Ex-Husband Who 'Stole' Car Arrested for Trespassing Instead, Police Say

A resident in the 5500 block of Bentwood Lane called police as she followed her ex-son-in-law down Loomis Road from Ramsey Avenue, saying the man took her daughter’s car out of the driveway.

The vehicle is marital property at the center of an ongoing civil dispute between the estranged couple, however, and was not considered stolen.

But the man entered the residence without permission, removed the car from an unlocked and unattached garage and was arrested for criminal trespassing, according to Greendale police.

That and the following incidents were recorded in the Greendale Police Department’s media summary for the week of June 14-20:

• Three juveniles were arrested in the 6200 block of Industrial Court at 7:20 p.m. June 20, two boys for possession of drug paraphernalia and one girl for possession of tobacco products.
• Two women, who had a 7-month-old baby with them, were cited for retail theft at Kohl’s in Southridge at 2:45 p.m. June 20. That morning, a woman with a 2-year-old in tow was also cited for retail theft at the same store.
• Police made three arrests in the 5600 block of Broad Street at 1:30 a.m. June 19, after stopping a vehicle for suspended registration. One man was arrested for possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia and another for possession of marijuana. A third man was arrested for underage drinking.
• A resident in the 4900 block of Saxony Lane reported approximately $38 was taken from his unlocked truck sometime between 6 p.m. June 17 and 6:30 a.m. June 18.
• Two men were arrested for lewd and lascivious behavior in the 8900 block of Root River Parkway at 1 p.m. June 14.
• A juvenile was arrested for carrying a concealed weapon at Greendale Middle School, 6800 Schoolway, at 11 a.m. June 14. The media summary did not indicate what type of weapon the boy possessed.