGUN.

Joel Valdez,Concerned Resident10:25:25 -"Now, they're carrying gunsand its like 'What do we do asresidents?

Continue to sitaround and do nothing?'" JOELVALDEZ REACHED OUT TO TMJ-4-NEWS, FRUSTRATED THE BREAK-INSKEEP HAPPENING HERE.

((SOCIALMEDIA SCROLL)) OTHER VICTIMSOF THE BREAK-INS HAVE TAKEN TOSOCIAL MEDIA, POSTING ABOUTWHAT HAPPENED TO THEM...POLICE SAY THEY ARE AWARE OFTHE BREAK-INS AND ARE ASKINGPEOPLE TO CALL THEM WITHINFORMATION.

BUT THE OWNER OFTHIS CAR THAT WAS BROKEN INTOSAYS HE WANTS TO MAKE SUREBLACK PEOPLE AREN'T PROFILEDAS INVESTIGATORS LOOK TO FINDTHE PEOPLE RESPONSIBLE FOR THECRIMES.

OTHER RESIDENTS SAYTHEY'RE GOING TO REMAIN ALERT.AND MAINTAIN STRONGCOMMUNICATION IN PERSON ANDONLINE TO KEEP THE AREA SAFE.Voice of: Concerned 11:04:02 -"We definitely need to get itfigured out and resolvedsooner, than later." TonyAtkins, @TonyAtkinsTV11:16:14- "POLICE ARE ASKING ANYONEWITH INFORMATION about THESEbreak-ins and who may beresponsible TO GIVE THEM ACALL.

Reporting in CooperPark, Tony Atkins, TMJ4 NewsTMJ4 REA