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Deputies respond to street-takeover report during scheduled McKinley Marina car meetup

Milwaukee County sheriff’s deputies arrived at McKinley Marina Saturday night after dispatchers reported a possible street takeover. The gathering was a scheduled Cars and Coffee Milwaukee event, and a deputy said officers had not responded to anything illegal.

Deputies respond to street-takeover report during scheduled McKinley Marina car meetup
Milwaukee County sheriff’s deputies responded to McKinley Marina shortly after 9 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26, after dispatchers reported a possible street takeover involving cars at the lakefront site. The gathering was a scheduled Cars and Coffee Milwaukee meetup, set to run from 8 to 10 p.m., according to a Facebook post about the event. Scanner traffic described a possible takeover involving about 100 cars, though that figure was not independently confirmed. Attendees said they saw a large number of law enforcement vehicles arrive with sirens. One person at the gathering said they were confused by the response. A sheriff’s deputy at the scene said officers had not responded to anything “illegal in nature.” No further details about the dispatch call or the deputies’ response were immediately available. An organizer said another official meetup was planned for Sunday, Sept. 27, from 9 to 11 a.m. at McKinley Marina. The Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office had been asked for additional information.

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