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In the biting cold of a Milwaukee winter, just two days before Christmas in 1981, the life of 25-year-old Charles S. Mehlberg, a White male, was tragically cut short. A police officer with a promising career, Mehlberg had served on the force for nearly four years, having started as a police aide.
On that fateful night of December 23rd, a 19-year-old suspect with an extensive criminal record entered Alfred's House of Bourbon shortly before midnight. After having a beer, he grabbed a woman, ...Read More
On that fateful night of December 23rd, a 19-year-old suspect with an extensive criminal record entered Alfred's House of Bourbon shortly before midnight. After having a beer, he grabbed a woman, ...Read More
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Charles S. Mehlberg
Male
White / Caucasian
Milwaukee
WI
1981-12-23
25
Charles
S. Mehlberg
11/11/2025
Forum Posts (3)
I recently stumbled upon this heartbreaking case, and it really struck me how much bravery Officer C... ...Read More
05/19/2024
05/19/2024
Just revisiting the case of Officer Charles Mehlberg and realizing the amount of courage and split-s... ...Read More
12/26/2023
12/26/2023
I've been thinking a lot about Officer Charles Mehlberg's case, specifically about the role communit... ...Read More
11/22/2023
11/22/2023
