Milwaukee police say someone broke into at least five cars Saturday afternoon in the Columbia St. parking lot. Mary’s at Prospect and North avenues. A nursing staff member told WISN 12 News her car was among those damaged. He said the financial loss will be hundreds of dollars, but it’s nothing compared to his lost sense of security. “There’s security patrolling the parking lots, but the (guard) I spoke to the other night when this happened said, ‘Well, we sit here, but as soon as we leave, they come out,'” he said. . “He told me there’s nothing they can do about it.” Security on Columbia St. Mary’s came to the fore in 2018. James Dedrew, 53, stabbed a woman nearly to death during a garage robbery. He went to the hospital to visit his mother. Dedrew is serving a 60-year sentence for first-degree attempted murder. The victim in that case sued the hospital, alleging that Columbia St. Mary’s “failed to maintain a secure site” and “provide adequate security,” including “sufficient operational security cameras, alarm equipment, and security personnel.” The victim we spoke to on Monday said there was no camera where his car was parked. He said he would like to see more cameras throughout the parking lot. “And for people to see them, so if something happens, action can be taken immediately and not hours later,” he said. And he hopes that maybe the thefts will push them to dedicate a secure parking area for “staff only.” “Since something has happened, I’ve definitely felt more concerned and worried,” she said. Milwaukee police said they are still looking for suspects in the carjackings. In a statement to WISN 12 News, Ascension Wisconsin said the hospital has “a combination of cameras, parking lot patrols, emergency call systems, security escort services and enhanced LED lighting.” I wouldn’t say if there are cameras on each floor of the garage. However, a spokesman said they have increased the frequency of security patrols.
Milwaukee police say someone broke into at least five cars Saturday afternoon in the Columbia St. parking lot. Mary’s at Prospect and North avenues.
A nursing staff member told WISN 12 News her car was among those damaged. He said the financial loss will be hundreds of dollars, but it’s nothing compared to his lost sense of security.
“There’s security patrolling the parking lots, but the (guard) I spoke to the other night when this happened said, ‘Well, we sit here, but as soon as we leave, they come out,'” he said. . “He told me there’s nothing they can do about it.”
Security on Columbia St. Mary’s came to the fore in 2018. James Dedrew, 53, stabbed a woman nearly to death during a garage robbery. He went to the hospital to visit his mother.
Dedrew is serving a 60-year sentence for first-degree attempted murder. The victim in that case sued the hospital, alleging that Columbia St. Mary’s “failed to maintain a secure site” and “provide adequate security,” including “sufficient operational security cameras, alarm equipment, and security personnel.”
The victim we spoke to on Monday said there was no camera where his car was parked. He said he would like to see more cameras throughout the parking lot.
“And for people to see them, so if something happens, action can be taken immediately and not hours later,” he said.
And he hopes that maybe the thefts will push them to dedicate a secure parking area for “staff only.”
“Since something has happened, I’ve definitely felt more concerned and worried,” she said.
Milwaukee police said they are still looking for suspects in the carjackings.
In a statement to WISN 12 News, Ascension Wisconsin said the hospital has “a combination of cameras, parking lot patrols, emergency call systems, security escort services and enhanced LED lighting.”
I wouldn’t say if there are cameras on each floor of the garage. However, a spokesman said they have increased the frequency of security patrols.
