Hello Everyone.

 

This is the 6th East District Newsletter for 2003.

 

Residential Burglaries

  • Attempted Burglary to garage at 200 Lynn Haven Rd. between 3/12/03-3/18/03.  Door frame pried.  Similar incident occurred at 100 Lynn Haven on 3/12/03
  • Garage at 100 Leon St on 3/18/03 overnight.  Locked garage pried open and evidence of entry made (Unlocked car gone thru).  Nothing taken.
  • Attempted at 10 blk. Lansing St. on 3/28/03-3/30/03.  Evidence of someone trying to pry open rear door on west side of home.
  • 900 Vernon , 3/2, 7p-7:30p.  Res. left door unlocked while gone for 1/2 hour.  Jar of change taken.

 

Commercial Burglaries

  • Storage Locker at American Mini Warehouses, 3936 Commercial Ave on 3/16/03 overnight.  Padlock removed;  Phillips 25" TV, Fingerhut lg. metal toolbox, and misc power tools for auto body work.
  • Basement storage lockers at 3000 Milwaukee St between 3/15/03-3/18/03.  2 storage lockers pried into;  nothing taken
  • Another storage locker at American Mini Warehouses, 3936 Commercial Ave.  Padlock missing (probably cut off);  2 red tool boxes containing iron worker type tools taken.

 

Thefts

  • Theft of $60 wire hubcap at 200 N. Thompson Dr between 3/15-3/22/03.
  • At the Aloha Inn, 3177 E. Washington AVe. on 3/23/03 between 2:30a-6:30am.  Front counter was not staffed during early morning hours, at which time someone stole the cash register.
  • Theft of Purse, Frog's Log, 521 Cottage Grove Rd. on 3/29/03 at 8pm.  Suspect: a M/W, 22, 6'1", Med, blk short hair, wearing an olive jacket entered bar and walked to the back of the bar.  He then returned to the front and grabbed the customer/victim's purse from the chair and fled.
  • Theft from Auto at the Park & Ride on 3/13/03 during the day.  Window smashed;  Sony CD player, Boston sub-woofer, Kenwood amp, Soundstream amp, custom sub box and CD's taken.

 

Damaged Property

  • Damaged car at 1200 MacArhtur Rd between 3/7-3/10/03.  Mini van rear lift gate widow smashed.
  • 5100 Spaanam St on 3/19/03.  Victim found 3 BB holes in window that did not penetrate the glass and 1 BB round that penetrated the glass window and landed in the livingroom
  • Damaged car at 4700  Pflaum Rd on 3/21/03.  Parked veh. had windshield cracked.

 

Arrested Burglar

On March 21 at 8:20p, we responded to a burglary at a house in 3600 blk of Busse.  The resident heard noises and left the house, going a few blks away where she contacted a friend  to return to the residence with her.  When they returned, they saw a male inside the house and called police.  The male took food from the refrigerator and laid on the couch.  The resident's friend confronted the suspect and the suspect left the residence prior to police arrival.  The suspect had broken a window out of a door to make entry. While investigating this incident, at 8:45p, officers were sent to a house in the 10 blk of Lansing for a male who had entered a house through an unlocked door and confronted the female resident.  The male left and the resident called police.  The suspect was not located but sounded like the same person from the Lansing call. At approx. 10:15pm, officers responded to the 100 blk of Leon St. for an unknown man passed out in a resident's car.  Officer's contacted the man who appeared to be impaired by alcohol, drugs or both.  Officers learned that prior to entering the car, the suspect had tried a door at a nearby residence, but was unable to enter because it was locked.

 

Arrested:  Kenneth W Leffler, M/W, 38, of Mineral Point.  He is 5'5", 160, blonde hair and mustache.  He was charged with Burglary, Disorderly Conduct, Trespass to Dwelling, Possession of Marijuana and Depositing Human Wastes (He urinated on the floor of the holding cell at the police station). Leffler criminal history includes Burglary, Battery, DC, Possession of Cocaine and Bail Jumping.

 

Suspicious Person

At 100 W. Lakeview Av on 3/23/03 at 8:15pm. A  black male, 50's, grey short hair and beard, wearing black coat came to resident's door asking for gas money because his son was in an accident in Rockford and he needed to get there.  The resident gave the man $15 and later realized he may have been scammed.  Suspect left to a dark '80's Ford van.  This is a common scam that we see from time to time on the East and North side.

 

Suspicious Person

At 3900 Anchor Dr, On 4/1 and 4/2, a man told resident he was starting a home repair business and noticed her garage needed repair.   He had no business card or other credentials.  The resident turned him down. Suspect used first name Ken, M/W, 35-40, 5'8", Brn hair, mustache, left in 4dr blk, older model foreign compact, w/ 2  w/m passengers.

 

Juveniles Arrested for Starting Fire

Officer Jokala and Vosburg responded to Orlando Bell Park, on March 25 at 4:15pm with the Fire Dept for a grass fire in the park.  Some adults in the area were standing by with 3 juvenile girls who admitted that they were using matches to set a pile of leaves on fire, when the fire got away from them.  The juveniles were 13, 13 and 14 and live on the East side.

 

Man Arrested for Battery to Police Officer

On 3/27, we responded to Piccadilly Dr. for a woman requesting assistance for her intoxicated husband.  Officers contacted the passed out man and immediately handcuffed him to take him to a detox facility.  Officers knew from past contacts that the man tended to be uncooperative.  While trying to walk the man out to the car, he repeatedly  fought with Officers Radzicki and Vosburg.  He pushed Off. Radzicki into a wall, stomped on her foot, and bent her thumb back.  As a result of these actions, the man was arrested for DC, Resisting, and Battery to PO.

 

Attempted Strong Arm Robbery

At 600 N. Fair Oaks Ave on 3/27/03 at 7:45pm.  Victim was riding bicycle when he was approached by 3 black males.  When he stopped to turn and change direction, one of the suspects ran up from behind and punched him in the side of the face.  Victim fled and could hear suspects chasing after him.  Suspect Description:  3 black males, teens to twenty, baggy style clothing, possibly one in a grey hooded sweatshirt.

 

Accident Reports Now Available on Website 

Please visit and check out how you can view accidents.  Insurance companies get reports much, much quicker which means better customer service for those involved in accidents and helping to get the repair process going sooner. http://www.ci.madison.wi.us/police/accidents/

 

Neighborhoods may request the use of: Speed Studies, Speed Boards, Speed Trailers

The weather is getting better so we will be able to conduct speed studies in your neighborhoods again.  The speed study will give you a printed report of the time and number of vehicles traveling at various speeds.  This is a great tool to use in lower traffic volume neighborhoods where we get complaints we do not see the same problems.  The study will give us the times that the speeds are a problem so we can allocate our time in those areas when we are needed.

 

Please let me know by e-mail where you would like a speed study conducted and we will be able to get one done in a reasonable amount of time (there are some limitations regarding multi-lane roads).  Copies of the studies are sent to the District Commanders, TEST district liaison officers, TE and a file in the TEST office.

 

There is also the speed trailer and portable speed boards available.  Please contact Patti Knocke or Bob Olson if you are interested having these in your neighborhoods. 

 

**The portable speed board must be monitored by people while it is up in a neighborhood.  Citizens can request the board by calling Patti or Bob at 266-4703.  If they have 2 people making observations, there is a log they can fill out and warning letters will be mailed to the registered owners by MPD.

 

**The speed trailer is a stand alone speed display that can be left in a neighborhood unattended.  It is usually used during day hours 7-3, but can be requested for early evenings as long as a PM TEST officer is available to retrieve it.

 

That's all for now.  Be careful. Be safe.

 

Captain Jilene Klubertanz