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Milwaukee Police codifies reckless-driving citations, adds victim-witness requirements; FPC reviews changes
Summary
At its Jan. 2 meeting the Milwaukee Fire and Police Commission reviewed three Milwaukee Police Department standard operating procedure updates, including substantive changes to citation procedures and victim-witness protocols summarized by Assistant Chief Craig Sarno.
The Milwaukee Fire and Police Commission reviewed a communication from the Milwaukee Police Department on Jan. 2, 2025, describing updates to three department standard operating procedures: SOP 070 (citation procedures), SOP 665 (tire deflation devices) and SOP 710 (victim-witness rights and assistance). Assistant Chief Craig Sarno summarized the substantive changes for commissioners.
The changes to SOP 070 consolidate and clarify how officers handle several traffic-related matters, Sarno said. The department outlined five principal changes: a reminder that parking citations should not be sent to court administration; a directive to issue a citation for operating without a license (rather than charging operating after suspension) when an individual never held a driver’s license previously; added guidance for handling second or subsequent operating-without-a-license or criminal-traffic violations; codification that officers shall issue a reckless-driving citation when they observe reckless driving; and…
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