Crime & Safety
Police Arrest Suspect In Fraud at Home Depot
36-year-old allegedly $30,000 worth of fraudulent purchases.
A 36-year-old man is in Milwaukee County Jail after police arrested him in connection with roughly $30,000 in fraudulent purchases made at two Home Depot stores in the past few weeks.
According to an report:
An employee at Nucor Cold Finish, 7200 S. 6th St., called police Friday morning to report that a corporate credit card was stolen and used to make thousands of dollars worth of purchases at Home Depot stores in Wauwatosa and West Allis.
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Home Depot was already investigating several similarly-suspicious purchases and got the license plate number of the suspect's truck. When another call came into the West Allis Home Depot store on Thursday for a large order - about $4,400 worth of items - police were contacted.
West Allis police took the 36-year-old into custody when he showed up at the store to pick up the order. He was then taken to the Oak Creek Police Department, and then to the county jail.
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As of Monday afternoon, he remained in jail awaiting possible charges.
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