Milwaukee police arrest 13-year-old for east side armed robbery

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Milwaukee police arrest 13-year-old for east side armed robbery

Milwaukee -

Tim Kunert moved into his east side home three years ago because the area was safe, but that mindset is quickly changing.

"The robberies, the assaults,"he said. "I mean, they're on every block around here."

Milwaukee police said a man and woman in their 20s were the latest targets.

They were walking near Astor and Pleasant early Thursday morning, when two suspects threatened them with a gun, stealing a wallet and other items before taking off.

"They say come in groups and things like that, but it doesn't help," Kunert said. "When they have a gun, what are you gonna do?"

Officers said one of the culprits is just 13 years old. They caught him with a gun just hours later near Humboldt and Commerce, less than mile away from the armed robbery.

It's unclear how the teen got the weapon, but Chief Ed Flynn said nearly 2,000 guns have been taken off Milwaukee streets so far this year.

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Chief Ed Flynn said nearly 2,000 guns have been taken off Milwaukee streets so far this year.

Hopefully Chief Flynn realizes that it is much more effective to take criminals off the streets rather than guns.

[TomSea]

Hopefully Chief Flynn realizes that it is much more effective to take criminals off the streets rather than guns.

I noted that, he made a bit of a gun control speech. I think there have been articles published of the Sheriff, Clarke and this Police commission clashing on the situation.

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Hopefully Chief Flynn realizes that it is much more effective to take criminals off the streets rather than guns.

It's difficult to get it through the minds of libs and various anti-gun types that people cause crime, not inanimate objects. The state of Wisconsin has millions of gun owners. Outside of the Milwaukee area, gun crime is pretty rare despite the overabundance of firearms.
To stop the gun violence in Milwaukee it will take much tougher measures from the authorities: more cops on the street and tougher measures (stop and frisk, curfews) for the people committing the gun crime.