Waukesha County Wallet Theft Leads To $5,000 In Charges

WAUKESHA COUNTY, WI— The Menomonee Falls Police Department is investigating a wallet theft that occurred on Metro Market on County Line Road Thursday, according to a Wisconsin Crime Alert notice.

A woman removed the wallet from a shopper’s purse then used stolen credit cards from the wallet at Sam’s Club in Milwaukee and Dick’s Sporting Goods in Wauwatosa.

The total fraudulent charges were for amounts totaling over $5,000, the notice said.

Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to please contact MFPD Officer Compton, reference MFPD case number 21-009653.

To make an anonymous tip, contact Waukesha County Crime Stoppers by calling 1-888-441-5505, through the website at www.stopcrimewaukesha.com, or through the new P3 phone app that can be downloaded through either the App Store or Google Play.