Crime & Safety

Fan Is Chief Suspect in Missing $5 Bill; Stink Bomb Thrown in Business

Waukesha Police Department calls from May 19 and May 20.

Would you call police if you were missing $5?

That’s what happened Monday afternoon at an apartment in the 1900 block of Kensington Drive.

Waukesha police were called to the home at 1:32 p.m. for a report of a burglary. But when they got to the home, they learned the man was missing a $5 bill that had been on his kitchen table. The officers located the money on the kitchen chair after it clearly had blown of the table from a fan.

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In other Waukesha Police Department calls:

  • A burglary was reported at 9:25 a.m. Sunday in the 1900 block of Madison Street.
  • A motorcycle accident involving an injury was reported at 4:19 p.m. Sunday in the 1000 block of South Grandview Boulevard.
  • A missing bag of money was reported at 4:44 p.m. Sunday in the 100 block of West Main Street.
  • A woman reported that her neighbor was cussing out her 7-year-old son at 5:22 p.m. Sunday at a playground in the 2400 block of Springdale Road. However, when police responded, they learned the 7-year-old boy played a role in an incident that left the neighbor’s 3-year-old child’s leg broken. The 7-year-old boy was on the playground bragging about breaking the 3-year-old child’s leg, so the 3-year-old’s mother told him to go home.
  • A person burning a pine tree in the 200 block of East Main Street was cited after the small fire created so much smoke that an officer thought the entire house was on fire at 7:08 p.m. Sunday.
  • A person was arrested on suspicion of intoxicated driving after it was reported a vehicle was swerving near Sentry Drive and West College Avenue at 10:07 p.m. Sunday.
  • A woman was reportedly dancing like a ballerina to loud music from a parked car at 10:59 p.m. Sunday in the 1000 block of River Place Boulevard.
  • A person was cited after it was reported people were loudly partying for three days straight at 2:05 a.m. Monday in the 200 block of South Street.
  • The theft of rototiller, electric drill, chain saw and compound bow was reported at 1:33 p.m. Monday in the 2800 block of North University Drive.
  • A theft of a GPS and a keychain with a Swiss Army knife was reported at 1:55 p.m. Monday in the 700 block of Cavalier Drive.
  • A bike was stolen from a garage in the 400 block of East Newhall Avenue overnight.
  • Two juveniles threw a stink bomb in a business in the 1400 block of White Rock Avenue. The incident was reported at 4:14 p.m. Monday.
  • Two people had head injuries after a car accident occurred at 8:26 p.m. Monday at Highway 59 and Oakdale Drive.
  • An acoustic guitar in black soft case, guitar tuner and guitar picks, three personal envelopes containing cash and bank statement booklet were stolen from a vehicle parked in the 400 block of North Grand Avenue at 11:34 p.m. Monday.

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