Crime & Safety

More Than $1,500 In Lottery Tickets Stolen In Oak Creek: Report

Police in Oak Creek are investigating an ongoing incident at the Love's Travel Center in which lottery tickets were stolen over time.

OAK CREEK, WI — Oak Creek police responded to Love's Travel Center just before midnight on March 14 on a report of theft.

According to police reports, a store employee said a suspect was caught on video stealing lottery tickets - and were being detained.

According to reports, police responded and spoke with a store manager who reported that they had $1,533 missing in lottery tickets over the past several days.

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Store management told police that loss prevention staff were not at the store, but that the person on the video was their suspect. According to reports, the video was not available but would be sending it over to police when it was ready for review. No arrest was made at that time.

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