Police create foreclosure 'SWAT' team for Milwaukee homes
We are used to hearing stories of police fighting the war on drugs, terrorism and crime in general. But how about the police fighting -- alongside homeowners -- the war on foreclosures?
In what has got to be one of the more unique uses of an urban police force in recent memory, on-duty members of the Milwaukee PD this week are joining with various community organizations to form a sort of SWAT team doing battle against the blight foreclosures can and do cause.