Crime & Safety

Thief Will Urn Whatever Sentence He Gets

When police urge residents not to leave valuables in their car, it's unlikely they think of this. Here is our weekly weird crime roundup, OMG PD

Patch editors around southeastern Wisconsin collect unusual items every week from police reports and criminal complaints. Our weekly compilation is called OMG PD. Click the blue text links for the full story:

Keep the Ryan Braun jersey, though

An unknown actor in Wauwatosa who swiped a car made off with something far more valuable than the car itself.

Fundamentals, man, fundamentals

Another car thief, this one in Greenfield, may have missed the first day at Thief School.

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‘Truth in advertising’ doesn’t apply

She didn’t look like her picture? That turned out to be the least of one flatlander’s problems in Brookfield.

Failure to communicate

“Let’s go steal some pot,” they agreed. But perhaps the goal wasn’t stated clearly enough.

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You're grounded

Socks and a tie aren’t going to be enough of a Father’s Day gift next year for one Greenfield man.


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