MCSO, UWM PD allow driver with 35 tickets to drive away after stop

The Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office is acknowledging one of its deputies made a mistake by issuing the wrong citation that allowed a driver who’s been caught 35 times for operating on a suspended license to drive away after the traffic stop.

TMJ4’s Lighthouse investigative team has learned the same suspended driver was pulled over one day earlier at the beginning of May — and it resulted in the same outcome. Dash camera video from UW-Milwaukee Police Department shows Julian Lopez of Milwaukee was allowed to drive away after receiving two tickets.

Lopez was caught by UW-Milwaukee Police back on May 2 running a red light. He was issued a pair of traffic tickets and sent on his way…

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