Police Beat: Propane Tanks Stolen, Two Gas Driveoffs and More

Eight propane tanks were reported stolen from an unlocked metal cabinet at Eutectic Corp., N94W14355 Garwin Mace Dr., 4:30 a.m. Feb. 11 and 11:08 a.m. Feb. 14, according to police.

Numerous other pallets and scrap metal located at the business were not touched.

Also in the police reports this week:

• A 25-year-old Milwaukee man stole $82.45 worth of gasoline at 5:15 p.m. Feb. 14 from , N56W13920 Silver Spring Dr.
• A 72-year-old Menomonee Falls man was pronounced dead in his home at 9:18 a.m.  Wednesday at on the W13000 block Brentwood Drive. The police officers and firefighters arrived to the home at 7:21 a.m. and found discovered the man was not breathing and didn’t have a pulse. The man had a history of heart issues as well as long-term dependency on alcohol.
• Between 9:52 p.m. Feb. 14 and 9:48 p.m. Feb. 15, the restroom signs in the building at N87W17001 Garfield Dr., were forcibly removed. Officers were unable to locate the signs or additional evidence.
• A man suspect stole $42.63 worth of gasoline at 11:24 a.m. Wednesday from Paul’s Mobil, N56W13920 Silver Spring Dr. The man was driving a white four-door Infiniti Q45T.
• Between 3:30 p.m. and 3:40 p.m. Wednesday, a rear license plate cover was taken off of a vehicle parked in the northeast parking lot of , N88W14167 Main St.
• A 52-year-old man was stopped for speeding at 11:42 p.m. Wednesday near Pilgrim Road and Robinhood Drive. The man failed field sobriety tests, and was arrested for first offense OWI. His preliminary blood alcohol content was 0.17.
• At 10:44 a.m. Thursday, a man in his 40s or early 50s stole approximately $138.35 worth of groceries from Pick n’ Save, N95W18273 County Line Rd. The man put the groceries in his cart and left through the west entrance doors.