Crime & Safety
84 Bottles of Beer off the Wall... Brookfield Man, Friends Raid Bar
Three men are busted after a witness sees one of them fleeing a Delafield tavern that had beer bottles sticking out the window.
A Brookfield man was among a trio of friends caught stealing 84 bottles of beer worth $756 from a Delafield tavern.
An attempted theft charge was filed Tuesday in Waukesha County Circuit Court against each of the three men: Matthew J. Maczollek, 22, of Brookfield; Gabriel J. Brandl, 25, of Watertown; and Philip G. Trepte, 22, Watertown. If convicted, they each face up to 4 ½ months in prison and $5,000 in fines.
According to the criminal complaint:
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On April 1, a man was near Reveres Wells Street Tavern, 505 Wells St., Delafield, when he heard bottles clinking. He looked toward the bar and saw Brandl fleeing from an open tavern window, which had bottles of beer sticking out.
The man called police, and Delafield officers arrested Brandl. He told police that he and his two friends had been in the basement of the bar when they got the idea to steal the beer. But Brandl said Maczollek and Trepte left him behind to take the rap for the theft.
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The trio will make their initial appearance in court July 9.