Crime & Safety
Convicted Burglar Adds 2 More to Resume, Both from Brookfield
Charges were filed this week in a pair of 2010 burglaries in Brookfield; the man charged is already in prison for the same act elsewhere.
A man already serving time in prison was charged this week with in a pair of November 2010 home burglaries in Brookfield.
Lance A. Nehmer, 41, was charged with two counts of burglary, a Class F felony. He is already a resident of Kettle Moraine Correctional Institution, having been found guilty in 2011 on three counts of burglary in two separate cases and sentenced to five years in prison.
According to the complaint, both Brookfield burglaries took place Nov. 17, 2010. Police were first called to the 16000 block of Siesta Lane at 4:54 p.m., after a homeowner reported someone had entered the house by force and taken a laptop. The victim told police it appeared the perpetrator also tried to make off with a wall-mounted TV, but failed.
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Just over two hours later, a different Brookfield officer responded to the 2000 block of Rockway Lane West for another forced entry. The homeowner reported missing some cash, a fire safe containing savings bonds, and jewelry.
According to the complaint, Nehmer was interviewed and admitted to both the Brookfield burglaries, as well as involvement in an Elm Grove burglary and several in Milwaukee County.
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His initial appearance on the new charges is April 25.
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