Crime & Safety
'I Can't Get to the Phone Right Now, I'm Fleeing Police'
A Milwaukee woman is suspected of shoplifting from Kohl's; she remains at large, but a cell phone found inside her car, which rang as police investigated, helped identify the woman
A poorly timed phone call is landing a Milwaukee woman in hot water after police say she tried to steal numerous items from Kohl’s in Muskego.
Amalia Bustos, 47, was charged in Waukesha County Circuit Court Wednesday with one count of retail theft. If convicted, she faces up to nine months in prison and $10,000 in fines.
According to the criminal complaint:
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At 3:09 p.m. Aug. 9, a security officer at Kohl’s spotted Bustos pushing a shopping cart full of merchandise out the front doors and into the parking lot. The guard stopped her and Bustos ran on foot.
When Muskego police officers arrived at the store they found Bustos’ car in the parking lot with her passport and three cell phones inside. While at the vehicle, one of the phones rang, an officer took the call, and the person who called asked to speak with Bustos, identifying her to police.
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Bustos is currently out of custody and an arrest warrant has been issued against her.