Man Arrested For Pointing Gun At Woman: Police Logs

GREENDALE, WI— Greendale Police released its weekly report of notable police activity in the village, revealing that a man was arrested for pointing a gun at a woman, a suspicious bag was found at Southridge Mall, a resident suffered a rental car gift card scam and more.

Each of these incidents happened between June 9 and June 15, the new police logs said.

Police reported that a man and woman got in an argument when the man pulled out a handgun and started pointing it at the woman. The man fled but was later arrested for intentionally pointing a firearm at another person, disorderly conduct while armed and carrying a concealed weapon.

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In a separate incident, police stepped in when a man was attempting to leave a backpack at various parts of Southridge Mall. Milwaukee County Bomb Unit was called in for help, the police logs said.

According to the police logs, the man was walking around the mall, attempting to leave his bag somewhere.

Police say the man then threw the bag in some bushes and ran away, prompting the response from the Bomb Unit. Police found no bombs, but they did discover marijuana in the bag. The man who ditched the bag was later arrested for obstruction and drug possession when he returned to the scene of the crime, report logs said.

A Greendale resident was also subject to a scam involving rental cars and gift cards. Police said the victim had attempted to rent a car through Enterprise and was told to pay using gift cards.

The victim paid about $550 in gift cards to the scammers posing as Enterprise, according to police logs. The Greendale resident subjected to this scam is not alone, though. Enterprise has warned that there are pre-paid gift card scams floating around.

Enterprise said on its website that gift cards are never used, and that payment is only taken at the end of a rental. The car rental company said that payment is never taken over the phone.

View Greendale Police's weekly notable activity log.

View Enterprise's statement on gift card scams.