On August 23, Kenosha police responded to a
9-1-1 call about a "domestic incident" at approximately 5:11 PM. According to multiple official sources, the female caller referred to Blake as her "boyfriend", said he was not permitted to be on the premises, and that he'd taken her car keys and was refusing to give them back.
[15][16] Officers were also informed by the dispatcher that there was a "wanted" alert for someone at the address, indicated by police code 10-99.
[9] Blake had a
warrant for his arrest from July, based on charges of third-degree
sexual assault,
[note 1] trespassing, and disorderly conduct in connection with
domestic abuse.
[1][9] The woman who called 9-1-1 on August 23 to report that Blake had stolen her keys was the same woman who had previously filed the criminal complaint alleging that Blake had sexually assaulted her.
[17][18] Both Kenosha Police Chief Daniel Miskinis and the Kenosha Professional Police Association stated that the officers dispatched on August 23 were aware of the pending warrant for Blake before they arrived on scene.
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According to a witness, Blake pulled his car up near "six or seven women shouting at each other on the sidewalk" and "Blake did not say anything to the women".
[21] According to other witnesses, Blake was trying to intervene between two women who were arguing when police arrived.
[11] According to the police union, the officers were dispatched because of a complaint that Blake was attempting to steal the caller’s keys and vehicle.
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