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Matthew Fisher

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

'Hot Plates' Lead to Arrest for Theft, Bail Jumping

Muskego Police arrest a Milwaukee man after finding several stolen license plates, electronic equipment in his car, and find other police departments also want to talk to him.

A routine scan of a license plate of a passing car yielded far more than Muskego Police perhaps expected, as the driver was also found to be under warrant for arrest in two other incidents, and had stolen property in the vehicle. According to police reports: On Feb. 9, a Muskego Police officer scanned the license plate of the vehicle Matthew Fisher was driving along Highway 36 and the plate came up as stolen. While the officer was unsuccessful in gaining further backup from another MPD officer, Franklin police came to assist in the traffic stop, which ended up at the Showtime Cinema parking lot. The license plate was originally reported as stolen by Frey Auto in Muskego from a used car in their lot. The plate was also used on a vehicle …

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