Crime & Safety
Men Get Multiple Citations After Property Theft
One of the men fled as police arrived at 21st Street and W. Woodward Drive, according to a police report.
Two men who were caught stealing a downspout from an Oak Creek resident's property wound up with theft, loitering and drug-related citations.
According to an report, a resident near 21st Street and W. Woodward Drive called 911 after he saw the men walk up to a house, take off the downspout and walk away with it.
The caller, a 55-year-old man, confronted the men and they put it back. But as police arrived, one of the men fled. A 20-year-old from Union Grove was apprehended nearby in the 2200 block of W. Hilltop Lane.
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Police found two downspouts in the vehicle along with an open beer, 1.75 grams of marijuana and a pipe.
The 20-year-old was cited for loitering and marijuana possession. The other man, a 19-year-old from Grendale, received citations for theft, loitering and drug paraphernalia possession.
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