Crime & Safety
Woman Caught Driving Stolen Caledonia BMW in Brookfield
Three months after a BMW was stolen from a Caledonia lot, a State Patrol trooper caught a woman driving it in Brookfield, charges allege.
A woman is facing charges after she was caught driving a BMW in Brookfield that had been stolen from a Caledonia auto broker.
Lawanda L. Silas Gill, 20, of Milwaukee, was charged in Waukesha County Circuit Court Tuesday with one count of operating a motor vehicle without the owner’s consent. If convicted, she faces up to 3 ½ years in prison and $10,000 in fines.
According to the criminal complaint:
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On June 4, Silas Gill was pulled over on I-94 near 124th Street in Brookfield by a State Patrol trooper who noticed the license plate on the BMW wasn’t registered to the vehicle. Silas Gill told the trooper she had borrowed the car from her aunt, but was unable to give names or phone numbers to someone who could verify the story.
After further checking, the trooper discovered the car had been reported stolen in March from Reef Auto Brokers, 561 27th St., Caledonia. The business owner said two men had pulled up in a Lexus and stole the car after he left the keys in it on the lot.
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Silas Gill is scheduled to make her initial appearance in court Jan. 16.
