Police Notes: Aug. 10

Restaurant manager accused of hitting employee

A restaurant manager is accused of shoving and hitting a female employee while the two talked about customer service.

Officers investigated a complaint from an employee of Bravo Restaurant, 95 N. Moorland Road, that she had been battered by her boss while discussing customer complaints Sunday night, according to the city of Brookfield police report.

Brookfield Police Cpt. Jim Adlam said responding officers forwarded their reports to the city attorney for consideration of a battery charge.

Pot found growing on front porch, police say

Police didn't have to look hard to find the large marijuana plant being grown at an Elm Grove home.

Acting on a tip, Elm Grove police found the illicit plant growing inside a plastic container on a front patio in 1000 block of Pilgrim Parkway on Friday, according to the Elm Grove police report. Officers said they found dried leaves, racks for drying marijuana and a number of smaller plants inside the home.

An 18-year-old Muskego woman suspected of manning the pot-growing operation was arrested.