Police Beat: Officers Check in on a Neighbor and Two Thefts from Vehicles

Police responded to a home at 11:15 a.m. Saturday in the W1500 block of Maple Crest Lane. A 55-year-old woman was concerned that she hadn’t seen a 55-year-old male, who is her neighbor, at his home the entire week. She said he hadn’t snow blown his driveway, and his vehicle hadn’t moved.  

She said he does go up north, but always takes his vehicle. She said neighbors know him as a loner, and believe he has a drinking problem and were concerned for his safety.

Police attempted to contact the man with no answer, and they couldn’t see anyone through the windows. Officers decided to force entry into the home to check on the man’s well being, however no one was located within the home.

Officers left a note for the man explaining the damage to his door.

Also in the reports:

• At 7:40 p.m. Friday a 47-year-old woman called police to report a suspicious person looking into vehicles parked in the Jolly Aire Apartment complex, W16N9091 Water St. The male subject fled south on Water Street toward Roosevelt Drive. No further information on the suspect description or vehicle description was available.
• Between 8 p.m. Thursday and 7 a.m. Friday, an unknown person broke a window on two different vehicles parked in the lot at N92W17643 White Oak Circle. The suspect stole a JVC and Pioneer CD player with a combined value of $500. Police believe the case could  be related to the incident at the Jolly Aire Apartment complex.
• A 20-inch boys Avico Wraith bicycle was found in the 8700 block of Rozanne Drive at 10:03 p.m. Friday. The BMX-style bike has a blue and silver frame, a black and silver seat, front and rear pegs, black spokes and the chain appeared to be broken.
• Police were dispatched to a gas drive-off at 2:35 p.m. Saturday at Falls BP Amoco, N71W13161 Appleton Ave. The 24-year-old male pumped $28.88 worth of gasoline. Police later contacted the owner of the vehicle, a 23-year-old Menomonee Falls woman, and both the man and woman admitted to the drive-off. Both were issued municipal citations, and the man paid the outstanding bill.
• A 17-year-old female Hamilton High School student was cited with retail theft, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of THC after police identified her on videotape attempting to steal items from Kohl’s Department Store, N95W18000 Appleton Ave. The incident occurred at 6:13 p.m. Saturday, and attempted to steal jewelry by removing the packaging and concealing the items in her sweatshirt. Upon conducting a consent search, police found a pipe that tested positive for THC.
• A bartender and the owner of Sal’s Pub and Grill, N88W16697 Appleton Ave., were cited for not having a licensed bartender on the premises at 9:47 p.m. Sunday. The bartender’s license had expired June 30, 2010. The patrons on scene were asked to leave, and an officer remained on the scene until two licensed bartenders arrived.
• A 36-year-old Germantown woman lost her purse at 3 p.m. Sunday while shopping at Kohl’s Department Store, N95W18000 Appleton Ave. The woman searched the store with family members but was unable to locate her purse.