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Janesville Burglar Returns To Crime Scene To Fetch His Bike, Then Arrested

Posted on July 27, 2010 and seen 332 times

Police say they arrested a Janesville burglar at the scene of the break-in Sunday night after he returned to get his bicycle, cigarettes and soda.

Seth Dean, 20, of 1646 S. Walnut St., Janesville, was arrested at 10:30 p.m. on charges of underage drinking, burglary, criminal damage to property and resisting an officer, Lt. Terrence Sheridan said.

Police received a description of a suspicious person in the area and set up a perimeter around the building after searching it. They caught Dean when he returned to get his bicycle, cigarettes and soda, Sheridan said.

Story at gazettextra

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Jewelry store owner tackles thief outside mall (read theif's request to police! lol)

Posted on July 20, 2010 and seen 511 times

An alleged would-be jewelry thief found himself charged Monday with felony retail theft, a good deal more serious than the shoplifting ticket he expected to receive.

Dominique C. Franklin, 22, of Madison, ran out of Condon Jewelers at East Towne Mall on Saturday with a diamond engagement ring set valued at $11,950, but store owner Jim Nielsen chased him down, tackled him outside the mall's food court entrance and got the ring set back, according to a criminal complaint filed Monday.

"Yeah, dude tackled me and I gave back his rings, so can I get a ticket?" Franklin asked Officer Jason Ramirez, the complaint states.

Franklin, who is on probation for prior felony convictions, remained in the Dane County Jail after appearing in court on Monday.

Story at Madison.com

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In case you need an explanation: Why were naked bike riders cited for disorderly conduct?

Posted on July 1, 2010 and seen 1786 times

Yes, Madison.com has actually posted a story about why people were given disorderly conduct tickets for riding their bicycles in the nude.

In case you don't understand why people would be giving disorderly conduct tickets for public nudity, follow the link...

Image: Francesco Marino / FreeDigitalPhotos.net

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Garage Sale Signage Gets Violent in River Falls

Posted on June 29, 2010 and seen 1722 times

Last week a homeowner in the 1500 block of East Division Street came upon a garage sale sign in his yard. No one asked for permission to post the sign, so he took it down. Next day another garage sale sign appeared. With it was a warning note to leave the sign alone or face physical harm. For emphasis, the warning included a profanity.

Feeling threatened, the man took the note to the River Falls police. They investigated and ended up ticketed a 31-year-old woman who lives in the nearby 200 block of North Eighth Street for disorderly conduct. The citation carries a $177 fine.

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'Boom boom' car too loud, two arrested (we just love the title :)

Posted on June 28, 2010 and seen 691 times

...we just loved the title of the story... Boom Boom car, haha!

You can imagine how it goes: loud music in a car + open intoxicants + "blunts" + stupid people = arrests.

The story at Madison.com

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Milwaukee 9-year-old girl helps nab purse snatcher

Posted on June 24, 2010 and seen 1186 times

9-year-old Quiana Coronado witnessed an elderly woman being robbed of her purse outside of her Milwaukee home.  Quiana alerted her dad, the two called the police and ran to the family truck and tracked down the thief who was promptly arrested by police.

Quianna said "Robbing is bad", a lesson she said she learned from her dad.

Image: Francesco Marino / FreeDigitalPhotos.net

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Filed under  //   crime   crime stoppers   Milwaukee  

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UW-River Falls student arrested for shoplifting a pair of sterling silver Cubic Zirconia earrings

Posted on June 22, 2010 and seen 1285 times

River Falls Police arrested a 22-year-old UW-River Falls student for shoplifting a pair of sterling silver Cubic Zirconia earrings at ShopKo last Thursday night. When questioned, the man said he was looking for a birthday gift for his sister but didn’t want to pay the $11 price so he pocketed the earrings. The officer, with a discerning eye, noted the earrings were actually on sale for $8.99. The man was handcuffed, taken to the police station and given a $177 fine.

The story at RiverFallsJournal

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Filed under  //   crime   River Falls   shoplifting   theft   wtf  

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Wauwatosa man arrested 53 times in 52 years

Posted on June 16, 2010 and seen 1415 times

Henry Williams of Wauwatosa has been arrested for theft for the 53rd time after he tried to take liquor and laundry detergent from a grocery store.

Image: Chris Sharp / FreeDigitalPhotos.net

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Would-be Robin Hood upset by loud bar crowd in Madison

Posted on June 11, 2010 and seen 2222 times

A 22-year-old downtown resident was so ticked off at the loud bar crowd next door he grabbed a bow and arrow and went out to confront the most boorish of the brood, Madison police reported.

Unfortunately for the modern day Robin Hood, the bow and arrow was disturbing to others, with police being called and an officer eventually drawing his gun at the archer before citing him for disorderly conduct.

Image: graur razvan ionut / FreeDigitalPhotos.net

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Wisconsin Man Sentenced For Stealing Dirty Diapers

Posted on June 4, 2010 and seen 867 times

An Amherst man accused of trying to steal dirty diapers from a home has been sentenced to 30 months of probation.

Read the story at WISN.com

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