MILWAUKEE (AP) — At least one Wisconsin lawmaker wants to make it a felony for family members of criminal suspects to help their relatives. About a dozen other states have exceptions for family harboring relatives. But Wisconsin law exempts more relatives and permits them to do more to thwart law enforcement. Republican state Sen. Luther Olsen of Ripon is circulating a draft of a bill. He wants to make it a felony for anyone, including family, to help or hide a fugitive or destroy evidence in cases of the most serious crimes. The period to add co-sponsors closes July 16. It's unclear which committee will take the bill once it is introduced. A hearing is possible later this summer. Different versions of the bill have repeatedly failed in past sessions.
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