Police Beat: A Troubled Teen; An Elusive Cat; Tire Slashers and A Woman Angered by the Governor

With nine stray cats roaming freely in his neighborhood, a 64-year-old man attempted to take matters into his own hands But after taking a step forward Monday he may have ended up back where he started.

The man lives on the W16000 block of Laurel Lane, and has been trying to get rid of nine feline freeloaders in the neighborhood. On Monday, the man caught a large gray cat in an animal trap in his backyard. The man contacted the Menomonee Falls Police Department, and a police aide took the cat back to the station.

However, when the aide attempted to turn the cat over to HAWS at the station, the cat escaped from the cage and fled to the lower garage. The aide was unable to locate the cat, and another trap was set up in an attempt to catch it.

It is unclear whether the gray cat has returned to its eight cohorts, or if it remains at large near the MFPD.

Also in the reports: 

• At 5:55 p.m. April 1, a woman damaged the vehicle of a 51-year-old Menomonee Falls man while removing political signs from his truck on the W15000 block of Appleton Avenue. The suspect removed the signs and yelled, “That’s what I think of your governor.” The woman fled north on Appleton Avenue in a blue Chevrolet Blazer.
• At 8:10 p.m. April 3, officers were dispatched to a home on the W16000 block of Alpine Lane for a report of an uncontrollable 14-year-old girl. The girl was screaming at her parents and being defiant. She was refusing to take medication prescribed to her for a borderline personality disorder. Her parents told police that during the argument, she grabbed a pair of scissors and drew them across her wrists. Police observed small red marks but no cuts. The girl told police she refused to take her medication because she was angry at her parents. When asked if she would do it again, she said, “maybe.” The girl has a history of suicidal behavior, and she was taken to Rogers Hospital in Oconomowoc.
• A black male suspect driving a Mercedes-Benz stole $92.52 worth of gasoline at 5:11 p.m. Tuesday from Citgo, N88W15167 Main St.
• A white male suspect stole $53 in gasoline at 9:31 a.m. Tuesday from Woodman’s gas station, W124N8233 Highway 145. The plate used on the vehicle was stolen. Video surveillance shows the man taking the stolen plate from his trunk and affixing it to the vehicle before stealing the gasoline.
• A 24-year-old Milwaukee woman was cited for possession of marijuana Monday after she was pulled over at 2:23 p.m. on the 12400 block of Highway 41. The woman was pulled over for driving without valid license plates. The woman also had two outstanding warrants with the Greendale Police Department.
• The tires of several vehicles parked behind an apartment complex on the N8000 block of Hoyt Drive were slashed sometime between 12:30 a.m. and 2 a.m. April 3. Police have no suspects, evidence or witnesses.
• A 26-year-old Milwaukee woman was arrested for a first offense OWI at 1:31 a.m. April 2 at the intersection of Main Street and Harrison Avenue. The woman had a blood alcohol concentration of 0.19 according to breath tests taken at the police station.
• Officers arrested a 32-year-old Milwaukee man at 4:17 p.m. April 2 at Pilgrim Road and Sunny Dale Court. The man was arrested in connection to a gas drive-off that occurred at Paul’s Mobil, N56W13920 Silver Spring Dr., in March. The man denied involvement with the incident, but police discovered the man was operating with a revoked license. The man was booked on two counts of OAR, and two counts of theft.
• A 65-year-old Waukesha man reported several items stolen from his vehicle between 6 a.m. and 8:15 a.m. April 1. The vehicle was left unlocked, and nothing of evidentiary value was taken from the vehicle.
• The manager of Green Brier Apartments, N85W14052 Fon Du Lac Ave., reported an abandoned vehicle April 1. A black, four-door, Ford Taurus had been parked in the same stall for over two weeks. The vehicle registration was expired, and is also suspended for unpaid parking tickets. Attempts to contact the vehicle owner were unsuccessful.