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Wauwatosa car theft, police pursuit; 14-year-old taken into custody

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Published  March 30, 2025 6:35am CDT
Crime and Public Safety
FOX6 News Milwaukee

The Brief

    • Wauwatosa police took a 14-year-old into custody following a pursuit.
    • Police say the 14-year-old stole a vehicle from an apartment complex.
    • The pursuit ended in the Macy's parking lot at Mayfair Mall.

WAUWATOSA, Wis. - A 14-year-old is in custody after police say they stole a car and led police on a chase that ended in the Mayfair Mall parking lot.

Incident details

What we know:

According to the Wauwatosa Police Department, at about 10:32 p.m. on Saturday, March 29, 2025, officers responded to a car theft in progress at an apartment complex on Mayfair Road near Burleigh.

Officers successfully deployed a tire deflation device, but the suspect continued to speed away from officers.

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The suspect drove into the Mayfair Mall parking lot, where it went over two separate curb/median/landscaping areas, causing significant damage to the vehicle.

The suspect stopped the car and ran away before being taken into custody by officers.

The suspect, a 14-year-old, was taken to a local hospital for non-life-threatening injuries after they jumped from the upper part of the Macy’s parking lot to the lower parking lot.

The Source: The Wauwatosa Police Department sent FOX6 the information.

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