Crime & Safety

Attention-Seeking Man Texts About Gang Hit; Cat as a Security Guard?

Waukesha Police Department calls from Feb. 18 through Feb. 20.

If you are seeking attention from a woman, a dozen roses just might be a better choice than this young man’s decision.

A student at Carroll University reported receiving text messages from another student about murdering someone in his gang at 11:12 p.m. Monday in the 200 block of North East Avenue. Police made contact with the man, who admitted he made the statements for attention.

The man was advised by police.

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In other Waukesha Police Department calls:

  • A theft of keys was reported at 9:38 a.m. Monday in the 1600 block of East Main Street.
  • An arrest was made after it was reported at 10:28 a.m. Monday in the 400 block of West Dunbar Avenue that a man’s ex-wife was at the residence screaming and pounding on windows.
  • A person was arrested after it was reported a man was riding his bike in the middle of the road at 1:56 p.m. Monday at West Moreland and East North Street.
  • Boys with a wagon were reportedly stealing wood from homes that were being built near the 1500 block of Mohican Trail. The caller was unable to identify the boys.
  • A woman reported the devil – her former therapist – was threatening her at 7:28 p.m. Monday. She also reported her cat was her security guard and that her brother needed to be arrested for “everything.”
  • A thief is reportedly targeting Summit View Elementary School during drop off hours. A theft was reported at 9:53 a.m. Tuesday.
  • A vehicle hit a pole at 10:25 a.m. Tuesday at Oakdale Drive and West Sunset Avenue.
  • A theft was reported at 2:04 p.m. Tuesday in the 300 block of Maple Avenue.
  • A person was arrested on suspicion of intoxicated driving during a traffic stop at 2:51 p.m. Tuesday at Madison Street and South Washington Avenue.
  • A person found a note in a mailbox stating  “Hello ***hole” at 5:35 p.m. Tuesday in the 1100 block of East Moreland Boulevard. The person reported to the police department that he had been in a road rage incident about a week earlier.
  • Two people were arrested at 6:56 p.m. Tuesday at East Moreland Boulevard and Kossow Road.
  • A young woman knocked on a caller’s door asking if she wanted “weed control” at 7:54 p.m. Tuesday in the 2900 block of Tanglewood Drive. After the woman said no, the teen asked to the use the bathroom. The caller thought it was suspicious.
  • Tires were slashed in underground parking at 8:22 p.m. Tuesday in the 100 block of West North Street.

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