MONROE - It's been a long weekend for Monroe's Chuck Schuringa, alderman for Ward 10.
His 1997 Green Ford F150 truck has been stolen from his driveway in the 2200 block of Second Avenue West twice in three days. The latest theft came Saturday night.
Schuringa said the Monroe Police Department called him early Sunday morning while he was sleeping to ask if his pickup was missing - again.
The Green County Sheriff's Department had received a call at about 3 a.m. Sunday reporting a truck was stuck in a ditch and damaged in the N2200 block of Mt. Hope Road, near Giese Road, southwest of Brodhead.
Deputies discovered the vehicle was the same Ford pickup Schuringa had reported as stolen two days earlier. The truck first was taken between 10:30 p.m. Thursday and 4 a.m. Friday. Schuringa discovered the truck was missing at about 6:15 a.m. Friday, Aug. 8, and reported it to police.
A Monroe police officer told Schuringa he had driven by the home during his security rounds at about 4 a.m. Friday and noticed the pickup was gone.
The pickup was found at about 11:30 a.m. Aug. 8 in the parking lot of an apartment complex in the 1700 block of 30th Avenue. The pickup had been locked, but the keys were missing.
Police processed the truck and returned it Friday to Schuringa.
Schuringa said he closed his garage door Thursday night after he and his wife had spent the evening at his home visiting with his son and granddaughters.
But he said he forgot he hadn't locked the truck parked in the driveway, and had left the keys in it.
Schuringa said whoever took the truck the first time had rifled through everything in the truck, but he would not say if anything had been taken.
Police believe the two incidents likely have the same suspects. They believe the keys were used to steal the truck a second time before Schuringa could change the ignition.
Monroe police are investigating suspects seen in the last incident and evidence gathered from the vehicle.
Anyone with information regarding the crimes is asked to contact Monroe Police at 329-2400, or Crimestoppers at 1-800-I-C-CRIME. Cash rewards are possible.
His 1997 Green Ford F150 truck has been stolen from his driveway in the 2200 block of Second Avenue West twice in three days. The latest theft came Saturday night.
Schuringa said the Monroe Police Department called him early Sunday morning while he was sleeping to ask if his pickup was missing - again.
The Green County Sheriff's Department had received a call at about 3 a.m. Sunday reporting a truck was stuck in a ditch and damaged in the N2200 block of Mt. Hope Road, near Giese Road, southwest of Brodhead.
Deputies discovered the vehicle was the same Ford pickup Schuringa had reported as stolen two days earlier. The truck first was taken between 10:30 p.m. Thursday and 4 a.m. Friday. Schuringa discovered the truck was missing at about 6:15 a.m. Friday, Aug. 8, and reported it to police.
A Monroe police officer told Schuringa he had driven by the home during his security rounds at about 4 a.m. Friday and noticed the pickup was gone.
The pickup was found at about 11:30 a.m. Aug. 8 in the parking lot of an apartment complex in the 1700 block of 30th Avenue. The pickup had been locked, but the keys were missing.
Police processed the truck and returned it Friday to Schuringa.
Schuringa said he closed his garage door Thursday night after he and his wife had spent the evening at his home visiting with his son and granddaughters.
But he said he forgot he hadn't locked the truck parked in the driveway, and had left the keys in it.
Schuringa said whoever took the truck the first time had rifled through everything in the truck, but he would not say if anything had been taken.
Police believe the two incidents likely have the same suspects. They believe the keys were used to steal the truck a second time before Schuringa could change the ignition.
Monroe police are investigating suspects seen in the last incident and evidence gathered from the vehicle.
Anyone with information regarding the crimes is asked to contact Monroe Police at 329-2400, or Crimestoppers at 1-800-I-C-CRIME. Cash rewards are possible.