The Brief
- Some in Waukesha are worried about recent knife crimes.
- Those crimes have happened near Waukesha’s Hope Center, where people in need come for clothes, shelter and meals.
- Waukesha police say knife crimes are not on the rise in the city.
WAUKESHA, Wis. – Waukesha police are investigating a series of knife crimes near an important resource in the city.
Knife crimes in Waukesha
What we know:
While she was eating dinner on Monday night, Sept. 1, Izabel Sgiers said two men got into a fight. It was at Waukesha‘s Hope Center, where people in need come for clothes, shelter and meals.
Waukesha police said it happened just before 5:30 p.m. Monday. Investigators said they arrested a 43-year-old man after he stabbed another man outside the building. Officers found the victim about a mile away.…