Accused Oak Creek Metro PCS Thief Caught: Report

OAK CREEK, WI -- Police in Oak Creek say a man who burglarized the Metro PCS store twice in the same week didn't get away with it a third time.

According to police reports, an employee of the Metro PCS Store, 6508 S. 27th Street, called police, saying that two people involved in a retail theft were in the store, and that one of the two was embroiled in a physical altercation with store employees.

Police reports indicated that a 29-year-old Milwaukee man stole $520 worth of merchandise on Feb. 20, and $52 worth of merchandise on Feb. 22.

Police reports stated that Franklin police managed to arrest the man as he was attempting to flee the store on foot.

Police reported that he was arrested on suspicion of two counts of retail theft.