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Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Bay Man Takes Money for Roofing Job, But Never Follows Through on Work, Police Say

The 53-year-old Whitefish Bay man faces charges in Ozaukee County court in relation to the allegations from the Mequon condominium owners.

A Whitefish Bay man faces charges after taking money as a down payment for roofing work from owners of a side-by-side condominium in Ozaukee County – and then never doing any work on the building. Donald Boeshaar, 53, was charged April 26 in Ozaukee County Circuit Court with two counts of theft by contractor and two counts of violating ATCP department regulations. He faces $30,000 in faces and may be imprisoned for up to 3-1/2 years. The owners of the Mequon condominium gave Boeshaar checks in September for $2,200 each, a total of $4,400, with the understanding that it was a down payment for a roofing job, according to the criminal complaint. The work was supposed to start on Oct. 15, and be finished by the end of October. Both homeowners …

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Police Report: Locker Room Theft, Injured Bicyclist

The latest Whitefish Bay police reports also include a shoplifter who attempted to evade police on Fairmount Avenue.

A 25-year-old Milwaukee woman is being charged with retail theft after stealing merchandise from H&M at Bayshore Town Center last week. After stealing merchandise from H&M, the woman was pulled over by Whitefish Bay police at 6:04 p.m. on April 8 at Kent Avenue and Fairmount Avenue, which prompted a male passenger to flee on foot. He was later caught by Whitefish Bay and Glendale police and was turned over to the Greendale Police Department on an outstanding warrant. In addition to facing county charges, the driver also received six municipal citations from Whitefish Bay, including imprudent speed, failing to yield while making a left turn and improperly displaying license plates. In other Whitefish Bay police news:

Monday, January 28, 2013

Police Report: Chocolate Syrup Paint Job, Stolen Vodka

This week's Whitefish Bay police reports also include a struggle with police in the Bay Village townhomes.

A scuffle at the Bay Village townhomes led police to issue two domestic violence citations early Friday morning. Whitefish Bay police responded to a report of domestic violence in the 200 block of Chateau Place at 12:46 a.m. Friday. The fight allegedly started after the 23-year-old woman and 33-year-old man living in one of the townhome units drank a bottle of E&J brandy together, and the woman checked her Facebook page. The man believed she was using Facebook to contact her ex-boyfriend, so he threw her laptop on the ground, disconnecting the screen from the keyboard. The woman asked her boyfriend to reimburse her for the damage, and when he refused, she kicked his television. The man then tackled her, put his forearm to her jaw area but …

Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Car Windows Rocked By Vandals

Last week's police logs also show electronics were stolen from United Methodist Church and a home on Glendale Avenue was burglarized.

Rocks were thrown through the windows of two different cars on the east side of the village late Friday night: In other Whitefish Bay police news:

Tuesday, January 8, 2013

New Year Brings Man's First Drunk Driving Arrest

The recent logs at Whitefish Bay Police Department also show a locker room theft and a stolen license plate used as toll fare.

Four hours after welcoming in the New Year, a 27-year-old Fox Point man received his first drunken driving citation. The man, whose blood alcohol levels measured more than twice the legal limit at 0.17, was pulled over by police at 4:15 a.m. on Jan. 1 in the 5600 block of Lake Drive. He was cited with drunken driving, failing to stop at a flashing red light at Silver Spring Drive and Lake Drive, and deviating from his designated lane on Lake Drive at Hampton Road. He was also cited with operating without proof of insurance. In other Whitefish Bay police news:

Sunday, December 30, 2012

Police Report: Holiday Gifts Stolen From Car

Whitefish Bay police also received a report of spray paint vandalism on Silver Spring and a locker theft at the JCC.

A 71-year-old man reported that someone entered his vehicle and stole a shopping bag containing perfume this week. The theft occurred at 3:30 p.m. on Dec. 24 in the 5100 block of Lake Drive. In other Whitefish Bay police news:

Thursday, December 20, 2012

Felonious Clothing Raid at Victoria's Secret in Bayshore

Police say the suspect and three accomplices entered the store and began to fill large shopping bags with clothes, then fled in a rental car.

An 18-year-old Milwaukee woman is accused of going into Victoria’s Secret at Bayshore Town Center and stealing $1,500 worth of clothes with three accomplices. Ashley Champayne Armstrong was charged in Milwaukee County Circuit Court Monday with one count of felony retail theft. If convicted, she faces up to 1 ½ years in prison and $10,000 in fines. According to the criminal complaint: At 6:47 p.m. Dec. 13, Armstrong and three other people entered the store with large shopping bags and began to fill them with various items in the store. A manager grabbed a sweater Armstrong was trying to steal, but Armstrong refused to let go, then fled out the store with the other people and got into a car later determined to be a rental. Armstrong and the …

Monday, December 17, 2012

Police Report: Stolen Wallets, Drunk Driving

Whitefish Bay police also received a report of a man being pushed down and kicked in the ribs in the alley behind a Henry Clay apartment building.

After several traffic violations, a 37-year-old Whitefish Bay woman was cited for drunken driving early Saturday morning. A Whitefish Bay officer cited the driver after she failed to stop at a flashing red light at Lake Drive and Silver Spring Drive, and then proceeded to cross the center line on Diversey Boulevard, just south of Birch Avenue. She was stopped in the 5200 block of Diversey Boulevard at 12:54 a.m. Saturday and ticketed for her first drunken driving offense. In other Whitefish Bay police news:

Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Christmas Decorations Stolen on Ardmore Avenue

Four people were cited Saturday for stealing decorations of snowmen, Snoopy and Santa Claus himself.

Last week's Whitefish Bay police reports read like a scene straight out of The Grinch Who Stole Christmas. Four people were cited at 3:30 a.m. Saturday for stealing Christmas decorations from three homes in the 4900 block of Ardmore Avenue: a wooden snowman and cloth Santa Claus door decoration from one house, a stuffed red-and-white Snoopy decoration from another house and garland from another house. The vehicle, a silver Audi, was stopped by Shorewood police in the 3900 block of Morris Boulevard. A 21-year-old Madison man, a 24-year-old Milwaukee man, a 22-year-old Milwaukee woman and a 23-year-old Milwaukee woman were cited for theft. In other Whitefish Bay police news:

Friday, November 30, 2012

$500 in Jewelry Boosted From Boston Store, Cops Say

A 51-year-old Milwaukee man grabbed handfuls of jewelry and stuffed everything into his pockets according to the police report. He's now facing up to $10,000 in fines and nine months in prison.

A 51-year-old Milwaukee man is facing hefty fines and prison time for trying to boost some jewelry from Boston Store at Bayshore Town Center. Kevin Frederick Wallace was charged in Milwaukee County Circuit Court Wednesday with one count of retail theft. If convicted, he faces up to nine months in prison and $10,000 in fines. A security guard at Boston Store saw Wallace pick up several pieces of jewelry, take the tags off and place in his pocket, according to the criminal complaint. Wallace then left the store, but was stopped and Glendale police officers were called to the scene. Wallace is currently being held in Milwaukee County Jail on a $250 signature bond while awaiting trial. 

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