Suspect Caught With Multiple Weapons And Silencers In The South Side

Police confiscated multiple weapons from driver who did a rolling stop on W. Forest Home Ave.

By H. Nelson Goodson

June 8, 2013

Milwaukee, WI - On Saturday, a 26-year-old driver was stopped by a motorcycle police officer after making a rolling stop at the 1500 block of W. Forest Home Ave. The driver was headed eastbound around 1:40 p.m. when he failed to do a complete stop.

Police after conducting a search of the blue Monte Carlo vehicle they discovered multiple weapons, including a machine gun with a sound suppressor (silencer), an assault weapon and several handguns with what appeared to be silencers as well, according to witnesses nearby. Police wouldn't allow anyone to take photos and threatened to take cellphones, witnesses say.

The suspect was taken into custody by police.