|
Posted: 10:02 AM Jun 30, 2009
Milwaukee to Dedicate New Witness Protection Unit
A new Milwaukee County witness protection program will be dedicated Tuesday to a man who was killed in 2007 after testifying against a criminal who shot him.
Reporter: Associated Press |
** ADDS RELATIONSHIP TO VICTIM AND NAME **Phyllis Dwyer fights back tears while comforting her children Gabriel, 7, Morgan, 9, and Marissa, 10, the siblings of Sebastian Hizey, on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2009 at their home in Puyallup, Wash. Debris flew into the grandstands at a monster truck show in Washington state, killing the 6-year-old boy Hizey and injuring another spectator, witnesses and city officials said Saturday. (AP Photo/The News Tribune, Drew Perine)
|
0 Comments 
MILWAUKEE (AP) -- A new Milwaukee County witness protection program will be dedicated Tuesday to a man who was killed in 2007 after testifying against a criminal who shot him.
Prosecutors around the country are struggling to find enough money to protect witnesses even as intimidation surges.
Milwaukee County had gone for years without any witness protection program. District Attorney John Chisholm has been working to re-establish a full-fledged unit since Maurice Pulley Jr. was fatally shot.
Chisholm started a unit last year that focuses on heading off intimidation before it happens. The county's 2009 budget includes about $340,000 to keep the program going.
Chisholm, state Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen, Pulley's father and other Milwaukee politicians will dedicate the unit to the younger Pulley.
(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
- UPDATE: More Charges Filed in Antigo Drug Ring
- Stevens Point Boy Featured on CBS Evening News, Friday
- UWSP Employee Accused of Battery
- NEW INFO: Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Against Point Mall Condemnation
- Gift Card Scam Targets Waushara County
- Wis. Man Convicted of Causing Girl's Brain Damage
- New Proposal Would Allow People to Make and Serve Beer Outside Home
- Evers Upset with Walker Over Education Bill
- Workers, Community Prepare for Brokaw Mill Closure
- Coffee Makers Recalled Over Potential Burn Risk
- Emergency Steps Needed to Balance Budget? Walker Says No
41 Comments - Wisconsin to Use Part of Settlement for Budget
33 Comments - UPDATE: More Charges Filed in Antigo Drug Ring
20 Comments - Democratic Leader Blasts Walker Over Budget
19 Comments - Stevens Point Boy Featured on CBS Evening News, Friday
16 Comments - Judge Denies Request to Stop Voter ID Law
16 Comments
- .DJI
- 12801.23
- -89.23
- -0.69%
- .INX
- 1342.64
- -9.31
- -0.69%
- .IXIC
- 2903.88
- -23.35
- -0.80%
- NYA
- 7992.03
- -89.22
- -1.10%
Quotes updated every 15 minutes
