NEW BERLIN, Wis. — The New Berlin Police Department says it arrested a person of interest in connection to the death of a 77-year-old man, whose body was found inside a New Berlin home Monday night.
Just after 7 P.M. on Monday night, officers responded to the home on Glen Park Court, for a welfare check. Officers arrived to the home unlocked, and tried to provide aid, before finding the man dead.
Police in New Berlin were tipped off about the welfare check after information came in from Ozaukee County.
The Ozaukee County Sheriff's Office says they found a woman partially-clothed running through the backyards of homes along Prairie View Road in Cedarburg Monday afternoon. They found the 42-year-old Glendale woman hiding in the garage of a home on Douglas Lane in the Town of Cedarburg, and took her to the hospital for evaluation. There, she provided information about the incident leading to the New Berlin welfare check.
Law enforcement did not make clear the connection between the 42-year-old woman and the 77-year-old man who was found dead. Police say they have a person of interest in custody and say that person is known to the deceased.
Neighbors tell TMJ4 News the amount of police activity in their cul-de-sac is out of the norm. While no one was comfortable going on camera, they all shared the same thing about the 77-year-old man. A friendly and chatty neighbor who meticulously maintained his home, yard and truck. All in all, he was a picture perfect neighbor.
New Berlin police officers are continuing the investigation but say there is no threat to the public.
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