More Than a Dozen Vehicles Entered Friday Night
Twelve vehicles were hit on Bay Ridge and Kent avenues, but police did catch a suspect entering a car on Elkhart Avenue during the same time period.
More than a dozen vehicles were entered overnight Friday in the west end of Whitefish Bay. The good news is Whitefish Bay police were able to catch one man in the act. According to Whitefish Bay police reports, an officer caught a 20-year-old Milwaukee man walking into yards, looking in vehicles, and eventually entering a vehicle parked in a driveway in the 4800 block of North Elkhart Avenue at 11:53 p.m. Friday. The man was arrested for theft, receiving stolen property and loitering. Whitefish Bay Police Chief Michael Young, who was sworn in today, said the department is investigating the suspect's potential link to other recent auto entries in the village, including 12 auto entries over the weekend on Bay Ridge Avenue and Kent Avenue:
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Bob McBride
11:49 am on Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Maybe if we declared an unlocked car containing valuables an "attractive nuisance" we could fine the owners accordingly for the costs associated with having the police department deal with the "thefts". more ›