The Brief: A 37-year-old man was wounded and arrested after forcibly entering a Milwaukee home on Thursday morning. Upon encountering the intruder inside, a resident used a firearm to shoot the suspect, halting the break-in. Responding police officers took the wounded intruder into custody and transported him to a hospital. The resident was uninjured and cooperated fully with law enforcement. The Milwaukee County District Attorney’s Office will review the case under Wisconsin’s Castle Doctrine, which provides legal protections for occupants who use force against individuals forcibly entering an occupied home. MILWAUKEE, WI — A dangerous daytime break-in attempt ended with…

Key Takeaways The Commonwealth’s Attorney dismissed a first-degree murder charge against LaToya Crabbe after reviewing a five-hour audio recording. The recording suggested evidence supporting Crabbe’s claim of self-defense, raising reasonable doubt about criminal intent. Prosecutors had initially based their case on actions after the shooting, not on the shooting itself.…

A Schedule Note:  This coming Monday will be our final “normal” UrbanSurvival column. If the cool weather shows up, I have at least a lifetime of piled-up projects to complete and there’s only so much Superman and that much Kryptonite.   The 30+ pages of market analysis twice weekly and the…