Police investigate report of lion on Milwaukee's north side

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel ^ | 7-21-15 | Jesse Garza

[afraidfortherepublic]

Milwaukee police late Monday were investigating a report from a woman who said she saw what she believed to be a lion on the city's north side.

The woman reported seeing the animal shortly after 4 p.m. in the 200 block of E. Garfield Ave., according to a news release from the Milwaukee Police Department.

Officers checked the area for several hours and contacted the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, according to the release.

The DNR asks that anyone who sees a wild cat should call authorities immediately and not attempt to capture it, police said.

[Mygirlsmom]

We have lions on the South side too, but they are in denial.....or confused.

See photo gallery

[Gamecock]

Mountain lions are everywhere, we just don't know about them until them bump into people. Or a car.

Mysterious mountain lion killed in Connecticut (One was spotted in a NYC suburb a week earlier, could be the same one)
Update: mountain lion killed in Des Moines neighborhood
First cougar seen in Kentucky since the Civil War is promptly shot dead

[afraidfortherepublic]

Amazing. The Starr Group has managed our insurance program for years, but I’ve never seen their buildeng. They always call on our business (and bring cookies, or donuts).

[pepsionice]

In the summer of 2010....they had several folks in Washington DC, who reported a mountain lion in one of the parks on the northwest side. It was more than one or two witnesses, so they believed it was true. Never found it, or saw any physical evidence.

[A Formerly Proud Canadian]

She might have seen a lion in Milwaukee. After all, Detroit is less than 400 miles away and there is a rivalry. 😚

[Bigg Red]

Never found it, or saw any physical evidence.

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Info I have read about mountain lions says that they are quite elusive.

[Buckeye McFrog]

Obviously confused. He’s supposed to be in Detroit.