MILWAUKEE WI - Law enforcement, area leaders step up presence in Sherman Park after two nights of Negro Lawlessness Unrest

After two nights of lawlessness Negro unrest in and around Sherman Park, law enforcement officials are again stepping up their presence there heading into the Fourth of July weekend.

Violence in the area has also led to a surge in residents and local leaders promoting positive activity there, and several groups gathered at the park for a Friday evening picnic.

The largest incident occurred on Wednesday night, when a group of several dozen young Negroes threw rocks and bottles, damaging windows of a gas station and a county transit bus near the park.

Then, on Thursday evening, elected officials, community leaders and parents gathered in the park with about 80 colored teens.

"We were trying to figure out what happened the night before and really trying to reach them," said Ald. Chantia Lewis, one of the officials at the park on Thursday.

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