Bay View Crime

First, it was Tenuta's.

Now, it's Bella's Fat Cat in Bay View.

A man brandishing a gun robbed Bella's Fat Cat in Bay View overnight, Milwaukee police said this morning.

Police said the man walked into the restaurant at 2737 S. Kinnickinnic Ave. about 9:54 p.m. and demanded money before taking a cash tray.

No one was hurt.

Thankfully, no one was hurt, but it has to hurt business.

Why would someone go to Bella's between 9:00 and 11:00 pm?

Who would want to be eating there or even going in for take out and worry about being faced with a thief with a gun?

To say that this report from The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel is skimpy on facts is putting it mildly.

It appears the thief has not been arrested, right?

Is there a description of the man?

It would help to get that information out there.

The renaissance that the Bay View area is experiencing could easily be thwarted.

Why invest in a business there if the crime from neighboring areas of the city is spilling into Bay View?

Why put yourself at risk by shopping and dining or living there?

It's sad that people are spending money, trying to bring new life to parts of Milwaukee, and they aren't being supported with the necessary security.

What's Mayor Tom Barrett's answer to Bay View crime?

I imagine he'll say he's outraged and blame the state legislature for not passing tougher gun laws. Same old, same old.

What's Governor Jim Doyle's response?

He can't be bothered. He's been reelected. He's busy in his Madison lair thinking about his next tax increase.

Of course, if a crime wave hit casinos, Doyle would be sending in the National Guard.

Meanwhile, the state's largest city suffers a slow-bleed.