Police Report: Brookfield Teens Banned From Mall After Urination Prank

Three High School athletes on Jan. 20 were banned from Brookfield Square mall for one year after a cleaning employee found teenage boys laughing in restroom stall that was covered in urine, according to police reports.

According to police reports:

Mall security called Brookfield police at 12:40 p.m. Jan. 20, saying they had five juveniles, at least some of whom had urinated all over the floor and wall in a stall in the men's restroom near JC Penney. Two boys were 16 years old; three were 17. All were off school for exams. Two were on the JV baseball team last spring; one was on the varsity football team.

A cleaner had walked into the restroom and found three males inside one stall laughing. One boy who admitted to urinated on the floor mopped it up. Police gave all warnings and notified their parents, and all five were banned from the mall for one year.

In other recent police calls:

Homeless in Brookfield: Police at 2:24 a.m. Jan. 21 checked on a car that was running with its lights on in the parking lot behind , 4470 Pilgrim Rd. A 43-year-old man who was sleeping inside was awakened and told police he was homeless and just trying to "catch some Zs" in his car. He was "sent on his way."

Another man, 36, was found sleeping in his car in his employer's parking lot at 12550 Robin Lane about 11 p.m. Jan. 15, telling police it was due to financial problems.

Woman claims she's carrying man's baby: A 25-year-old Club Circle apartment resident contacted police Jan. 20 to seek help, saying he was getting multiple calls and texts from a woman who claimed she was pregnant with his child but he didn't know her or anyone by that name. Officers called the woman's number and left a message.

Gold coins stolen: , 4040 N. Calhoun Rd., reported that a customer asked to see gold coins, grabbed three worth $2,360 and fled in a marroon Ford Explorer about 10 a.m. Jan. 20. He was described as a white man in his 30s, 6' 3" with a lanky build wearing a navy blue winter coat.

Entry to autos:

• Someone entered an unlocked vehicle and took a woman's wallet between midnight Jan. 21 and 4:30 p.m. Sunday in the 2200 block of North 166th Street. It appeared her stolen credit cards had not been used before being canceled.
• Someone stole a woman's backpack from an unlocked vehicle Jan. 18 in the lot of the , 3515 N. 127th St. The backpack contained an iPod Nano, iTunes gift card, clothes and paperwork.

Shots fired: Two callers near Honey Creek and Capitol drives reported hearing what they thought were gunshots near Capitol after 11 p.m. Jan. 21. One heard about 20 shots within 10 minutes. Patrol officers did not hear or locate anyone firing.

Woman incapacitated at Hooters: A 42-year-old woman was taken to a hospital about 11 p.m. Jan. 18 after , 17105 W. Bluemound Rd., called police to say the woman was lying on the floor in the bar, incapacitated and not alert. It was unknown whether she had consumed alcohol or something else.

Website tips police about planned underage drinking party: Lannon police told Brookfield police Jan. 18 about a website that said an underage drinking party with alcohol and drugs was going to be held at a Wildwood Court home. Brookfield police tried to reach the homeowners but learned they were in Houston. The party planner on the website was warned that police would be monitoring and any illegal activitiy could lead to arrests.

Graffiti:

• Someone wrote a word starting with JK or SK in orange paint on the southeast end of a multi-tenant commercial building at 13625 W. Capitol Dr. Reported on Sunday, the owner did not know when it happened but said it cost $150 to clean.
• Someone drew graphics in red and black spray paint on the walls of a Dumpster corrall behind , 305 N. Calhoun Rd., between Jan. 14 and 15.

City bus hits car: A woman called police after she said a Milwaukee County transit bus struck her Infinity near the Wauwatosa-Brookfield border at North 124th Street and West Capitol Drive about 1:30 p.m. Jan. 18.

Woman's grilling scares off scammer: A Lothmoor Drive woman told police Jn. 18 that she got a call from a man claiming to be her grandson, saying he was in Bolivia and had a bad accident. The woman said she peppered him with so many questions that he eventually hung up and never even got around to asking her to send money.

Smash-and-grab car break-ins:

• Three cars in the parking lot had windows smashed overnight Jan. 17 into Jan. 18. In one, two video screens attached to the headrests were stolen; the other two vehicles had nothing missing.
• A Ford 150 truck window was smashed with nothing taken between 9:15 and 9:45 a.m. Jan. 18 in the Fountain Square parking lot between and Buy Buy Baby. 
• A 1999 Lexus window was smashed and a purse taken between 5 and 7 p.m. Jan. 17 in the , 13825 W. Burleigh Rd.
• A car window was smashed and a Dell laptop and purse taken between noon and 12:30 p.m. Jan. 17 at , 13100 W. Capitol Dr.

Vibrating noise complaint: A Club Circle resident complained about a loud vibrating noise in the apartment above her unit. She told police about 9 p.m. Jan. 17 that she asked her neighbors to keep the noise down and they said it would stop in about five minutes but it did not. Officers investigating learned the new residents upstairs were blowing up an air mattress to sleep on until their furniture arrived.

Car pulling male on sled: Police were told a boy, perhaps 12 to 16 years old, was kneeling on a sled being pulled by a car down Parkway Drive about 4:45 p.m. Jan. 17. The boy fell off the sled but got back on, the caller told police. Officers responding were unable to locate the car or sledder.

Complaint about postal truck unfounded: A caller reported a U.S. Postal delivery Jeep was doing burnouts and speeding and was unsure whether the truck was having trouble getting traction in the snow about 1:15 p.m. Jan. 17. An officer confirmed the postal employee was struggling with slippery roads with the lightweight mail truck.

You've won $2.5 million! A resident in the 18000 block of St. James Road said he got a call saying he had just won $2.5 million which would be delivered via UPS, asking if he wanted it in cash or check. All he had to do, he was told, was to call a woman at a given phone number. The man did not call her but called police.

Sendik's customer complaint: Police were called to at 2315 N. 124th St. shortly before noon Jan. 16, with a manager asking officers to warn a customer not to return to the grocery store. The manager said the male customer caused a disturbance inside demanding a refund for food he said was spoiled. The store gave him a refund but the man continued to argue with the manager who followed him outside and said the customer made an alleged threat. The man told police he would return only to picket on public right of way.

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The above items are from reports from local police departments. In all incidents where an arrest occurred, a charge is merely an accusation and not evidence of guilt. The arrested person is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.