April 25th – City of Fort Atkinson
A man who was possibly intoxicated was trying to smash his guitar over his own head.
April 25th – City of Eau Claire
Loss prevention caught a suspect who was committing Retail Theft. When the police arrived, they determined that the man was wanted for stealing from numerous stores in the area, but he had always left the scene before officers arrived. He faces 18 different Retail Theft charges.
April 26th – City of Wisconsin Rapids
A 12-year-old came to the door of someone else’s house with a wheelbarrow, asking for food. Police tracked the kid down and found that it was actually a 15-year-old from the area who was looking for lawn mowing and gardening jobs in order to raise money for his first car.
That last one sounds like a terrible round of the fun game “telephone.” This and more on this weeks, Small Town Crime Wave.
