Crime & Safety

Vending Machine Damaged, $300 Stolen: Brookfield Police Seek Suspect

Brookfield police on Friday put out a crime alert looking to identify a suspect after cash was stolen from an office vending machine.

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Brookfield police are looking to identify a suspect after cash was stolen from an office building's vending machine in April. Police said the same suspect attempted to steal from the same machine late last year as well.
Brookfield police are looking to identify a suspect after cash was stolen from an office building's vending machine in April. Police said the same suspect attempted to steal from the same machine late last year as well. (Brookfield Police Department)

BROOKFIELD, WI — Brookfield police on Friday asked for the public's help to identify a suspect after someone stole money from an office building's vending machine.

It happened in the 100 block of Bishops Way around 12:30 p.m. on April 22, a crime alert from the Brookfield Police Department said. Police said the suspect in the photo entered the unlocked building and damaged the vending machine to acquire around $300.

Police said the same suspect had tried to steal from the same vending machine in December last year. Authorities attached a photo of the suspect's vehicle in the crime alert as well.

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Brookfield police asked anyone who can identify the suspect to contact Officer King at 262-787-3702 or King@ci.brookfield.wi.us, or to make an anonymous tip, contact Waukesha County Crime Stoppers by calling 1-888-441-5505 or through the website at www.stopcrimewaukesha.com.

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