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Incident Report for Case #2020-415249

Incident Type

Theft

Incident Date

11/09/2020 - 2:28 AM

Address

2800 block Independence Lane

Details

Officers responded to the 2800 block of Independence Lane early this morning after a homeowner spotted young people trying to enter vehicles that were parked in the area. Officers found the criminals broke the window of a SUV. Its owner reported a loaded handgun was stolen. The thieves fled in a red pickup truck that had been reported as stolen out of Rock County. The MPD terminated a chase out of safety concerns after the truck's driver turned off headlights and accelerated into a residential neighborhood. The truck was later found abandoned near the scene of a Middleton home burglary where two more vehicles were stolen.

Released 11/09/2020 at 10:39 AM by PIO Joel Despain