MILWAUKEE — Zachary Bennett stated he determined to go for a stroll on the Oak Leaf path for the primary time Sunday morning, however when he bought again to his automobile, he seen two folks sitting within the entrance of it, on the brink of take off.
“Get out of my automobile proper this minute,” Bennett could be heard saying on cellphone video. He stated he could not consider what he noticed: two younger males, one with a screw driver in hand, attempting to steal his 2018 Kia Sportage close to Appleton and Bobolink avenues.
“I began strolling towards my automobile and I noticed somebody sitting in my seat and thought, ‘is that this actually occurring?'” he recounted.
The 2 ignored Bennett’s calls for for them to go away the automobile.
“It did not appear to be they have been actually fazed by it. They simply saved doing what they have been doing,” he stated.
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What they have been doing ended up being a automobile theft. The 2 boys bought away, finally making it about six minutes down the street to the 7300 block of Acacia.
The automobile was ditched in entrance of Flores Carissa’s home, blocking her driveway. It was discovered a number of hours later.
“The engine was nonetheless working and it was sitting there with the home windows down and every thing,” Carissa stated.
In response to Milwaukee Police, there have been greater than 7,000 auto thefts this yr within the metropolis. That’s a mean of 29 stolen vehicles per day.
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Amongst these, Kia and Hyundai automobiles are by far probably the most focused. Every was reported stolen greater than 2,600 instances this yr.
“You’re liable for your baby, and in case your baby is doing one thing like this, the father or mother must be held accountable,” Bennett stated.
Anybody with any data is requested to contact Milwaukee Police at (414) 935-7242 or Crime Stoppers at (414) 224-TIPS or P3 Suggestions App to stay nameless.
