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Paper or Plastic? How About a Tin Foil Bag Instead
Police say Samuel Fabian used a homemade tin foil bag during an attempt to shoplift four video games from Best Buy. What he forgot he had in his pocket landed him in more hot water.

Email: David.Cotey@patch.com
Phone: (414) 248-6620
Hometown: South Milwaukee
Birthday: 1/26/1979
Bio: David Cotey comes to Patch after nearly a decade with NOW Newspapers (formerly CNI Newspapers), where he was a senior sports writer and editor for multiple communities, including Greenfield and Greendale.
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee alum is a multi-time Wisconsin Newspapers Association and Suburban Newspapers Association award winner. He and his wife Angela have two children: Hannah and Carson.
Police say Samuel Fabian used a homemade tin foil bag during an attempt to shoplift four video games from Best Buy. What he forgot he had in his pocket landed him in more hot water.

David Seebach's "Illusions in the Night" begins Friday and runs through Oct. 27, at the Greenfield Performing Arts Center.
Two expensive electronic mechanisms were taken from the men's bathroom at McDonald's on 27th Street on Oct. 9.
Greenfield's Division of Public Works is hosting a free workshop at the Greenfield Community Center on Nov. 10.
The Whitnall football team also claimed a share of its first league title since 2000 and opened the brand new Falcon Field.
The accident, which happened Monday afternoon, has some saying Greenfield needs more sidewalks.
As many as 18 acres north of I-894 and east of Loomis Road could be available for the city to purchase from WisDOT and then sell to a developer.
After 7 1/2 years with the Greenfield Police Department, the successful canine called it a career Tuesday and was honored by the city.
The Whitnall School Board hopes to choose a candidate at the Nov. 12 board meeting.
The accident occurred Monday afternoon near the intersection of Loomis and Layton Avenue.
The Greenfield Police Department dog will work his last full shift this week with handler Sergeant Scott Zienkiewicz.
Their efforts helped Greenfield to a seventh-place tie Friday at Grant Park in South Milwaukee.
The title of a popular Journey song making an appearance on a street sign was one of many incidents reported in this week's police log.
We asked our fans what makes Greenfield such a great place to live or work in on Facebook. What do you think of the responses?
Racine Horlick is the only Racine Unified team to make it to the post-season.
The Whitnall football team is back in the WIAA postseason after a one-year hiatus.
Despite losing in the regular season finale to New Berlin West, Whitnall held onto to a share of the Woodland East in what turned out to be a three-way tie.
Police pulled over a 20-year-old Milwaukee man last week after they saw him swerving in traffic, according to the police report. But that was just the start of this unique traffic stop.
Residents are invited to one of two meetings this month to ask questions and to learn about issues facing Milwaukee County.
It's another example of a business improving its look along busy 76th Street.