Police Say Man Stole $66K In Goods From Employer

OAK CREEK, WI — A Muskego man has been arrested and charged after police say he stole more than $66,000 in materials from the Joseph Campione bakery facility in Oak Creek. He is also accused of stealing more than $2,000 from a co-worker.

Kyle Knolle, 28, has been charged with felony theft and unauthorized use of personal documents.

According to the criminal complaint filed in Milwaukee County, the operations manager of the Campione bakery began noticing that spools of stainless steel chain-link conveyor belting were missing. When the operations manager reviewed the company's surveillance footage, he saw Knolle use a forklift to carry the spools outside the building, the complaint said.

Reports indicate that one spool had a value of more than $38,000, the second at $21,000 and the third at more than $6,000.

According to the criminal complaint, Knolle is also accused of stealing a co-worker's debit card, and making ATM withdrawals of more than $2,100 over a week span between late May and early June. When a bank representative contacted the affected co-worker, the representative showed him surveillance footage taken at the ATM machine where the withdrawals reportedly happened, the complaint said.

According to the criminal complaint, the co-worker recognized Knolle in the surveillance footage. The co-worker told police it was likely that Knolle took the ATM card, because employees have a shared locker room at the bakery.

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