Streetlight wire hanging over westbound Capitol Drive, Pewaukee WI

Traffic

Reported: 11/6/2025 06:16 PM

Capitol Dr, Pewaukee, WI

A caller reported a streetlight wire hanging down over the westbound lanes of Capitol Drive near Pewaukee. The wire is posing a traffic hazard, and emergency units are tied up responding to a crash nearby. The caller is a passerby who noticed the hazard and notified authorities. Contact was made with the homeowner at the location, who was home alone. The issue is awaiting appropriate response.

Audio|Source: Waukesha County Law Enforcement

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Transcript:

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PIN Pending a street light wire hanging down westbound capital just east of Pewaukee with all my units tied up on the crash

00:11

and 01 Summit, permission to have Villa Channel.

00:15

Victor 507.

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Can you just time, I'm the last part? 27, go ahead.

00:21

Since her 43, running the 1027 of the phone number that belongs to,

00:27

our in-house records indicate the Legion Drive address, however, running her.

00:31

She comes back to an address off of San Fernando last outdated September 2025.

00:37

10-2, no sad if needed.

00:39

Therefore, who's the call? What is the name of the caller? On my Pewaukee contracts, they're on that crash.

00:44

I don't have anyone available, 0-1 of them.

00:46

So I'm going to have Village of Buchawki Handel.

00:50

Is the profit contract available?

00:54

27, we did get a non-emergent call from a phone number based on in-house records list to a (name withheld).

01:05

Hey, for my due.

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Command, smash, GPW is 23.

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Copy. 92, 19.

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927.

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Was it a cell phone number that she called from? We're in contact with the homeowner.

01:17

She's home alone.

01:18

Can't respond down to Westbound Capital, east of Pewaukee.

01:23

Callers a passerby and advising there's a straight light wire hanging down over the roadway.

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9505 approved.

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