Officers rescued during Cudahy tactical situation, 36-year-old man found in attic
Updated: 5:58 p.m. on June 19, 2023
CUDAHY, Wis. (CBS 58) -- We're hearing more from Cudahy police about a tactical situation where they deployed an armored vehicle overnight.
One 36-year-old Cudahy man is in custody.
Near Kirkwood and Somars is where that 36-year-old man was found by a homeowner in their attic just before 9 a.m. Monday morning.
Police say they're investigating his connection to other strange events they responded to late Sunday night.
"The call was of glass breaking and a subject jumping from house to house, from rooftop to rooftop," said Cudahy Police Chief Thomas Poellot.
He says when they got that call just before 10 p.m. Sunday night, they didn't know what they were getting into when responding near Carpenter and Kirkwood.
"We were approaching the area when they heard gunshots rang out, they sought cover," said Chief Poellot.
That's when an armored vehicle was called to the scene.
Eventually, officers investigated the broken glass and man jumping from rooftop to rooftop.
"We were able to secure the residence that we expected the event started in, and we were unable to locate any physical evidence of a crime at that time," said Chief Poellot.
The strange string of events wasn't over.
"[It wasn't] until approximately 8:59 a.m. Monday morning that a homeowner identified somebody in his attic," said Chief Poellot.
That's when they found the 36-year-old with a broken leg, narcotics on him, and a stolen gun from Milwaukee found near his person.
Police say the man lived at a residence near the original call, was on parole for hit-and-runs and worse.
"Homicide by dangerous weapon or explosive," added Chief Poellot.
Now, with the 36-year-old in custody, police are trying to figure out how these events might be connected.
"We don't believe there's continued danger to the community," said Chief Poellot.
Police say if you know anything else about what happened, give them a call to help them with their investigation.
Published: 4:26 a.m. on June 19, 2023
CUDAHY, Wis. (CBS 58) -- A standoff situation in Cudahy ended with the arrest of a 36-year-old man and recovery of narcotics and a stolen firearm.
Police say it started Sunday evening, when they took a report of a person seen jumping from one rooftop to another near Carpenter and Packard Avenues.
Officers arrived to the scene and reported hearing gunshots and believed they were being shot at. Two officers needed to be rescued by using the South Shore Joint Tactical Unit's armored vehicle.
Monday morning around 9 a.m., officers responded one block away -- near Somers and Packard Avenues -- for a call of an unknown male in the attic of a residence. A 36-year-old man was located in an attic, appearing to have suffered a broken leg. The man, according to police, was in possession of narcotics and a firearm was also located nearby. Officials say the firearm was stolen out of Milwaukee.
The man was taken into custody for burglary and narcotics possession and was transported to Froedtert Hospital.
A check of the man's criminal history showed that he is on parole for hit and run - involve great bodily harm, hit and run - involve injury, and homicide by dangerous weapon/explosive.
Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact the Cudahy Police Department at (414) 769-2260.