Waukesha County

MENOMONEE FALLS -- Menomonee Falls police have a new way to catch crooks in the act.

NEW BERLIN -- A pursuit ended with a crash into a retention pond in New Berlin Sunday night, Jan. 5.Police said officers were involved in brief pursuit before the vehicle ended up in the pond near Beloit Road and Moorland Road.

MENOMONEE FALLS -- Police asked for help identifying and locating a man accused of stealing cigarettes from Woodman's Food Market on Highway 145 on Saturday, Jan. 4.It happened shortly before noon.Menomonee Falls police said the man fled in a silver or gray older model Dodge Caravan with significant rust on the rear and no front license plates.He was described as black, between the ages of 40 and 50, wearing a blue long-sleeved shirt, blue sweatpants, and a winter hat.Anyone with information was asked to please contact Menomonee Falls police or Waukesha County Crime Stoppers by calling 1-888-441-5505, through the website at www.stopcrimewaukesha.com, or through the new P3 phone app that can be downloaded through either the App Store or Google Play.

MENOMONEE FALLS -- Police need your help identifying an individual who stole a vehicle from a driveway on Eileen Avenue near Pilgrim Road on Wednesday, Jan. 1.It happened sometime between 3 a.m. and 6:30 a.m.Police said the Mazda CX-9 silver SUV was taken with keys, and there was no forced entry to the vehicle.The Mazda has Wisconsin license plate number 501 SBS.Anyone with information was asked to please contact police or to make an anonymous tip, contact Waukesha County Crime Stoppers by calling 1-888-441-5505, through the website at www.stopcrimewaukesha.com , or through the new P3 phone app that can be downloaded through either the App Store or Google Play.

MENOMONEE FALLS -- Menomonee Falls police on Monday, Dec. 30 asked for help identifying woman accused of stealing a customer's cellphone at Woodman's on Highway 145 on Dec. 12.The theft happened around 5 p.m.Police said the woman fled in a silver Toyota Sienna.She was described as being between the ages of 45 and 55, wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt and black pants.Anyone with information was asked to please contact Menomonee Falls police or Waukesha County Crime Stoppers by calling 1-888-441-5505, through the website at www.stopcrimewaukesha.com, or through the new P3 phone app that can be downloaded through either the App Store or Google Play.

MENOMONEE FALLS -- The Menomonee Falls Police Department is seeking the public's help in identifying a suspect who stole from a Best Buy store.Police say the suspect, described as a black male, stole a pair of wireless, in-ear headphones -- valued at $100.99 -- from the Best Buy on Falls Parkway around 2:10 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 26.The suspect fled in a black, four-door sedan.

WAUKESHA -- James Dombeck of Brookfield faces multiple criminal charges for allegedly possessing child pornography.

WAUKESHA -- A train struck a pedestrian on the tracks near Grand Avenue and Williams Street in Waukesha on Tuesday morning, Dec. 24.

WAUKESHA -- One person was killed in a fire Sunday night, Dec. 22 at a senior living apartment complex in Waukesha.

MENOMONEE FALLS -- Menomonee Falls police on Monday, Dec. 23 asked for help identifying a man who stole a laptop from Best Buy on Falls Parkway.It happened on Dec. 16.Police said the man concealed the laptop in his pants and exited the store without paying.He fled in a newer model black sedan.Anyone with information was asked to please contact Menomonee Falls police, or Waukesha County Crime Stoppers by calling 1-888-441-5505, through the website at www.stopcrimewaukesha.com , or through the new P3 phone app that can be downloaded through either the App Store or Google Play.

MENOMONEE FALLS -- The Menomonee Falls Police Department is investigating a case of identity theft that took place at an area YMCA.Police say a woman stole numerous credit/debit cards from a locker at the Tri-County YMCA.

NEW BERLIN -- A Maserati flying at 120 miles per hour leads Waukesha County authorities on an overnight chase -- until the driver loses control and crashes.

MENOMONEE FALLS -- Police in Menomonee Falls asked for the public's help identifying and locating a man and woman who may have used counterfeit cash to steal iPhones from Best Buy on Falls Parkway.It happened on Monday, Dec. 16 shortly before 7 p.m.Police said the man and woman entered the store and purchased two iPhone 11 Pro phones, using more than $2,300 in $100 bills and $20 bills that police said were possibly counterfeit before exiting the store.Less than 45 minutes later, they returned the phones for a different color, and it was discovered they returned counterfeit phones.Four iPhone 11 Pro phones were obtained by this man and woman.Anyone with information was asked to please contact Menomonee Falls police at 262-532-8700 or Waukesha County Crime Stoppers by calling 1-888-441-5505, through the website at www.stopcrimewaukesha.com , or through the new P3 phone app that can be downloaded through either the App Store or Google Play.