Pleasant Prairie attempted burglary; masked men try to pry into home

Pleasant Prairie attempted burglary; men try to pry into home

Pleasant Prairie police are alerting residents after an attempted burglary that took place on 83rd Place.

PLEASANT PRAIRIE, Wis. - Pleasant Prairie police say masked men attempted to break into a home in the middle of an afternoon. The suspects managed to leave a subdivision empty-handed, but not before home surveillance was cable to capture them on camera.

"The neighbor observed two individuals kind of skulking behind some houses," said Pleasant Prairie Police Chief David Smetana.

Chief Smetana applauds the quick-thinking of a neighbor who called 911 on what turned out to be an attempted burglary.

Pleasant Prairie attempted burglary

"That’s what we talk about with neighborhood safety is that you know what is wrong with your neighborhood. You know what is out of place," Smetana said.

The chief said all of this happened Tuesday, April 18 in the middle of the afternoon. When police arrived at the subdivision, the suspects were gone. Officers found clear evidence of an attempted burglary – and surveillance of the suspects and their car.

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"They may have had success in other places at this time of the day where they found out this is the optimal time of the day to be able to do this, or it could just be stupidity on their part to be able to pull something off in broad daylight. They appeared to have black medical masks on so that may draw people’s attention," Smetana said.

Investigators say the suspect vehicle is a blue Nissan four-door sedan with dark, tinted windows. The license plate on the vehicle was identified as IL (DV41997) – and believed to be fraudulent.

"We’re working with some other agencies to see if we can link up any other crimes with these individuals --and the major attempt is going to be try to identify that vehicle and identify the offenders in it," Smetana said.