Crime & Safety

Elderly Man Has Car Stolen In Oak Creek: Cops

Officers were called to PC Logistics just before 7 p.m. on Feb. 27 on a report of a stolen vehicle, police said.

Police say the victim was a 79-year-old Racine man.
Police say the victim was a 79-year-old Racine man. (Photo by Scott Anderson/Patch Staff)

OAK CREEK, WI — Police in Oak Creek say an elderly man had his car stolen while he was inside a local business last week.

According to Oak Creek police call logs, officers were called to PC Logistics just before 7 p.m. on Feb. 27 on a report of a stolen vehicle.

Police said a 79-year-old Racine man parked his truck outside the company at 5 a.m. When he returned, he told police that his truck had been stolen from the lot.

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According to police, the man told officers that his girlfriend has taken money from him without his permission in the past, and that she has access to his spare key in his home.

Police said the vehicle was officially reported as stolen, and that it was valued at about $500.

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