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Police Beat: Opinionated Vandals Turn Private Property into a Personal Editorial

Incidents from the Menomonee Falls police reports.

Vandals who found themselves in the police reports Thursday felt a need to write their own editorials on property in Menomonee Falls.

Sometime between 3 p.m. Sunday and 8 a.m. Monday a perhaps disgruntled vandal spray-painted “F--- Police” along the east wall at N88W15095 Cleveland Ave. The building is part of a multi-family apartment complex.

On Monday at 12:28 a.m., unknown politically minded vandals spray-painted “OBAMA SUCKS” in white paint on the blacktop roadway at the intersection of Mineola Drive and Teepee Court. A witness reported hearing a paint can drop and car doors shut several houses down at the time of the incident.

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The police department offers a $100 reward for anyone who reports vandals in the village. To report a crime, call (262) 532-1700.

Also in the reports:

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  • Between 5:30 p.m. June 23 and 6:55 a.m. June 24, an unknown suspect stole a $43,000 skid loader from the We Energies construction site at W140N9001 Lilly Road. The skid loader was parked inside the building that was under construction.
  • A small baggy of marijuana was found near the entrance of , N84W15670 Appleton Ave., at 8:48 p.m. June 24.
  • An suspect described as a black male stole a 44-year-old Hartford woman’s wallet from her purse between 11:45 a.m. and 12:05 p.m. Monday at N89W14700 Patrita Dr.
  • Thieves made off with $1,665.80 worth of scrap metal between 5:30 p.m. Friday and 7 a.m. Monday from Multi Fab Products. The suspects stole an unknown amount of 30-pound metal curb angles and bumper plates. Suspects possibly used a heavy-duty truck with dual tires to haul the metal from the scene.
  • Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. June 23, someone stole a bike from an open garage at a home on the W14000 block of Ash Drive.
  • Between 7 a.m. and 1 p.m. Friday a person broke off the passenger side mirror and punctured a hole in the plastic cover below the windshield of a vehicle parked in the lot at Lime Kiln Park. Extra patrols were requested in the area.
  • A 43-year-old Mayville woman was arrested for a first offense OWI at 1:34 a.m. Sunday at the intersection of Lilly Road and Houston Drive. The woman was driving erratically and showed signs of intoxication. A preliminary breath test revealed she had a BAC of 0.12.
  • Video surveillance at Woodman’s Food Market, W124N8145 Highway 145, caught vehicle thieves on tape at 5:34 p.m. June 23. The subjects, driving a white Cadillac DeVille, pulled up next to a gold Toyota Camry and broke the passenger window with a screwdriver. The suspects stole an iPod and its charger from the vehicle.

The above items are from reports from local police departments. In all incidents where an arrest occurred, a charge is merely an accusation and not evidence of guilt. The arrested person is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.


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