Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Among the mix of retail thieves, most of whom either hide things in bags or clothing, or just grab stuff and run, this one stands out for not standing out while making the big hit.
An unknown woman somehow found the key to getting away with the goods from a local department store, leaving company security agents a bit baffled and embarrassed. A security officer at Target, 12725 Blue Mound Rd., reported to police on Jan. 19 that a review of the the week's video surveillance records showed that on Jan. 15, a woman had somehow managed to walk out of the store unnoticed with a TV set, a mini-refrigerator and a DVD player. The next day, the same woman returned and stole another large TV, also without drawing any attention from store staff. Security is now on the lookout for her should she return for another load. In other incidents: Jan. 17 At 9:21 a.m., an employee of Metro Market, 17630 Blue Mound Rd., reported that a …
Friday, December 7, 2012
Police say the suspect was arrested in Oconomowoc after pulling a caper similar to one he did in Greenfield, Hales Corners and Brookfield.
A 29-year-old South Milwaukee man is accused of stealing jewelry from Kmart stores across metro Milwaukee. James Paul Mesich was charged in Milwaukee County Circuit Court on Thursday with one count of felony retail theft. If convicted, he faces up to 1 ½ years in prison and $10,000 in fines. According to the criminal complaint: On Nov. 25, Hales Corners police officers were called to Kmart, 5600 S. 108th St., after an employee said a man came into the store and asked to try on two $1,500 bracelets to see how he liked them. After getting the items, the woman said the man fled out the door without paying for them. On Nov. 27, Greenfield police officers were called to Kmart there for a similar shoplifting incident. An employee there said a …
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Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Two men — from Brookfield and Milwaukee — hit the same Sendik's twice in 48 hours to steal premium hard liquor, police reports allege.
A double shot of premium liquor thefts from a Wauwatosa Sendik's store ended in arrest for two men from Brookfield and Milwaukee, police say. The men stole four liquor bottles there Tuesday and then returned 48 hours later, when the Brookfield man fled unsuccessfully with shoplifted premium whiskey and bourbon, according to Wauwatosa police reports. The 37-year-old Brookfield man is just weeks away from completing a deferred prosecution agreement on a felony narcotics drug case and having a judge dismiss the case without a conviction, state online court records show. According to Wauwatosa police reports: Employees at Sendik's, 8616 W. North Ave. in Wauwatosa, recognized two men inside the store about 7:20 p.m. Thursday as the same men who…
Thursday, August 2, 2012
A Milwaukee man tried to escape Pick 'n Save after stealing formula, but was thwarted by employees, charges allege.
A shoplifter hit a grocery store manager in the head with a bag of baby formula cans while trying to escape the store, charges allege. Nathaniel Wallace, 52, of Milwaukee, was charged in Waukesha County Circuit Court Thursday with armed robbery, battery, possession of drug paraphernalia and one count of bail jumping. If convicted, he faces up to 16 1/2 years in prison and $70,500 in fines. According to the criminal complaint: About 8 p.m. Wednesday, an employee and security officer at Pick ‘n Save, 12735 W. Capitol Dr., saw Wallace hide several cans of baby formula in a bag. The pair recognized Wallace as a repeat shoplifter at the store and began to follow him. As Wallace approached the east doors of the store, the employee tried to stop …
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Pick 'n Save
12735 W Capitol Dr, Brookfield, WI
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Sunday, July 29, 2012
(Try saying that headline five times fast.) The latest police reports include a shoplifter who got away - but without his jacket, and a remorseful 16-year-old girl who steals as a form of therapy.
Brookfield police suspect a serial Waukesha shoplifter with a taste for fine meats was the thief whose latest attempted plunder was foiled by a Sendik's Fine Foods manager. According to police reports: A man was caught shoplifting two packages each of steaks and crab legs, worth about $126, about 12:30 p.m. July 20 at Sendik's on Capitol. A Sendik's manager confronted the man at his vehicle and during a tussle, grabbed the man's jacket, with the stolen meats falling out. The manager reached inside the car and grabbed another bag before the man fled. That bag had seven steaks, which according to store video, were stolen earlier that morning at the Pick 'n Save at 17295 W. Capitol Dr. The listed owner of the vehicle, a 52-year-old Waukesha …
Friday, June 22, 2012
The latest police reports include thefts of baby power and vodka and suspicious toilet paper purchases.
Brookfield police are working with West Milwaukee officers on possible charges against two men they say stole baby formula from Pick 'n Save stores in both communities. Employees at Pick 'n Save, 12735 W. Capitol Dr., called Brookfield police Wednesday after a review of surveillance video uncovered two men stealing $539.70 in Gerber baby formula about 8 a.m. Saturday. The same two men were arrested Monday by West Milwaukee police after committing a similar theft at a Pick 'n Save there. Other recent activity in Brookfield police reports: Toilet papering prank: After a group of five young women bought "an abundance" of toilet paper at Pick 'n Save, 2205 N. Calhoun Rd., about 8:30 p.m. Saturday and told him they planned to T.P. people. …
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
The suspect told police he stole them because he thought his credit card was maxed out.
A Milwaukee man tried to steal $300 worth of Red Bull and steaks from a Brookfield Pick ‘n Save to have food for a barbeque, a criminal charge alleges. Antonio L. Patton, 41, was charged in Waukesha County Circuit Court Friday with one misdemeanor count of retail theft. If convicted, he faces up to nine months in county jail and $10,000 in fines. According to the criminal complaint: At 9:41 p.m. Thursday, Brookfield police officers were called to Pick ‘n Save, after a store security official spotted Patton take $300 worth of steak and Red Bull, and then try to leave the store without paying. Patton told officers he had a Visa card he thought was maxed out, so he decided to steal the items to have something to eat and drink at a barbecue he…
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
The Sussex woman stole more than $350 in groceries from the Brookfield Metro Market, telling police she tried to take the food because she was having money problems.
A Sussex woman is facing charges that allege she tried to steal more than $300 in groceries from a Brookfield supermarket. Ashley N. Hoffmann, 23, was charged in Waukesha County Circuit Court Monday with one count of retail theft. If convicted, she faces up to nine months in prison and $10,000 in fines. According to the criminal complaint: At 10:20 a.m. Saturday, employees at Metro Market spotted Hoffmann trying to conceal merchandise and take and steal it from the store. While she was loading the items into her van in the parking lot, she was approached and asked to show a receipt, but Hoffmann said she didn’t have time and took off. She was stopped a short time later by a Wisconsin State Trooper on Capitol Drive. Hoffmann had $355 worth …
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Waukesha County Circuit Court
515 W Moreland Blvd, Waukesha, WI
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Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Suspect tells police the knife fell out of his pocket during the altercation, and he was only putting it back into his pocket.
A man pulled a box cutter knife and threatened to cut two Pick ‘n Save employees who were trying to stop him from stealing hygiene items, charges allege. David Willis, 51, of Milwaukee, was charged in Waukesha County Circuit Court Monday with felony intimidation of a victim, retail theft and disorderly conduct with use of a dangerous weapon. If convicted, he faces up to 11 years in prison and $36,000 in fines. According to the criminal complaint: On Friday, Willis was inside the Pick ‘n Save store located at 12735 W. Capitol Dr., when a security officer saw him trying to steal a bottle of body wash. The officer then followed Willis and tried to block him from exiting the store with a manager. Willis said he had pending arrest warrants and…
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Pick 'n Save
12735 W Capitol Dr, Brookfield, WI
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Thursday, April 5, 2012
Milwaukee man caught trying to "lift" a full pinstripe suit tells police he needed to sell it so he could buy medicine.
A Milwaukee man tried to steal a full suit from a Brookfield store so he could sell it to buy medicine, a criminal complaint alleges. Patrick A. Bradley, 53, was charged in Waukesha County Circuit Court Monday with one count of retail theft. If convicted, he faces up to nine months in prison and $10,000 in fines. According to the criminal complaint: On Jan. 9, an employee at Men’s Warehouse spotted Bradley take a full pinstripe suit, then bend over and stuff the suit in his sweatpants. The employee tried to stop Bradley from leaving the store, but was unsuccessful. Bradley was pulled over a short time later and police spotted the suit on the passenger side floor. He admitted to taking the suit, saying he saw an opportunity to “lift and …
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