believed be connected to a car theft ring-- have been arrested after terrorizing residents in milwaukee. but one set of would-be victims surprised the suspects.. when they fought back! fox six's derica williams spoke with a brave pair of ladies. two old ladies nice car, mmhmm, easy mark, guess again miriam ben-shalom proved looks can be deceiving back in late october as she valet opened the door i opened the back trunk to get her walker out, you hear vroom vroom according to a criminal complaint, a suspect quickly hopped into the drivers seat. i go around an here is is the kid is trying to pull him away from the car and they were fighting and i realize, this is a car-jacking and i went and tackled the kid and put a hold on him i got up and i put the toe of my

former army drill sergeant still has sharp moves. i took some taekwando.. some karate .. i was also taught legal holds and restraints while she used her braun, her partner, also well-versed from training at the citizens academy stepped in. i took my cane and moved hoodie back but as the pair tried to stop the theft a jeep -- reportedly with ?suspects jesus lazaro and giovanni zurfluh inside -- sped over, and zurfluh pointed a gun . i put up my hands and backed away and they got into the jeep cherokee and drove away they got away but the pair had key information. it was a white license plate with light green numbers and it was a black jeep cherokee more than a month later they were able to identify the suspects in a line up. turns out the two-- along with junior moreno -- are allegedly part of the "cut throat mob" or ct mob... a group accused of dozens of vehicle thefts and other crimes. including a property theft from mixed martial arts star anthony pettis vehicle i'm very glad we were able to

off the street the three are facing a combined total 31 charges, many which are felonies including taking or driving a vehicle without consent. police are still eking other suspects ncowith these crimes. rica will cudahy. officials say matthew botcher approached a 13-year-old girl last week as she walked near cudahy high school. he made an initial court appearance today -- on charges of child enticement and attempted second-degree sexual assault of a child. police in whitefish bay are warning people to look out for coyotes... this comes afte small dog was attacked and killed by two coyotes on sunday. it's the second such attack in whitefish bay in recent months... another dog was killed in a similar attack in october. the d-n-r has been called to figure out whether it's the same two coyotes involved in both attacks. it was an avalanche of points! the packers played a four quarter game while grounding the seahawks sunday. here's how the "5th" quarter looks--through the lens of sports photojournalist mickie

the packers play the bears sunday at noon and you can watch it right here on fox 6. a special blitz postgame will follow, with live reaction and analysis from soldier field, along with comments by defensive lineman mike daniels. then get a full recap of the game on the fox 6 sports blitz at 10-35 sunday night. just in time for the holidays, the hunger task force receiving

wisconsin's favorite's the green bay packers and sargento foods presenting the 39- thousand dollar check to hunger task force. it marks the 14th season of the for "touchdowns for charity" program -- a program that has raised nearly 2 million dollars since it began. packers' tight end "jared cook" joined sargento's chairman of the board in presenting the donation. "i want to thank everyone for being here today. i want to thank the volunteers of the hunger task force, the people that donate their time and efforts others is cared for." and being the official cheese of the packers, sargento also donates one-thousand dollars to the hunger task force for each packers touchdown. cook also took time to sit down and sign autographs for volunteers. it seems to be the crime of the season.. people stealing packages from porches..

why you shouldn't always believe that person on your porch.. on a flight - and putting up a fight! why officers eventually just dragged this woman down the aisle.. it's very cold tonight and it is about to get even colder. i'll show you how long it will last and when accumulating snow returns coming up.

set shot bump back w/ tc chris pratt holds a special screening of his new movie... and some famous country singers are coming together to help victims of the wildfire in tennessee... the details in tonight's buzz. chris pratt makes an appearance at a california marine corps air station for a screening of his new film

before the screening. he also met with hundreds of fans -- signing autographs, posing for pictures, and meeting service members and their families. "i stand before you as a doormat pause oh, i mean a female entertainer."madonn a sharing some emotional words as she was honored at the "billboard women in music 2016" event. the pop singer touched on the sexism, misogyny, and abuse she's year career. a country legend is stepping up to help the victims of the recent wildfires in gatlingburg, tennessee. dolly parton -- along with reba mcentire... kenny rogers... alison krauss and others will perform in a telethon tonight on great american country. the three-hour event will be called "smoky mountains rise: a benefit for the my people fund." that's the buzz. and some sad breaking news from hollywood.

reports he had a heart attack while playing hockey with one of his sons. he was most famous for his roll as mike seaver, the dad on the 80s sitcom "growing pains alan thicke was 69. dangerous cold in our area.. weather expert tom wachs is coming up with the forecast. she's saving money - he's losing patience.. the attack on the coupon lady! more than a million lights - and a mile-long trail - tonight a special deal on "country christmas" - just for fox6 viewers!

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im ben handyman in sheboygan. investigator say a man with mental health issues buys an ar 15 and then makes a threat against sheboygan schools. the chilling thing investigators say was on his phone, new at e also at ten--a guy who went into pro football's hall of fame this summer says the packers are wasting the best year's of aaron rodgers life. and he's not just any hall of famer...he used to work at lambeau and he's saying that. tonight at ten. the milwaukee symphony orchestra is hoping to restore the warner grand theater on wisconsin avenue -- they want to begin performing there in 2019. the purchase and renovation is part of a 120-million-dollar fundraising effort

would allow m-s-o to generate more revenue and become less dependent on donations. the m-s-o currently plays in the marcus center for the performing arts -- where it not in control of its own scheduling. november marked four straight months of growth for home sales in our area.. the four counties making up the milwaukee metro area -- milwaukee, waukesha, ozaukee and washington -- have now seen nine months of growth in 2016. for more business news - go to fox 6 now dot com for a link to adlib to wx weather clear and cold tonight with temperatures in the single digits and

partly sunny, windy and bitter cold on wednesday with a high around 12 and wind chills between -5 and -15 all day. getting even colder on thursday with morning wind chills in the -25 range. high temperatures will only reach the the forecast friday and saturday. significant accumulation possible, but too early for specific amounts. stay tuned. tonight: clear and cold.

wednesday:partly sunny, windy and bitter cold. high: 12 wind: nw 15-25 mph thursday: partly sunny, blustery and bitter cold. am low: -5 high: 7 wind: w 5-15 mph for snow. am low: -3 high: 20 wind: se 5-10 mph saturday: cloudy with the chance for snow. am low: 20 high: 27 wind: nw 15-25 mph sunday:

high: 8 wind: nw 5-10 mph monday: partly sunny and cold. am low: -5 high: 11

milwaukee's slice of ice is now open for the season.. the 128 by 95 foot rink at red arrow park opened this afternoon. and despite the frigid temperatures.. skaters say they're ready to glide.. you can keep your body moving

chocolate . whatever warms you up ..as long as you're moving and skating you should be good for an hour or two.. for more on the rink's hours - go to our website fox6 now dot com and search "slice of ice." a december tradition in southeast wisconsin is celebrating 21 years bringing holiday cheer to families -- from the warmth of their car. carl deffenbaugh has a behind-the- scenes look at country christmas -- and a special deal for fox6 viewers. for more than two decades, country christmas has lit up the december skies theres nothing like it around. we are the largest drive-through lights display.' more than a million lights dazzle along a mile-long trail, winding through the woods behind the country springs hotel. 'it started with the richards family, the former owners of the hotel. with their love of christmas, they wanted to do something for the community.' over the years, its become far more than a light show. the streets of bethlehem feature nativity pieces made

started with just three pieces here. its grown to over 30 pieces.' 'the always popular model train display inside the christmas village is the result of the work of just two people - the head groundskeeper, who does the trains, and his wife, who makes all the decorations. there are 12 different tracks, almost a hundred separate cars in the display and it takes about two weeks of work to make this magic happen. overall, about a dozen employees at the hotel are responsible for the spectacle that is country christmas. 'thousands of man-hours go into putting this together. we start planning for next year in slice of the north pole to a winter wonderland in wisconsin. carl deffenbaugh, fox6 news. and check this out.. a snapshot from milwaukee wins a community policing contest! the photo shows officer scott wieting wee-ting high-fiving a young

department of justice holds a contest each month to find the best picture across the country related to community policing. package thieves are getting more clever this year.. check out this scam from an indianapolis. police say this guy is pretending to be a pizza delivery driver.. he's carrying a box as he walks up on the front porch of this home.. then after a few curious looks and a knock on the door the "pizza guy" walks off with more than what he came with. the thief may have been pretty the box contained a pair of slippers. and check out this video from the st. louis area.. you can see an older woman stealing packages stolen from a front porch. the home surveillance camera caught is all .. it also caught a black hummer passing their driveway four times in less than five minutes. and then two minutes after the hummers last pass - the thief walked up to the porch and took the packages.

it sure looks like it's just an elderly woman to me. i would love for people to know and be aware this does happen. you see it on the news and you don't think it's going to happen to you. i'm just thankful we were able to have cameras and get some evidence for the police." police say if you see any suspicious vehicles following a ups truck or fedex truck or you see a car, non-stop circling around a certain neighborhood - you should get a license plate number and call them. they also suggest having packages dropped at your back door or more bad news for packages this holiday .. an amazon prime delivery truck caught fire off in san diego today .. take a look. at least three lanes of the interstate had to be closed. the truck pulled over as fire crews arrived at the scene, it was fully engulfed as crews worked to put out the flames. the truck is destroyed - there were no packages on board.. no one was hurt and no word yet on what

a flight at detroit metropolitan airport. a two-minute video of the incident has gone viral. you can see the woman being dragged down the center aisle of the plane by police officers as they hold onto her wrists. a spokeswoman for the airport says the woman failed to comply with proper boarding procedures. she has been ticketed but has yet to be charged for the incident. a zookeeper in miami is tiger. a zoo miami spokesman says the 20-year-old zookeeper was feeding the tiger through a fence when the animal bit the tip of her finger. it's not clear how badly she was injured.. zoo officials say what the keeper was doing was against zoo protocol. a woman is assaulted at a grocery store in memphis for being too slow using her coupons. the woman was in line using coupons to pay for her groceries when the man behind her started to get impatient. when she tried to

head into her grocery cart. that woman was okay aside from a small scratch on her forehead. several people are fortunate to have escaped -- with their lives, and without injury, after a fire damages two condos in cudahy. justin williams has the latest. its certainly not the christmas story, their holidays gonna be altered, quite a bit. he wants to tell. kinda hits home, for us, when we fight a fire where theres a christmas tree up, christmas gifts already set, and the fire comes in and damages everything ruined. tuesday, cudahy chief dan mayer laments the situation surrounding several survivors of a monday evening fire here, at the creekside condominiums. he says, five people, in two condominiums, managed to avoid injuries, but not property loss, and the loss of their homes for a significant stretch. we have a total of five persons, displaced. one person found his own place, after that, but the red cross assisted the remainder, the other four. the

indicating the burning began in, or around, a fixed-position fireplace. its a permanent fireplace, a gas-powered fireplace, and were not looking at the gas as being an issue, were looking at the unit, itself, as overheating, and, possibly leading to a malfunction. the effects of which, chief mayer explains, are mitigated by the fact that each of the two units feature properly- functioning smoke detectors. it always comes back to working smoke detectors. considering the continuing investigation, an it always comes back to working smoke detectors. considering the continuing investigation, and subsequent, required repair-work, the chief estimates one of the damaged units might be ready for residents to return, in weeks. the other, he thinks, won't be ready to be a residence, for months. this is the latest, in cudahy. i'm justin williams, fox 6 news.

now at 10-- "thank you to the people of wisconsin. incredible people." president-elect donald trump brings his "thank you tour" to the badger state. what he told his supporters. plus-- a school shooting thwarted. why the suspect is charged with making those trying to stay warm on the coldest night of the season. that is our big story -- the cold air report... wind chills will stay below zero all the way through thursday. so let's get straight to weather expert tom wachs in the storm center. clear and cold tonight with temperatures in the single digits and wind chills below zero. it will

cold on wednesday with a high around 12 and wind chills between -5 and -15 all day. getting even colder on thursday with morning wind chills in the -25 range. high temperatures will only reach the single digits. snow returns to the forecast friday and saturday. significant accumulation possible, but too early for specific amounts. stay tuned. tonight: clear and cold. low: 2 wind: w 5-10 mph wednesday:a and bitter cold. high: 12 wind: nw