Thursday, April 18, 2013
Brookfield man, already charged with five counts of property theft, now also faces six felony counts of identity theft for claiming to represent a plumbing company when he sold stolen flushers to salvager, reports say.
A Brookfield man already charged with stealing dozens of expensive toilet valves from fast-food restaurant and institutional restrooms has also been charged with six counts of identity theft for using a plumbing company's name to fence them. Cory James Feerick, 33, of Brookfield was charged March 28 in Waukesha County with five counts of theft of property and on April 16 in Milwaukee County with six counts of felony identity theft. Each count of property theft is a Class A misdemeanor punishable by up to nine months in jail. The new identity theft charges each carry a maximum penalty of up to six years in prison. According to criminal complaint in the newly filed identity theft cases: From Sept. 21 through Jan. 10, Feerick stole four flush…
Saturday, October 6, 2012
Man with lengthy criminal past is spotted inside two Wauwatosa schools and is later arrested for obstruction after giving officers a false name.
A 54-year-old Milwaukee man with a habitual criminal past is facing new charges after he was caught skulking around inside two Wauwatosa schools last week. William Earl Brooks Jr. was charged Thursday in Milwaukee County Circuit Court with one count of obstructing officers. If convicted, he faces up to nine months in prison and $10,000 in fines. According to the criminal complaint: On Sept. 27, Brooks was spotted inside the library at Eisenhower Elementary School, 11600 W. Center St., by Principal Kristin Bowers. Bowers said she called out to him to ask what he was doing there, and Brooks said he needed to use the bathroom. Bowers asked if he was there to pick up a student but again, Brooks just said he needed to use the bathroom. Bowers …
Saturday, September 22, 2012
Tons of records and receipts were turned into confetti Saturday in an effort to help citizens protect themselves from identity theft.
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Saturday, September 22, 2012
With two major-league truck-mounted shredding machines working away, chewing and swallowing outdated receipts, tax reports, financial records and what-have-you, Wauwatosa unloaded more than 8 tons of private documents Saturday. The free service was sponsored by Wauwatosa Crime Stoppers and Shred-it Milwaukee, 12100 W. Wirth St., Wauwatosa, in an effort to reduce identity theft and all crimes associated with it. Gary Datka, citizen coordinator for Crime Stoppers, said that about 400 cars, vans and trucks had come by through the morning and he expected at least 50 more before the event ended at 1 p.m. "It's about the same traffic as last year, so I imagine we'll end up with about 16,000 to 17,000 pounds," Datka said. "The first year, we had …
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Suspect tells police she got the money from an auto title loan, but can't remember which car she used to get the loan.
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Wednesday, September 5, 2012
A 47-year-old Milwaukee woman is facing charges after she allegedly cashed a forged check at a Wauwatosa bank she claimed came from an auto title loan. Jeannie A. McKinney was charged Saturday in Milwaukee County Circuit Court with one count of identity theft for financial gain. If convicted, she faces up to six years in prison and $10,000 in fines. According to the criminal complaint: On March 7, McKinney went to US Bank, 6950 W. State St., where she cashed a check for $4,490 payable to Georgia McKinney. She presented her ID for the transaction and received her money. The money had been drawn from an account held by Cottonwood Financial Wisconsin LLC and it was later determined to be forged. Investigators then discovered McKinney went to …
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Friday, August 3, 2012
The Department of Revenue realized the mistake in late July and removed the information, but real estate and appraisers had already downloaded it 138 times.
Personal, confidential information from more than 110,000 people who sold homes in 2011 was hidden inside a Wisconsin Department of Revenue report used by real estate and appraisal organizations. The DOR has ask those organizations to destroy and replace the report, which was posted online for download from April 5 to July 23. The department said that while the information was in the file, it was not visible when the report was opened. However, someone who opened the specific file would have had access to the information, the DOR said. The DOR has offered to provide credit monitoring for people whose information was posted in the file. "We have a responsibility to protect the sellers who had their personal information included in the …
Thursday, June 21, 2012
Suspect is caught when man with the victim's power of attorney contacts Wauwatosa police after discovering 151 unauthorized transactions on her account.
A 29-year-old Milwaukee woman is facing felony charges after she allegedly used a Wauwatosa woman’s debit card to steal nearly $36,000 from her account in cash withdrawals and purchases. Shaneka Lashae Campbell was charged Wednesday in Milwaukee County Circuit Court with three counts of unlawful use of personal identification or documents. If convicted, she faces up to 18 years in prison and $30,000 in fines. According to the criminal complaint: The man who holds the victim’s power of attorney contacted the Wauwatosa Police Department on Feb. 21 after he was informed by M&I Bank that the address on the woman’s account had been changed. After informing the bank that the new address was incorrect, he discovered 151 unauthorized transactions …
Sunday, March 18, 2012
A 19-year-old drug addict staying in a Tosa senior housing center faces a second set of charges after admitting to stealing an elderly woman's nearly valueless jewelry.
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- Jim Price
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Sunday, March 18, 2012
A young man who has been living with his grandmother in a Wauwatosa senior housing center has been charged for the second time in less than three months with allegedly ripping off his elderly neighbors. Justin Jay Korth, 19, was arrested Tuesday and charged Friday with burglary and felony bail jumping after he admitted he had entered a residence at Courtyard Apartments, 12250 W. North Ave., and stolen jewelry. He had been charged in early January with stealing a bank ATM card from another elderly resident and using it to buy drugs. That theft came to light when he was arrested for felony possession of narcotics in December. Tuesday's victim, a 74-year-old woman, told Wauwatosa police she had left her apartment in her wheelchair at midnight…
Friday, November 25, 2011
Suspect used all of victim's personal identification to open accounts and withdraw money at Tosa bank.
A 26-year-old Milwaukee woman is facing charges after she used another woman’s personal information to open up bank accounts and then take money from them at a Wauwatosa bank. Brenity Alexia Gayton was charged Wednesday in Milwaukee County Circuit Court with one count of unlawful use of personal identification and two counts of forgery. If convicted, she faces up to 18 years in prison and $30,000 in fines. According to the criminal complaint: On Oct. 3, the victim discovered someone had opened up a checking and savings account in her name and used all of her personal identification information, but with a different address in Milwaukee. She soon found out someone had also deposited checks into the accounts and withdrew money for a total …
Monday, October 31, 2011
Man posed as Time Warner employee investigating cable theft, asking for personal identification.
Only one instance has been reported or made available to the public so far, but residents should be on the lookout for someone posing as a cable service man but who might really be casing your property or trying commit identity theft. According to a police report: At 3:15 p.m. Thursday, a resident of the 2300 block of North 81st Street called police to report a suspicious character who had come to his door claiming to be an investigator from Time Warner Cable, looking for stolen cable service. The homeowner told the stranger he did not subscribe to Time Warner and was not stealing cable from anyone. The suspect then asked the homeowner for his Social Security number, supposedly to check against a company database. When he refused to give …
Jd Jazzdoctor
6:25 pm on Thursday, April 18, 2013
Seems like a bit too much effort for $600 bucks, fool. Think about that as you rot in jail, chump. Good job. more ›