Police Report: Drunk Doorbell Ringer, Explosive Water Bottles

An explosive prank concerned neighbors on Berkeley Boulevard Saturday night, but thankfully no one was hurt.

Police responded to the 4900 block of Berkeley Boulevard at about 10:34 p.m. Saturday night after two water bottles filled with aluminum foil and toilet cleaner exploded in two lawns. A resident called police dispatch, but police were unable to locate the subjects, who neighbors say ran eastbound through yards after the explosions were heard. An empty bottle of toilet cleaner was found on another lawn in the neighborhood.

In other Whitefish Bay police news:

• A homeowner in the 4800 block of Elkhart Avenue was awoken at 5:29 a.m. Saturday when a 25-year-old West Allis man repeatedly rang the doorbell and pounded on his front door. The man was highly intoxicated and had the wrong address. Police cited the man for loitering.

• A 26-year-old Whitefish Bay man was arrested for disorderly conduct after he ran at an officer who arrested his friend for drunken driving. His friend, a 23-year-old Milwaukee man, was pulled over for non-registration, displaying unauthorized plates and drunken driving in the 200 block of E. Belle Avenue at 1:29 a.m. Wednesday. The Whitefish Bay man, who was riding in the passenger seat, was argumentative with police when they discovered a bag with six empty beer cans in the backseat. Despite police warnings to go home, he later ran at a police officer full speed, apparently in an effort to stop the arrest.

• Four 17-year-old Wauwatosa boys were caught smoking marijuana around an outdoor bonfire they had created near the boat house north of at about 8 p.m Wednesday night. One of the boys was arrested for underage drinking, marijuana possession and possession of drug paraphernalia; one was arrested for posession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia; one was cited for underage drinking and one was cited for open burning.

• A homeowner in the 5700 block of Lake Drive reported someone stole four pieces of jewelry from her home while she was out of town last week. The home is up for sale, and three private showings and an open house were held while she was away. The cost of the jewelry is estimated at $3,825.

• Police officers who checked on a van illegally parked in the 700 block of Silver Spring Drive at 2:30 a.m. Friday found a 38-year-old Chicago man inside. The man was arrested for drunken driving, cited with carrying a knife without a concealed carry permit and cited with illegally parking his van. The man failed field tests and refused a breath test at the station.

• A 21-year-old Milwaukee man and a 17-year-old Milwaukee boy were cited for retail theft after taking three bottles of liquor from at 4:51 p.m. Friday.