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Wauwatosa Home Depot theft arrest after crash: video

By FOX6 News Digital Team
Published  June 28, 2024 4:13pm CDT
Crime and Public Safety
FOX6 News Milwaukee

Theft suspect arrested after crash

Bodycam video shows Wauwatosa police arrest in a suspect after a Home Depot theft and crash.

WAUWATOSA, Wis. - A Wauwatosa Home Depot theft led to a crash, a child injured and a suspect in custody on Tuesday, June 18.

Police were called to the store near 124th and Capitol around 6:15 p.m. that day. The suspect got into a red van that headed down Capitol Drive.

Officers spotted the van near Grantosa and Capitol. According to police, when the driver saw the officers, he tried to turn onto Grantosa Drive but crashed before officers could attempt a traffic stop.

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The driver and the theft suspect then ran off. Officers eventually arrested the theft suspect, but the driver was not found. 

A 6-year-old child was a passenger in the van. Police said the child was injured and taken to a hospital.