A Middleton woman was punched and robbed at Far East Side hotel Thursday morning, Madison police reported.
At about 7:30 a.m., the Middleton woman was grabbed by her ponytail, pulled out of an elevator at the Super 8, 4765 Hayes Road, and repeatedly punched during a robbery, police spokesman Joel DeSpain said in a statement.
The woman said a man she knows and a woman she does not know were the people who battered her while taking cash out of her pocket, DeSpain said.
The attack was captured on surveillance video, and the suspects are at large, DeSpain said.
Unrest following the police shooting of Jacob Blake tops recent notable crimes
See video of Kenosha police shooting of Jacob Blake
Madison protesters light dumpster fires, smash windows on Capitol Square; police bring out tear gas
Another night of protests in Madison ended with tear gas, pepper spray, smashed windows, fires and looting Monday evening into the early morning hours Tuesday — with damage extending from State Street into the Capitol Square area.
Following a now-familiar pattern, the overnight destruction followed peaceful daytime protests against the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha Sunday. This time, the damage started just before 11 p.m. with a dumpster fire at the top of State Street. At least Walgreens, a liquor store and a glasses store were looted. Police responded with tear gas, pepper spray and sponge projectile rounds.
Madison protest leader arrested for allegedly taking sledgehammer to police memorial
A leader in the Black Lives Matter protests that have at times devolved into violence and destruction in Downtown Madison this spring and summer is facing felony charges after allegedly taking a sledgehammer to the Wisconsin Law Enforcement Memorial and causing other damage at and around the state Capitol early Tuesday.
Update: Antioch police announce 17-year-old arrested in shooting
Police in Antioch, Illinois, announced they have arrested a 17-year-old man in connection for Wednesday morning's shooting in Kenosha.
He is expected to be extradited to Kenosha on homicide charges.
Two people were killed and a third injured in a shooting at a used car lot on the corner of Sheridan Road and 63rd Street overnight Wednesday by a man armed with an AR-15-style rifle.
Agitators spark destruction Downtown after Madison's Black leaders, activists try for peace
A group of Madison's Black leaders joined demonstrators Tuesday evening, urging them to peacefully protest police brutality after two previous nights ended in looting, smashed windows, dumpster fires and damage to local businesses.
But the third night of local protests against the Kenosha police shooting of Jacob Blake again ended with the same damage, this time focused along University Avenue — though young protest organizers urged agitators to stop. Police later responded with tear gas.
Clashes, fires continue for second night in Kenosha after police shooting of Jacob Blake
KENOSHA — Anger over the shooting of a Black man by police spilled into the streets of Kenosha for a second night Monday, with police again firing tear gas at hundreds of protesters who defied a curfew, threw bottles and shot fireworks at law enforcement guarding the courthouse.
The southeastern Wisconsin city became the nation's latest flashpoint in a summer of racial unrest after cellphone footage of police shooting Jacob Blake — apparently in the back, as he leaned into his SUV while his three children sat in the vehicle — circulated widely on social media Sunday. The 29-year-old was hospitalized in serious condition.
2 killed, 1 injured in gunfire as Kenosha protesters clash with armed citizens
KENOSHA — Two people are dead. At least one other has been shot. Several others were injured, including injuries caused by less-lethal munitions fired by law enforcement, during protesting Tuesday night and into Wednesday morning in Downtown Kenosha.
Tuesday afternoon started in Kenosha with a few hours of peaceful marches and speeches, primarily decrying systemic racism by calling out disproportionately lengthy prison sentences for people of color, a lack of access to jobs for black people and the shooting of Jacob Blake, leaving him potentially paralyzed for life from the waist down.
Lawyer: Jacob Blake not likely to walk again after police shooting
KENOSHA — Jacob Blake, the Black man shot multiple times by police in Wisconsin, is paralyzed, and it would "take a miracle" for him to walk again, his family's attorney said Tuesday, while calling for the officer who opened fire to be arrested and others involved to lose their jobs.
The shooting of Blake on Sunday in Kenosha — apparently in the back while three of his children looked on — was captured on cellphone video and ignited new protests over racial injustice in several cities, some of which have devolved into unrest. It came just three months after the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police touched off a wider reckoning on race.
Antioch teen taken into custody for shooting deaths in Kenosha Tuesday
A 17-year-old Antioch teen is in custody in Lake County, expected to be charged for the shooting that left two men dead and a third injured.
The shooting — and the movements of the teen before and after — were captured on at least a half-dozen videos that were shared widely on social media.
Jeff Richgels
Online Reporter/Producer for Wisconsin State Journal
