Police Beat: An Expensive Pool Cue Stolen and a Fight About Cars

A 51-year-old Milwaukee man called a Menomonee Falls police officer a "liar" after being told his brother-in-law wouldn’t be arrested after a fight.

The Milwaukee man called police at 11:24 a.m. Sunday and told police his 46-year-old brother-in-law, from Menomonee Falls, had struck him in the face after an argument ensued between the two about cars. Officers visited the Menomonee Falls man's residence on the N8500 block of Dardis Avenue, and saw evidence that a fight had occurred.

The Milwaukee man insisted that his brother-in-law insinuated the fight. However, the Menomonee Falls man told police his brother-in-law suffers from a mental illness and was the aggressor.

An investigation by police officers revealed the Milwaukee man is a diagnosed paranoid schizophrenic and is a resident of Bell Therapy in Miwaukee.

When police called the Milwaukee man after the investigation to tell him that they didn’t have the evidence to arrest his brother-in-law, he began arguing with the officer over the telephone. He insisted he be allowed to prosecute, and called the officer a “liar” before hanging up on him.

Also in the reports: 

• Between 5 p.m. April 9 and 11:50 a.m. April 11, unknown suspects damaged the volleyball nets at , N87W17001 Garfield Dr. The net was valued at $100.
• A 67-year-old man’s boat trailer was stolen between October 2010 and April 11, 2011. The man was storing the trailer in the back lot of Certified Scale, N57W13460 Carmen Ave. The trailer is worth about $500, and no suspects have been identified.
• Between 10:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. April 12 a man driving a dark colored pick-up truck drove over the grass between the baseball fields and the parking lot at the Menomonee Falls Little League park, N64W15200 Mill Rd. The grass was torn up and the vehicle left ruts in the field.
• A 53-year-old woman was arrested and booked for domestic violence after she slapped her 49-year-old husband in the face after an argument at 7:17 p.m. April 12 in their home on the N8500 block of Hiawatha Avenue.
• Police officers assisted the Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Department in arresting a 25-year-old man who had been impersonating an officer in Milwaukee County. The man who reported the suspect followed the him back to his home on the N5400 block of Badger Drive and called police.
• A 53-year-old Menomonee Falls man told police his pool cue, valued at $1,200, was stolen between 8 p.m. April 10 and 1 a.m. April 11 from , N48W18474 Lisbon Ave. The man had left the cue behind after leaving the bar. He called the bar owner the following day, but the pool cue wasn’t found.
• Sometime between March 18 and April 7, a 2007 Volkswagen GTI was reported stolen from the west lot of , N88W14167 Main St. Workers waited a week to report the incident to police to rule out a misplaced vehicle. During the filing of the police report, the vehicle was located in their lease return department.
• A 78-year-old man who was a resident of Linden Grove, W180N8071 Town Hall Rd., passed away after having a cardiac event at 10:43 p.m. April 13. When police arrived Linden staff had already begun life-saving efforts. The man was transported to Community Memorial Hospital by the Menomonee Falls Fire Department, and he was pronounced dead about 45 minutes later.
• An 18-year-old man told police his stepmother’s pink laptop was stolen between 8 p.m. Friday and 1 a.m. Saturday. The man said he had several friends over at his residence on the W15000 block of Blue Heron Dr. The parents were gone for the weekend when the laptop was stolen.
• Between 4 p.m. Friday and 6 a.m. Monday, someone stole $3,460 worth of metal from the unsecured yard of Traditional Concrete, W142N9110 Fountain Blvd. The company owner said a similar incident occurred in March, and is concerned the thieves will be back as there is an ample supply of metal still in the yard.