Friday, May 10, 2013
Two Waukesha 20-year-olds face up to 8-1/4 years in prison if convicted of burglary and joy riding after they were charged with breaking into a Waukesha business.
Two Waukesha men are accused of breaking into Parts Hut, 735 Pleasant St., drinking beer in a cooler, stealing items from the business, taking the business’ truck to transport the stolen items before returning the truck. Dakota M. Cournia and Matthew E.D. McClain, both 20, were charged Wednesday in Waukesha County Circuit Court with burglary and joyriding – both charges as a party to a crime. They each face up to 8-1/4 years in prison and $35,000 in fines. Waukesha police officers responded to a report of a burglary on Oct. 1 after unknown people entered Parts Hut, breaking a window with a rock and stealing items from the business, according to the criminal complaint. Follow us on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our daily …
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Daniel A. Groth, 39, of Oshkosh, was on bail after being charged with burglarizing the Pewaukee Starbucks.
Editor's Note: This article has been updated with more information about charges filed against Daniel A. Groth in Milwaukee County. A former Waukesha man already charged with burglarizing the Pewaukee Starbucks where he was employed was charged with burglarizing a Waukesha residence on Thursday. Daniel A. Groth, 39, of Oshkosh was charged Monday in Waukesha County Circuit Court with burglary and two counts of felony bail jumping. If convicted, he faces up to 13-1/2 years initial confinement in prison and $45,000 in fines. Waukesha police officers were called to the 100 block of East St. Paul Avenue at 11:46 p.m. Thursday after a man said he returned to his apartment to find his bedroom “in complete disarray,” the complaint states. The man …
Thursday, April 4, 2013
Waukesha man, 19, adds a felony charge to injury after looting a home for some cash and drugs, according to a criminal complaint.
A theft of a Waukesha home reportedly resulted in a victim’s shattered bedroom window, under $100 in cash and a few bags of marijuana stolen and a suspect’s bloodied hand. According to the complaint: The suspect, Dustin Biersack, 19, of Waukesha, and a friend drove to the home of the victim, with whom he had an earlier disagreement, on the night of March 23 with the intent to steal a safe. While the friend waited in the car, Biersack smashed the bedroom window, entered the home and returned to the vehicle with the safe. The friend said in the report that he was the one who told Biersack that the victim had a safe in his room with cash and marijuana in it. From there, the two went to another friend’s house where they opened the safe, …
Monday, March 4, 2013
Three teenagers caught entering a garage on North Greenfield Avenue after an alert neighbor contacted police about suspicious behavior, according to a criminal complaint.
Two brothers are accused of stealing items from five different Waukesha residences in December before an alert neighbor contacted police, according to a criminal complaint. Travis A. Rehberg, 18, of Waukesha, and Tyler J. Rehberg, 19, of New Berlin, were charged Wednesday with burglary, four misdemeanor counts of theft, and obstructing an officer. If convicted, they both face up to 11-1/4 years in prison and $75,000 in fines. According to the complaint: A woman reported at 1:11 a.m. Dec. 7 that she spotted three individuals trying to get into her garage. While an officer was responding, she kept an eye on the people as the headed toward Greenfield Avenue. A responding officer located a vehicle in a garage in the 700 block of Greenfield …
Saturday, March 2, 2013
A Sussex man and a Colgate man are charged with breaking into a Waukesha gas station.
The two men accused of burglarizing Hop It Market, 1610 Lincoln Ave., possibly caused $100,000 in damage when they pulled the fire alarm, according to a criminal complaint. Marcel A. Bois, 29, of Sussex, and Michael J. Demont, 25, of Colgate, were each charged with burglary and felony criminal damage to property. Bois also faces a misdemeanor bail jumping charge. According to the criminal complaint: Via remote cameras, the gas station’s owner saw two individuals with black ski masks trying to access the safe at 4:05 a.m. Wednesday. When police arrived, an officer spotted the two leaving the building and ordered them to show their hands. Instead, they ran back into the building. During the incident, the two people activated the fire alarm, …
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Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Brookfield man and Waukesha man were caught by a Big Bend police officer while trying to take copper out of the former Coach House Tavern, charges allege.
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Wednesday, November 7, 2012
A Brookfield man and Waukesha man are accused of breaking into a foreclosed Big Bend restaurant so they could steal copper pipes out of an upstairs apartment. Brad R. Market, 23, of Brookfield, and Shane A. Searl, 31, of Waukesha, were charged in Waukesha County Circuit Court Tuesday with one count of burglary. If convicted, they each face up to 7 1/2 years in prison and $25,000 in fines. According to the criminal complaint: On Nov. 2, a Big Bend police officer was performing a business check on the former Coach House Bar, W233 S7260 Vernon Lane, where a car was in the parking lot and a dim light was coming from an upstairs apartment. The building has been foreclosed and the officer knew no one was supposed to be inside. The vehicle was …
Sunday, October 14, 2012
A man is facing charges after police say he broke into his neighbor's apartment and stole box set of DVDs from the classic movie, jewelry and more.
Maybe this guy can get an offer for the district attorney’s office that he can’t refuse. Stephen J. Fellows, 31, of Waukesha, is charged with one count of burglary and one count of possession of a controlled substance after he authorities say he broke into his neighbor’s apartment and stole a “Godfather” DVD box set, Kindle Fire and $2,400 in jewelry. If convicted, he faces up to 12 years and seven months in prison, and $25,500 in fines. According to the criminal complaint filed in Waukesha County Circuit Court: On Thursday, a woman living in the 2400 block of Springdale Road called Waukesha police officers to her apartment when she came home to find someone went into her apartment and took the items while she was out. Fellows is her …
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Thursday, September 20, 2012
The suspect, a 41-year-old Waukesha man, admits to crimes, but says he didn't steal checks during the burglary, according to a criminal complaint.
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Thursday, September 20, 2012
A 41-year-old Waukesha man is facing charges after he allegedly broke into his ex-girlfriend’s house and stole her mother’s checks. Darrell D. Schmidt was charged in Waukesha County Circuit Court on Friday with one count of burglary, two counts of identity theft and two counts of uttering a forgery. If convicted, he faces up to 36-½ years in prison and $65,000 in fines. According to the criminal complaint: On Sept. 12, Waukesha police officers were called to a residence in the 100 block of Hyde Park Avenue reported someone had broken into her home and stole items. The woman suspected her ex-boyfriend, Schmidt, was the person responsible. The woman told police she discovered her mom’s checks were missing and two had been cashed at Waukesha …
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Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Waukesha Police Department calls from Sept. 10 and Sept. 11.
The following information was supplied by the Waukesha Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction. A Waukesha woman had a fishy situation on Monday. No, really. The woman, who lives in the 300 block of West College Avenue, contacted police at 7:26 p.m. Monday to report that someone had “dumped a huge pile of dead fish in her garden,” according to the police department’s call log. It wasn’t the only suspicious activity at the woman’s house, though. She told dispatchers her tulips were stolen a few days ago. Police checked out the area and found several small fish that were dumped in the flower bed. The fish appeared to be leftover bait that was dumped in the garden. Police re-assured the …
Thursday, September 6, 2012
Waukesha woman faces 16 years in prison after she decided to break into a Waukesha home while looking for adventure, according to a criminal complaint.
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Thursday, September 6, 2012
A Waukesha woman set out for a challenge and adventure is finding herself in trouble after she was caught burglarizing a Waukesha home when the owner came home in the act, according to a criminal complaint. Natasha J. Korns, 37, was charged in Waukesha County Circuit Court on Friday with one count of burglary and one count of possession of burglarious tools. If convicted, she faces up to 16 years in prison and $35,000 in fines. According to the criminal complaint: At 3:50 p.m. Aug. 30, a man living in the W27800 block of Kame Terrace left with his wife to get a haircut and when they returned an hour later he heard someone walking in the upstairs of the house. He called to ask who was there, but no one responded. The man walked to the …
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