The alleged shoplifting was reported at 6:23 p.m. at Kohl's, 2501 W. Broadway.

Police were given a description of the suspect by store personnel after he fled the store.

A short time later, a Monona officer saw a male matching the suspect's description getting on a bus at the corner of Bridge Road and Broadway.

The officer contacted the suspect on the bus, and discovered the stolen shoes hidden in his pants.

Madison police didn't have to work too hard to track down this pair of unlucky thieves.

Authorities said two Madison men, ages 29 and 28, stole DVDs and computer games from a Target store Tuesday afternoon. As they drove away they discussed their plans to sell the stolen goods.

But they didn't realize that one of them had accidentally pocket-dialed 911, allowing a dispatcher to listen in on nearly an hour of conversation. The two spoke in detail about what they had stolen and where they might sell it, and they also described their getaway vehicle.

Madison police spokesman Joel DeSpain said the pair decided to sell their goods at a video store. When they pulled into the store's parking lot, officers surrounded their vehicle with guns drawn.

Someone broke into the Ashland County Courthouse Thursday morning, passed up money, computers and other valuables and stole just one item: the robe of Circuit Court Judge Robert E. Eaton.

"This is one of the oddest ones," John Paitl, Ashland's chief of police said Friday of the break-in. "The guy breaks into a facility, knows he's on camera and then, as far as we know, he just takes the judge's robe."

Last Monday afternoon, Jessica Abbott was working at her children's clothing store in downtown Eau Claire.. it's called Whippersnappers.. when she noticed a woman acting a little suspicous.. Sure enough.. the evidence was on her surveillance video. She posted video on Facebook, showing the woman stealing jackets. Wednesday, about nine days after, a curious package arrived in the mail with only a return address from Eau Claire. Inside were some of the stolen items, payment for others, a letter of apology, and a note asking that the video be removed from Facebook. Abbott has obliged and thanks the woman for being honest. Abbott says Eau Claire police have been involved and say she's done a good job of resolving her own crimes.

When the instrument, valued at $5,000 to $7,000, was brought into the Pawn America store, 2301 East Springs Drive, on Thursday afternoon, store personnel got suspicious and called police.

The young men selling the sax also were trying to sell a Superscope CD player, valued at about $500.

"Officers took control of the property after one young man offered that the items were obtained in some sort of nefarious trade," said police spokesman Joel DeSpain.

No arrests were made.

A teenager in Ashland had to call the police while committing a burglary, because he got trapped under a heavy trailer and needed help getting out. Police said it happened late April 10, when an 18-year-old Ashland man climbed through the rafters to enter a locked garage behind the city’s only high school.

Police Lieutenant Greg BeBeau said officers are not sure about the motive. But the garage had an ATV, and BeBeau said the teen apparently tried to get to it by moving a heavy trailer out of the way.

It appeared that a jack gave way on the trailer, and it pinned his legs. He managed to call for help and suffered only minor injuries. The teen was sent to jail for a previous parole violation.

BeBeau said he thought he saw everything in his 25 years in law enforcement, until this happened.

It started last Wednesday afternoon with the apparent theft of a tip jar downtown at the Dish and the Spoon café. It ended a little later with the arrest of a 28-year-old Hudson man who was chased around ShopKo and finally nabbed as he tried to sprint for his freedom through the front-exit doors. The man told officers after his arrest that he was impressed that they could catch him.

The suspect faces charges in both Pierce and St. Croix counties, including shoplifting, attempted theft, resisting arrest and a probation violation.