Police Report: Fraudulent Credit Cards and Identity Thefts

A number of Brookfield residents reported being the victims of credit card fraud and identity theft, according to police reports.

• A Buckingham Place woman said Tuesday that her husband received a Sears card in the mail that he did not order and later learned there were charges on the card from a Chicago Sears store.
• A Derrin Lane woman said Aug. 1 that someone opened numerous new credit cards in her husband's name and racked up charges on them. 
• A River Birch Drive woman said Aug. 1 that someone used her credit card to buy golf clubs online and had them delivered to a Milwaukee home. A man living at that address denied any involvement. 
  
  

In other recent police calls:

No soliciting: Police warned a group selling discounted coupons for "WhatINeedForSchool.com" that it could not solicit in Brookfield without a city permit. A Glendale Avenue man reported the illegal door-to-door sales about 8 p.m. Tuesday.

Medication left behind at Safety Building: A bottle of nitroglycerine tablets was found on a step in front of the , 2100 N. Calhoun Rd., about 7:15 p.m. Aug. 9. Officers kept it on inventory should the owner come to claim it.

Retail theft: A 22-year-old woman walked out of , 13100 W. Capitol Dr., without paying for a $11.95 neon blue "stuff sak." She was cited for municipal retail theft.

Threats: A woman said her soon-to-be ex-husband on Aug. 1 called her work office on Executive Drive and threatened that police would "find her burnt in a car." She said she was obtaining a restraining order against him but was concerned for her safety.

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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.