By
Becky Vevea of the Journal Sentinel
June 26, 2010 1:28 p.m. | An Oak Creek man was found dead in a minivan Friday night near a Cudahy park, and police are investigating his death as a homicide.
The man, 31, had been reported abducted and missing on Thursday.
The victim, John Weinhold, was found dead in a blue minivan in the 5700 block of S. Robert Ave. in Cudahy, near Cudahy Park, police said.
Weinhold's wife reported her husband missing on Thursday night.
The Oak Creek Police initiated an investigation of Weinhold's alleged abduction Friday. He was described as last seen in a dark blue 2000 Dodge Caravan.
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Bruce Vielmetti of the Journal Sentinel
June 24, 2010 4:22 p.m. | A former Cudahy municipal judge has agreed that he should be reprimanded for allowing thousands of cases to become backlogged.
John A. Zodrow and the Wisconsin Judicial Commission on Thursday submitted a joint recommendation for the reprimand, while acknowledging the state Supreme Court has final authority to decide any discipline against Zodrow.
The Judicial Commission filed a complaint against Zodrow in November, estimating that he had 3,500 cases awaiting decision. He told the commission at the time that he thought 1,000 to 1,500 cases were pending.
Zodrow held the part-time position from 1999 until he was defeated by attorney John Dobogai in the April election.
The document issued Thursday said Zodrow for years had persistently sought another clerk for the Cudahy court, and that if one had been hired, he could have processed more cases more quickly.
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June 24, 2010 10:20 a.m. | It's the opening day of Summerfest, and it's also your chance to win some free Summerfest tickets.
All you need to do is follow @MyCommunityNOW on Twitter and tweet the following: "Follow @MyCommunityNOW and RT this for a chance to win a pair of #Summerfest tickets."
We will be giving away a total of five pairs of tickets in two random drawings. The first drawing will be held at noon tomorrow. The second drawing will be held at noon on Wednesday. You have to tweet the message only once to be entered in both drawings.
Winners will be contacted on Twitter and will need to pick the tickets up at our office in Waukesha.
By
Tom Kertscher of the Journal Sentinel
June 03, 2010 5:30 p.m. | A former Cudahy High School student was ordered Thursday to stand trial on a charge that he gave a prescription medicine to a fellow student who suffered an overdose reaction in school.
The order was issued after David Opalinski, 18, of St. Francis waived his right to a preliminary hearing on the felony charge of delivery of a drug.
He is scheduled to enter a plea to the charge, which carries a maximum prison term of six years, on June 10.
Opalinski is accused of giving Xanax, which is prescribed for anxiety disorders and panic attacks, to a 17-year-old student who later suffered a reaction and was briefly hospitalized.
The boy said Opalinski gave him the Xanax to cover a $5 debt for a previous drug transaction, according to a Cudahy police report.
By
Tom Kertscher of the Journal Sentinel
June 02, 2010 1:36 p.m. | Cudahy - More stores will be allowed to sell alcohol under a vote taken Tuesday by the Common Council.
The old ordinance allowed for one so-called Class A license to be issued for every 4,000 residents.
The revised ordinance allows for one license for every 2,000 residents, which is the same restriction imposed by some other cities, including Oak Creek and South Milwaukee.
Class A licenses are issued to sellers of packaged beer, wine and liquor, such as liquor stores, grocery stores, drug stores and other retailers.
