Crime & Safety
Shoplifters Caught in the Act; Missing Youth Discovered at Motel 6; Drunk Man Improvises Home Entry
Oak Creek Police Blotter: Shoplifters Caught in the Act; Missing Youth Discovered at Motel 6; Drunk Man Improvises Home Entry

Drunk Man Locked on out Glen Forest Ct.
Oak Creek police took a man into custody after 1 a.m. on Oct. 1 on a report that the man was threatening the occupants of a residence on the 8600 block of Glen Forest Ct. after the man was reportedly locked out of the house and crawled through a second-story window.
According to the report, the man had violated his absolute sobriety condition, and a breath test registered a 0.20 PBT. The man was arrested for disorderly conduct.
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Missing Youth Discovered at Motel 6
A missing juvenile reported out of Milwaukee was discovered in a room at the Motel 6 on College Ave just after 12:30 on Oct. 1 after the hotel manager contacted police, telling them that a group of youth appeared to be staying in one of the rooms unsupervised for the last two days. According to the report, police made contact with the youth, who stated that the room had been rented while they were waiting for their apartment to open up. The juvenile reported as missing was picked up by her mother.
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Kohl's Shoplifters Caught in the Act
Oak Creek police responded to the Kohl's Department Store on Howell Ave. on a report that two previous retail suspects were in the store trying to steal again. Officers issued a citation to one of the suspects for trespassing, and two citations to the other suspect for loitering-private property and also for trespassing.
According to the report, store loss prevention staff told officers that none of the items the suspects handled were taken out of the store, however they did discover that items left behind prior to the store's last point of sale had tags cut off the merchandise. According to the report, police witnessed one of the suspects leaving the store, and the other pretending to be asleep in the get away vehicle parked nearby.
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