New Berlin — A seven-mile, low-speed pursuit on Greenfield Avenue that ended in the arrest of a 59-year-old Illinois man last week involved four law enforcement agencies, including the city of Brookfield and city of New Berlin police departments.
According to city of Brookfield police reports:
A Brookfield officer was driving eastbound on Greenfield Avenue near 124th Street about 2:25 a.m. Feb. 17 when he saw the man's 2006 Ford sedan, which had a headlight out, traveling in the westbound lanes at 15 to 20 mph. The officer made a U-turn and tried to conduct a traffic stop, but the Illinois man did not pull over.
The man continued to head west at 15 to 20 mph, driving around a New Berlin squad car that had its flashing lights on. The town of Brookfield Police Department then deployed stop sticks, which punctured the vehicle's tires, but the man continued driving west, eventually running a red light at Barker Road.
The man then made a U-turn and headed east on Greenfield Avenue before heading north on Barker Road.
Police eventually were able to pull the man over at Barker Road and Bartlett Drive, but he did not roll down his window or listen to officers' instructions. Officers eventually had to break out the window, since the man had locked his doors and would not let officers speak to him.
The man was arrested and referred to the Waukesha County District Attorney's Office for fleeing an officer.
Police later learned that the man had fled a traffic stop in Wilmot, near the Wisconsin-Illinois border, and led police on a chase there. Brookfield Police Capt. Jim Adlam said that department likely also would pursue charges against the man.
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