April 2025

Milwaukee Police Department Public Information Office April 2025 update

While not an all-inclusive reflection of all of the items MPD PIO shared for the month, here is a sampling of the MPD initiatives, engagement efforts, and community safety information that was shared with the public on our social media platforms for the month of April.

MPD's priorities to communicate to our public are as follows:

1. Β Community - posts/stories focusing on community engagement efforts.
2. Β Safety - posts/stories educating about safety tips, highlighting cases and press releases.
3. Β RecruitmentΒ  - posts/stories to generate interest in applying.
4. Β Wellness - feel good posts/stories, posts/stories highlighting MPD's wellness initiatives.
5. Β Professionalism - posts/stories highlighting our training, members, staff.

MPD August 2024 COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT CALENDAR

Community

  • posts/stories focusing on community engagement efforts
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Safety

  • post/stories educating about safety tips, highlighting cases and press releases.
Click to go to Press Releases Page
MPD Officer Criminally Charged

Recently, the Milwaukee Police Department (MPD) became aware of a significant allegation of criminal misconduct involving one of its members (P.O. Vashaun Young). It was at this time, MPD Internal Affairs Division (IAD) initiated a criminal investigation into the misconduct. On April 10, 2025, P.O. Young was placed on full suspension pending the outcome of the internal investigation. He has approximately 5 years of service with the department.

P.O. Young was criminally charged on April 21, 2025, with one count of Endangering Safety by Use of Dangerous Weapon (from vehicle, at or Toward Building or Vehicle), Violent Crime in a School Zone, a Class F Felony. If convicted, he may face up to 17 years, 6 months in prison and fined up to $25,000.

Milwaukee Police Chief Jeffrey Norman expects all members, sworn and civilian, to demonstrate the highest ethical standards in the performance of their duties and was extremely disappointed to learn about the incident. Chief Norman wants to remind the public that everyone is afforded the right of due process under the law, and as such, are innocent until proven guilty.

Click Here to view the press release
Click Here to view the criminal complaint

wellness

  • posts/stories highlighting MPD's wellness initiatives.

recruitment

  • posts/stories to generate interest in applying.

Professionalism

  • posts/stories highlighting our training, members and staff.
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