Man steals bats, uses them to damage cars, other property
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Incident Details
A man stole two baseball bats from a store then used them to damage cars and other businesses in the area.
Officers were dispatched to the 4100 block of Nakoosa Trail around 9:40 a.m. on Monday.
After stealing the bats, the man walked to the adjacent City of Madison Fleet Services building and damaged at least a dozen vehicles. He then broke out the front window of a gas station and was damaging the automatic teller machines at a nearby banking facility.
The suspect was still armed when he was confronted by police at the banking facility.
He dropped the weapons and was safely taken into custody.
Mental health professionals were consulted, and the man was taken to a hospital for additional care.