Police Inbox: More Reports of Stolen Mail

There have been many reports recently of mail being stolen from roadside mailboxes, including these two, both on May 28:

A resident of the 500 block of Hi View Drive reported that overnight someone had stolen his mail from his box. He was missing his grandson’s graduation pictures and three greeting cards. The three cards were found in a nearby storm sewer and returned to him. He said mail had also been stolen from him on May 6.

A resident of the 15200 block of Burleigh Road reported her outgoing mail stolen and said it was the third time since April, when her mail was found in a neighbor’s yard. This time, she said, a credit card payment was taken and has not been recovered.

In other recent incidents:

May 27

At 2:23 p.m., a manager at Victoria’s Secret at Brookfield Square called mall security and police to say that two known shoplifters, a man and a woman, had been recognized at the store, but before anyone could stop them, they bagged up $534 worth of merchandise and made off with it. 

A resident of the 14200 block of Newell Drive reported that between 2:30 and 7:45 p.m. someone broke into his home and stole cash, jewelry, collectible coins and a 1-ounce bar of silver. A rear kitchen screen and window frame had been removed to gain entry. The homeowner said he suspected a relative who is a drug addict.

Police were seeking a known suspect after she was seen stealing two bottles of vodka and groceries from Metro Market, 17630 Blue Mound Rd., and driving off in a silver Mercury Sable. The incident occurred about 5 p.m. 

May 29

At 10:37 a.m., residents of the 1100 block of Post Road called police to come and arrest their 30-year-old daughter after she was found sleeping in a truck in their yard. They said she had been kicked out of the house a month before and was a drug addict. She was arrested for disorderly conduct.

At 4:31 p.m., a 24-year-old woman was arrested for theft from TJ Maxx after she came into the store empty-handed, selected and concealed  merchandise and then tried to make a fraudulent return of it. She was also found to have two Dane County arrest warrants and was sent to the Waukesha County Jail. 

May 30

At 5:37 p.m., a 25-year-old man was arrested for felony possession of synthetic marijuana and on probation violations after a caller reported him driving erratically and slapping himself in the face to stay awake. 

May 31

At 6:32 p.m., a 53-year-old woman was arrested for theft from Metro Market, 17630 Blue Mound Rd., after she was seen leaving the store with unpaid-for merchandise and subsequently caught with $243.53 worth of goods.

June 2

At 10:33 a.m., a resident of the 3200 block of Hidden Hills Drive reported that someone entered her unlocked home between 1:40 and 4 p.m. and stole a Wii game console, six Wii games and two Xbox games.

June 3