Wauwatosa Police Report: May 15 - 21

Information taken from reports filed by the Wauwatosa Police Department

It was another busy week for the Wauwatosa Police Department. The force is celebrating its 100th year.

It was another busy week for the Wauwatosa Police Department. The force is celebrating its 100th year. Photo By C.T. Kruger

May 24, 2016

Robbery

1Around 10:30 p.m. May 19, someone reported being the victim of an armed robbery in the 4100 block of North Mayfair Road after the suspect displayed a semiautomatic handgun and took the victim's wallet.

Burglary

2Someone entered and burglarized a home in the 7600 block of West Clarke Street between 11 and 11:20 a.m. May 16.

Theft

3Two people took a pair of $450 sunglasses from Sunglass Hut, 2500 N. Mayfair Road, around 3 p.m. May 15.

4Two people took $35.97 in liquor from Walgreens, 2656 Wauwatosa Ave., around 12:20 p.m. May 16.

5A man was cited for retail theft after he took two six packs of Spotted Cow beer valued at $17.98 from Sendik's, 8816 W. North Ave. The man was arrested at his home.

6A juvenile reported that someone took his $400 cellphone at Wauwatosa West High School, 11400 W. Center St., between 1:20 and 3:10 p.m. May 11.

7A man was cited for $297.90 in retail theft that occurred at Walgreens, 6600 W. State St., around 2 p.m. May 16.

8A woman took $23.37 worth of Red Bull from Speedway, 6804 W. North Ave., around 4:50 p.m. May 16 and was cited a half-hour later at Macy's, 2500 N. Mayfair Road, after she took $564 in merchandise. She was also cited for criminal trespassing due to her being banned from all Mayfair mall property on March 1, 2016 for five years.

9A woman took $30.97 worth of merchandise from Target, 3900 N. 124th St., around 5 p.m. May 16.

10Two males took a backpack from an unlocked Coca-Cola truck parked at O'Reilly Auto Parts, 6102 W. North Ave., around 1 p.m. May 17. The two suspects were later cited for $190 in theft.

11A $100 cellphone was taken between 2:15 and 3:10 p.m. May 16 at Wauwatosa West High School, 11400 W. Center St. There were no suspects.

12A man was cited for $44.95 in retail theft at Walgreens, 10800 W. Capitol Drive, around 12:15 p.m. May 18.

13A woman was cited for retail theft at Boston Store, 2400 N. Mayfair Road, around 4 p.m. May 18.

14A woman reported her iPhone was taken from her pants pocket at Ann Taylor inside Mayfair mall, 2500 N. Mayfair Road, between 3:45 and 4 p.m. May 18.

15Between 1:30 and 4 p.m. May 19, a purse was taken from Unity Church, 1717 N. 73rd St. There were no suspects.

16A man was cited for $45 in retail theft after he took a cellphone power pack from Boston Store, 2400 N. Mayfair Road, around 6 p.m. May 19.

17A woman reported between 9:15 p.m. May 19 and 7:15 a.m. May 20, someone took her Dell laptop from her vehicle while it was parked in the 2000 block of Sunset Court.

18Two men forcibly entered a work van parked at Sentry, 6700 W. State St., by punching the lock on the rear cargo door between 8 and 9:50 a.m. May 20. Five power tools were taken.

19A man was cited for retail theft around 3:55 p.m. May 20 at Buckle, 2500 N. Mayfair Road.

20A man took merchandise from Speedway, 6804 W. North Ave., around 10:45 p.m. May 20.

21Between May 15 and May 21, someone took a brass door handle and brass foot plate from a door at Underwood Baptist Church, 1916 Wauwatosa Ave.

22A man was cited for embezzling $639.81 from his employer, Target, 3900 N. 124th St., around 11:40 a.m. May 21.

23A woman was cited for retail theft after she took $131.90 worth of merchandise from Whole Foods, 11100 W. Burleigh St. around 3 p.m. May 21.

24A man was cited for retail theft after he took $189 in merchandise from Buckle, 2500 N. Mayfair Road, around 4:30 p.m. May 21.

25A man and woman were cited for retail theft at Boston Store, 2400 N. Mayfair Road, for an incident that occurred on May 10 where they took $1,015 in merchandise.

OWI

26A man was cited for fourth-offense OWI after he got into a traffic dispute with another driver who was blocking the roadway in the 7500 block of West Clarke Street around 3:45 p.m. May 17.

27A woman was cited for fourth-offense OWI during a traffic stop in the 7500 block of West Center Street around 7:40 p.m. May 17.

Drug possession

28A man was cited for possession of drug paraphernalia in the 7700 block of Harwood Avenue around 1:20 a.m. May 17.

29A man was cited for possession of drug paraphernalia and for OWI during a traffic stop in the 2600 block of Wauwatosa Avenue around 3:25 p.m. May 17. A male passenger was also arrested on two arrest warrants.

30A man was cited around 1:30 a.m. May 19 in the 1300 block of North 72nd Street for possession of drug paraphernalia.

Vandalism

31Two people tried to remove three lug nuts from the rear driver's side wheel of a 2007 Ford Explorer while it was parked at Home Depot, 4100 N. 124th St., around 4 p.m. May 16.

Other

32Someone was cited for disturbing the peace following a loud music complaint in the 500 block of North 62nd Street around 10:10 p.m. May 15.

— Compiled from Wauwatosa Police Department reports

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