Police Report: Caught! Two Girls Arrested in Rash of Thefts at East High

On Monday, Wauwatosa Patch reported that a string of thefts at Wauwatosa East High School stretching back through last week, especially in the girls’ locker room, should make Tosa East students watchful.

There were more thefts early this week, and Wednesday, two Milwaukee girls, one 16 and one 17, were arrested at East High School shortly after two other students reported losses of digital devices. The two girls were implicated in numerous recent thefts from the girls’ locker room. The police recovered a number of stolen cell phones and digital cameras from the 17-year-old’s car.

Unfortunately, the supplemental police report detailing how they caught the two girls had not yet been made available to the media.

In other news:

Thursday

At 6:30 p.m., a pharmacist at Walgreen’s, 2275 N. Mayfair Rd., reported that at 5:37 p.m., a man presented a prescription at the drive-up window for 120 tablets of Oxycodone, a narcotic pain-reliever, to a pharmacist’s aid. The pharmacist suspected the prescription was a fraud when she saw that it was in the name of a doctor whose handwriting was familiar to her. She told officers that the doctor’s handwriting is very messy; the prescription was very neat. The man did not return to try to pick up the prescription.

At 2:53 p.m., a 15-year-old Milwaukee girl was arrested for retail theft at Macy’s at Mayfair Mall after she was seen concealing two Polo shirts worth $60.55 in a bag and then trying to leave the store without paying. She was detained and told police she and some friends had come to the mall to steal merchandise. She believed the others had “ditched” her and their stolen goods when she was caught. She was released to her mother.

At 9 a.m., a resident in the 2700 block of Wauwatosa Avenue reported that four patio chairs worth $200 had been stolen from his back yard sometime since 9 p.m. Wednesday.

Wednesday

At 10:59 p.m., a 22-year-old Milwaukee man was arrested after a routine traffic stop on two outstanding warrants, one from Wauwatosa for operating under suspension and one from Whitewater for drug paraphernalia and obstructing.

At 7:37 p.m., a 51-year-old Milwaukee woman was arrested for retail theft at Boston Store at Mayfair Mall, where she was employed, after store managers noted shortages from the cash register she was assigned. She was watched on surveillance cameras and seen taking either merchandise or cash on several occasions. The total value of cash and goods she admitted to having stolen was $231.97; however, store management had earlier noted $710 in shortages.

At 5:30 pm., a resident in the 11600 block of Diane Drive reported that sometime since 5 p.m. someone had broken the window of her back door. A neighbor reported having seen from her window three teenage boys running from the area.

At 3:37 p.m., an employee of Gordy’s Citgo, 8306 W. Blue Mound Rd., reported that a man had pumped $46.51 worth of gas and left without paying. The employee gave police a license plate number for the driver’s late ‘90s blue Ford Taurus, but a check showed the number did not correspond to any legally registered vehicle.

At 12:13 a.m., a 31-year-old Milwaukee man was arrested on a Wauwatosa warrant at the Super 8 Motel at 115 N. Mayfair Rd. for operating while suspended. Officers had been conducting a check of cash-paying customers at the motel. The man said he was homeless and unemployed and had merely forgotten to pay the ticket.

Tuesday

At 6:58 p.m., a 35-year-old Milwaukee man was arrested on a fugitive warrant from Brown Deer after a traffic stop in the 2700 block of North Mayfair Road for having no registration plate on his motorcycle. The warrant was for operating while suspended.

At 6:23 p.m., a 15-year-old resident of the Carmelite School for Boys, 1214 Kavanaugh Pl., was arrested for disorderly conduct after fighting with staff. The boy became angry after he was accused of theft and refused to be searched. Because of earlier incidents of disorderliness, the boy was taken to the Milwaukee County Juvenile Detention Center.

At 11:20 a.m., a Johnson Creek man reported that at sometime since 7 a.m. someone had entered his unlocked truck and stolen his wallet while it was parked in a lot in the 2300 block of North Mayfair Road.

At 2:26 p.m., a 16 year-old Milwaukee girl was arrested for trespassing at Wauwatosa East High School. The girl had been expelled from East for repeated behavioral problems, but she continues to return to the school.

At 12:50 p.m., 22-year-old Milwaukee man was arrested as a fugitive on a warrant from the Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Department for possession of THC, the active ingredient in marijuana. The man had been stopped for having a brake light out.

At 1:29 a.m., a nurse at Luther Manor, 4611 N. 92nd St., reported that someone had vandalized a vehicle there by breaking the rear window with a paving brick. The woman responsible for the car, also an employee, told police the car was her boyfriend’s and she suspected the damage had been done by her husband, whom she is divorcing.

Monday

At 9:54 p.m., a Wauwatosa man reported that at some time since 8:30 p.m., someone had broken the driver’s window of his car and stolen his wallet while it was parked at Cardinal Fitness, 2885 N. Mayfair Rd.

At 8:32 p.m., a 19-year-old Milwaukee man was arrested for retail theft at Pick ‘n Save, 6950 W. State St. after he was seen trying to steal a bottle of whiskey.

At 1:05 p.m., a Milwaukee boy who attends Wauwatosa East High School reported that at some time since 11:54 a.m. someone had stolen his iPod, worth $300, from his backpack at the school.

At 9:20 a.m., the general manager of Arby’s in Mayfair Mall reported that at sometime since 9 p.m. Saturday someone had stolen $160 from the store safe. The manager said that six employees had access to the safe. Police were in the process of interviewing all the employees.