Crime & Safety
Falls Woman Caught in Milwaukee With Heroin in Her Bra
Woman, 25, tried hiding drugs after a man she was with gave them to her before getting pulled over.
A 25-year-old Menomonee Falls woman is facing drug charges after she hid a bag of heroin in her bra for another man during a traffic stop.
Leah Lynn Olkowski was charged in Milwaukee County Circuit Court Thursday with one count of possession of a controlled substance. If convicted, she could face up to 3 ½ years in prison and $10,000 in fines.
According to the criminal complaint:
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On Oct. 4, a Milwaukee police officer pulled over a SUV in the 2100 block of North Sherman Boulevard after he noticed a license plate bulb was out. Upon reaching the car, the driver told police he had a bag of heroin and had given it to Olkowski, who was sitting in the passenger’s seat and had hidden it in her bra.
The man told police he had made $100 working so he and Olkowski went to North 50th Street and Meinecke to buy some heroin. He said he planned to sell some of it and share the rest with Olkowski.
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Olkowski will make her initial appearance in court Feb. 15.
