Man Breaks Into Speedway In Greenfield, Takes Sweets: Police Logs

GREENFIELD, WI — A man broke into the Speedway at 3390 West Loomis Road on Friday around 4 a.m. by breaking the glass front door with a crowbar, Greenfield Police Department call logs report.

The man, wearing all black, tried to get to the cash registers, but couldn't get through the bulletproof glass, logs say. He took a large garbage bin from the business and filled it with candy and 5-Hour Energy drinks, then left the business in a vehicle, logs say.

About a half-hour later, an alarm started sounding at a business on the 2700 block of Ramsey Avenue and a broken window was discovered, police logs say. Both incidents may have the same suspect, logs say.

Here's a look back at notable call logs from the Greenfield Police Department for March 14-Sunday:

• A business on the 5200 block of 48th Street reported on March 15 that someone stole a catalytic converter off of one of their work vans.
• Someone told police the back window of their vehicle was smashed out on the 4900 block of 76th Street on March 15.
• A car was reported stolen from the 4300 block of 27th Street on March 16.
• A caller told police on March 16 two men had tried to break into vehicles on the 4600 block of Loomis Road.
• Someone told police their catalytic converter was stolen from their vehicle on the 9000 block of Forest Home Avenue on March 9.
• A Kia model car was reported stolen from the 4000 block of 65th Street on Sunday around 9 a.m.