Man allegedly foundsquatting in emptyapartment building

WAUKESHA — Todd J.Drehfal, age 39, faces acharge of entry into alocked building and crimi-nal damage to propertyafter he was allegedly foundsquatting in a recentlyvacated apartment build-ing.

According to a criminalcomplaint, on Aug. 13, anofficer was dispatched to aproperty owned by theWaukesha County HousingAuthority after an employ-ee noticed doors openinside the building and abroken window. Theemployee advised that theauthority evicted all ten-ants on July 1 and no onehad permission to be in thebuilding.

An officer allegedly foundDrehfal hiding inside acloset in one of the apart-ments.

The complaint saysDrehfal advised he broke awindow one week earlier togain entry to the building tosleep. He said he had seenother people coming andgoing from the building. Hewas taken into custody.

Butler man arrestedfor 5th OWI

WAUKESHA — A 28-year-old Butler man was arrest-ed for his fifth drunkendriving offense Monday onInterstate 94 near CountyHighway C after an officerpulled him over for speed-ing, according to a Wauke-sha County Circuit Courtcriminal complaint.

Jesus C. HernandezGasper was charged withoperating while intoxicat-ed-fifth offense and misde-meanor obstructing an offi-cer.

If convicted, he could facea maximum sentence ofthree years and ninemonths in prison.

Multiple motoristsreported Gasper’s vehicleMonday for alleged recklessdriving on I-94. An officerparked close to an on-rampfor CTH C and clockedGasper at 18 mph over thespeed limit, according tothe complaint.

When the officer pulledGasper over, he noticed acrushed beer can and abucket of beer inside thevehicle. Gasper also provid-

ed the officer with a falsename.

Partway through the fieldsobriety test, Gasper failedthe one-leg test stand andallegedly said, “I’m notgoing to make it. Just takeme,” according to the com-plaint.

Pizza Ranch eyeingSeptember opening

WAUKESHA — Wauke-sha’s first Pizza Ranch isslated to be open for busi-ness sometime during thefirst half of September.

Serving pizza, salads andchicken in a buffet-style set-ting, Pizza Ranch has loca-tions throughout the coun-

try, including 20 restau-rants in Wisconsin

Restaurant operators arestill looking for employeesfor the Waukesha location,and encouraged interestedwould-be employees toapply online at careers.piz-zaranch.com.

Lifeline Church to host 9/11 survivor

BROOKFIELD — OnPatriot Day weekend, Sept.9, Lifeline Church, 3285 N.Calhoun Road, will hostSept. 11 survivor StanleyPraimnath to share hisunique story from the 81stfloor of the World TradeCenter.

Praimnath was in hisoffice as the second planestruck the south tower,right where Praimnath wasstanding.

His story has been fea-tured on The History Chan-nel, CNN, and in Time mag-azine.

Patriot Day marks the daywhen community membersremember the victims, fam-ilies, and first respondersimpacted by the events onSept. 11, 2001.

The event is scheduled for10 a.m. For more informa-tion visit MyLife-lineChurch.org or call thechurch office at 262-783-2900.

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WAUKESHA — StateDepartment of NaturalResources standards requir-ing water utilities to reducethe amount of chloridesentering the sewer systemhave the city of Waukeshaand the Waukesha WaterUtility looking right at yourwater softener.

Chloride loadings inwater can be harmful to fishand aquatic life, and theirlargest source is the saltused in water softeners.

Since salt usage can bereduced by as much as 50percent through water soft-ener optimization, the cityis partnering with localwater conditioning compa-nies to retrofit the watersofteners of WaukeshaWater Utility Customers tomake them more efficient.

According to a city memo,

optimizing salt usage inwater softeners will ensurethat softeners use only thesalt needed, reducing saltcosts and handling whilestill providing softenedwater and reduced chlo-rides.

The city would pay for thebulk of the service calls, butcustomers would have tocontribute a $10 copay, cityofficials write.

Phase one of the programwould take place over thenext four years. The plan isto start with higher volumeusers first.

Phase two of the programwould not be proposed lateras additional softeneradjustments will be neededafter the city switches overto Lake Michigan water.

Aldermen recentlyapproved implementing theprogram, which is expectedto cost roughly $270,000over the course of the nextthree years.

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