Community Alert: Car Thieves Active Milwaukee South Side

Milwaukee – Milwaukee police are advising drivers involved in minor fender benders on Milwaukee’s south side to be on the alert.

Milwaukee police are investigating a string of car thefts on Milwaukee’s south side that started out as minor traffic crashes.

According to police, cars are being taken after a minor accident by  suspects in the rear of the victim’s car after the victim gets out of the car to investigate.

Lt. Mark Stanmeyer said six incidents have been reported in which a vehicle was tapped or hit from behind.  Once the driver exits the vehicle, a passenger in the striking vehicle then takes the victim’s car while the striking vehicle then speeds away.

Stanmeyer said the incidents have been reported on the city’s south side.

Milwaukee police recently arrested a suspect in one case, however others have happened since.

In the half-dozen thefts of their kind in the past week the cars are stolen after traffic crashes