September 10, 2010 Friday Morning

I am so disappointed in the Milwaukee Police Department.

Last night around 7:50 PM we hear a crash and people yelling outside. Tony and I ran outside to see a Jeep Cherokee that had hit two parked cars going south in front of our house, jump the boulevard and crash into another car coming out of a driveway head on. The Jeep Cherokee then tried to back away hitting three other cars parked on the other side of the street. The Jeep Cherokee driver kept trying to get away hitting the parked cars but got stuck on the boulevard. He was doing his best to free the car and get away. I ran to the passenger side of the car to try to open the door, Tony ran to the drivers side. The passenger side door was locked. Tony was able to open the drivers side door and without thinking grabbed the guy by his shoulders and pulled him out of the car and threw him to the ground. He was all bloody from the accident and got blood all over Tony when he grabbed him to get him out of the car. Another guy then tackled the driver and held him on the ground as he continued to struggle to get away from us. We kept yelling at the guy to stay down because we will not let him get away and there are too many of us and only one of him. Then someone who's car had been hit runs up with a hammer ready to beat the hell out of the drunk. We had to tackle him and get the hammer away from him. By this point there was about 50 people from the neighborhood standing around. Tony reached into the car and turned the car off and threw the car keys on the passenger seat. At least 20 people including myself called 911. It took the Milwaukee Police Department 25 minutes before a police car pulled up. TWENTY FIVE MINUTES! Another 10 minutes went by before a fire engine pulled up and another 15 minutes for an ambulance to get to the scene. BULLSHIT! The driver was drunk and very high on something. He hit at least 6 cars trying to get away. The drivers jeep had expired plates on the car so you know he doesn't have insurance. It was quite exciting and was amazing how fast you react without thinking. Tony and I could have been run over by this drunk as he continued to try to get away or he could have pulled a gun on us. It never crossed our minds until later. Tony ran back into the house to wash all the blood off himself and put some pants on, he was in his underwear, before returning to the scene. The police department is about 1 mile from our house so it is unbelievable that it took the police 25 minutes to get to the scene much less have 20 people call 911 about what was happening. Why the hell do I pay such high taxes if the police take 25 minutes to get to a scene, when the police are a mile away. I am so mad. What if someone was shot or dieing? The response time should have been much quicker. I have no faith in our Milwaukee Police Department. Got back in the house close to 9:30 PM when it was all over and they took the drunk driver away and towed his car away. Pieces of cars everywhere. We went to bed around 10:30 PM.

This morning I got the dogs fed and Tony off to work before continuing with painting of the remodeled bathroom. I spent yesterday afternoon painting the walls. This morning I painted the door and door frames. I still am so mad about the response time the police took so I called the 5th District Police Department to find out why it took 25 minutes for anyone to respond to the accident last night. Of course I was told the usual bullshit that 'they got there as fast as they could'. If that is as fast as they can, then I am afraid. I plan on putting a second coat of paint on the door and frame before taking a shower and picking up Tony to go to lunch with the guys, our usual Friday lunch. This afternoon I will most likely go grocery shopping and do more painting. We will most likely spend the night watching TV. Kali is feeling a little better today. She still has a little pain in her mouth and is quite needy because of it. She wants to be by my side all day. She slept much better last night. Saturday we are suppose to put our Cadillac in a car show at Lutheran Manor Nursing home. They are having a fun raiser and car show and contacted us. My grandmother was at that nursing home for over 20 years before she died so we are putting the car in the show in her memory. Unfortunately it looks like it is suppose to rain tomorrow morning. If it is raining Tony will not take the Cadillac out for the show. It is again cool and in the 60s here in Milwaukee. Fall is here. Where did summer go?