Police Incident Reports

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Incident Report for Case #2012-211310 201833 201852 213298

Incident Type

Arrested Person

Incident Date

08/03/2012 - 9:00 AM

Address

Madison Wisconsin

Suspect(s)

See below:

Arrested

Lucas R. Puterbaugh, 24-year-old male of Lodi, Wisconsin
CHARGES: 1 Count (Identity Theft) & 5 Counts (Felony Retail Theft)

Victim(s)

Walmart
Target
Shopko
26-year-old female of Madison Wisconsin

Details

Lucas Puterbaugh was taken into custody by the Columbia County Sherriff's Department on Friday, August 3rd, 2012, and deputies assisted in an investigation where Puterbaugh had felony charges stemming out of a number of retail thefts in the Madison area. More than $7000.00 in merchandise had been stolen by Puterbaugh, and his activities impacted retail establishments such as Target, Shopko, and Wal-Mart. Law enforcement officials from the Sun Prairie Police Department, Lodi Police Department, Portage Police Department, and Columbia County Sherriff's Department were instrumental in this investigation, and continue to be supportive in this particular endeavor. PO Howard Payne

Released 08/08/2012 at 11:29 AM by P.O. Howard Payne