West Allis police say an Oak Creek man tried to steal $380 in fragrances from a department store before he was stopped by security.
If your actions are so bad you need to use this much perfume to clean it up, you know you're not doing the right thing. Daniel Rogers Wichgers, 54, of Oak Creek, was charged in Milwaukee County Circuit Court Monday with retail theft after police say he tried to steal nearly $400 in fragrances from a West Allis store. If convicted, he faces up to nine months in prison and $10,000 in fines. According to the criminal complaint: A security officer at Kohl's, 2615 S. 108th St., contacted the West Allis Police Department after Wichgers entered the store, pulled a white bag out from his sweatshirt and filled it with $380 worth of fragrances, then walked out the door without paying and raised the bag above the door's theft monitors. Wichgers was …
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Kohl's Department Store
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Police say four Chicago men have 20 catalytic converters in the trunk of a car when they're stopped in Oak Creek.
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- Joe Petrie
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Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Four Chicago men are accused of stealing 20 catalytic convertors from two West Allis businesses, then getting caught in Oak Creek while one of them is driving erratically in front of a police officer. Antwuan D. Dawson, 24, Michael A. Green, 37, Michael Taylor, 26, and Jermaine J. Williams, 23, were charged in Milwaukee County Circuit Court Tuesday with one count of theft of more than $10,000 in goods. If convicted, they each face up to five years in prison and $25,000 in fines. According to the criminal complaint: At 2:47 a.m. Friday, an Oak Creek police officer was on patrol southbound on South 13th Street when he spotted a Buick following another vehicle and swerving. The officer decided to follow the Buick, which briefly pulled into a …
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1100 W Rosewood Trl, Oak Creek, WI
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1500 W Drexel Ave, Oak Creek, WI
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Michael Clemmer
10:50 pm on Thursday, December 13, 2012
Total BS.... I think that all the metal scrap business should STOP taking in copper as well as cat converters to prevent theft... If your not a cert mechanic (owner of a shop) or a electrical business owner you shouldn't be able to sell it for scrap. It would stop the theft in its tracks... Just a thought.... C... more ›