Police Beat: Arandell Employee Allegedly Threatens Mangement

Negotiations can be tense, and for more than a year union employees have been negotiating with Arandell management to hash out a new agreement. However, on March 21, management requested advice from the Menomonee Falls Police Department after an employee made what some thought was a violent threat.

During a shift meeting on March 20, a 36-year-old employee got to the microphone and made a comment that many interpreted as a threat of gun violence toward management. The union has been in tense negotiations with Arandell management, and last summer a group of employees as those negotiations were ongoing.

The woman who made the alleged threat said her comments were taken out of context. She said she was referring to what could happen if the company “pushes employees to the edge.” The woman said she didn’t have any specific information about a person capable of gun violence at the company, and apologized if her comments were misinterpreted.

Arandell management said they were satisfied with the investigation, and would pursue internal discipline for any internal policy violations.

Also in the reports:

A 26-year-old man was arrested for marijuana possession at 2:03 p.m. March 25 near Appleton Avenue and Water Tower Place. The man was stopped for not having a front plate, and officers detected the odor of marijuana in the vehicle. The man said he had smoked the day before. Officers then searched the vehicle and found partially smoked blunts.

At 5:29 p.m. March 25, suspects in three separate vehicles simultaneously pumped a total of $161.07 worth of gasoline from , N87W17245 Main St., and left without paying.

At 7:14 p.m. March 24, an unknown male suspect stole a camera and a camera bad from , N95W16855 Richfield Way. The man was last seen walking through the parking lot.

On March 22, a loose dog running through Rotary Park bit a 3-year-old boy in the face. Witnesses said the dog, “came out of nowhere.” The boy suffered three small puncture wounds and had bruises on his and underneath his right eye. The dog was not located.

A Menomonee Falls man called police March 25 to report that his grandson had stolen $50 to $60 worth of quarters. The suspect was later contacted by police, at which time he agreed to discuss the matter at the police department.