Crime & Safety

Thief Gains Entry to Industrial Park by Cutting Fence, Police Say

Once in, the thief took an air compressor from an unlocked truck Aug. 6, according to Greendale police.

A thief reportedly cut a fence to gain entry to a trailer in the Greendale Industrial Park, and then stole an air compressor sometime before 1 p.m. Aug. 6.

According to the Greendale Police Department media summary, after gaining entry through the damaged fence, the thief took a 3-gallon air compressor out of an unlocked Ford Excursion truck and also broke a lock off a trailer.

The victim, however, told police nothing appeared stolen from the trailer.

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