Hug at McDonald's costs woman $100,000
Wisconsinites apparently will stoop low enough to scam old ladies who just go out to get a quick bite to eat at their local McDonald's. These thieves lucked out with their pick, scoring $100,000 after breaking into the woman's home.
That hug was the beginning of a scam that resulted in the theft of $100,000, cash the victim's recently deceased mother kept in a closet at home, Milwaukee police said Sunday.
Police are looking for help in finding four people suspected of participating in the scam.
Detectives think the crew was trolling for a target that day at McDonald's, but the criminals would have no way of knowing the woman they found had that kind of cash at home.
"They just hit the jackpot," said Milwaukee police Detective Robert St. Onge.When the woman returned to her home, she saw two people leaving her backyard. She then discovered her mother's bedroom ransacked and the $100,000 missing. The victim said she kept the money in her home because she didn't trust the bank.
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Hey there friends to the west! It looks like your petty yet cute (and true in some cases) article have made some waves across the river. It kind of reminds me of a jealous little brother crying for attention. Like, Roger Clinton, One of the "other" Baldwin brothers, Neil Bush, Charlie Murphy, etc. Sounds to me like your upset that we are Batman and your Robin. Don't worry faithful sidekick's! Just look in the mirror and remember that your good enough, smart enough, (well..almost)and despite your i'll-faded attempt to insult this fine state, people still like you! But only because of Prince, and Bob Dylan. Have a great winter!
Batman
http://onmilwaukee.com/visitors/articles/whatswrongwithwisconsin.html
Posted On: Wednesday, Jan. 14 2009 @ 9:48AMHey there friends to the west! It looks like your petty yet cute (and true in some cases) article have made some waves across the river. It kind of reminds me of a jealous little brother crying for attention. Like, Roger Clinton, One of the "other" Baldwin brothers, Neil Bush, Charlie Murphy, etc. Sounds to me like your upset that we are Batman and your Robin. Don't worry faithful sidekick's! Just look in the mirror and remember that your good enough, smart enough, (well..almost)and despite your i'll-faded attempt to insult this fine state, people still like you! But only because of Prince, and Bob Dylan. Have a great winter! Go pick on one of the Dakota's.
Batman
http://onmilwaukee.com/visitors/articles/whatswrongwithwisconsin.html
Posted On: Wednesday, Jan. 14 2009 @ 9:49AMWoW,
Nice article. I`m sorry for the women but she had make the biggest mistake of her life when she told her address.
I think the bigger mistake was keeping that kind of cash.
Posted On: Wednesday, Jan. 14 2009 @ 8:27PMBrian,
At least we can write in passable English. And what is it about Wisconsin that you think you have over Minnesota? We have Prince and Robert Zimmerman, as you so eloquently point out. You have... what Ted Bundy and fleeting dreams of Brett Favre keeping you warm at night? That comment was a fail on all levels.
Posted On: Wednesday, Jan. 14 2009 @ 8:33PMhttp://www.mensfitness.com/lifestyle/217
Go MINNESOTA!! WOO WOO #3!! Where does Wisconsin rank?
Cheese...
Posted On: Wednesday, Jan. 14 2009 @ 9:00PMlol whouldnt trust the bank with her money but would trust some random i dno whats stupider
Posted On: Wednesday, Jan. 14 2009 @ 9:17PMYou had this article wrong from the first word.
"Wisconsinites apparently will stoop low enough to scam old ladies who just go out to get a quick bite to eat at their local McDonald's."
As if this is typical behavior of people living in Wisconsin??? Either you are just plain dumb or you embrace ignorance in order to make your article stand out more. Shame on you. You should resign as a "reporter." Permanently.
Posted On: Wednesday, Jan. 14 2009 @ 9:29PMHave any of you thought that it's a common practice of people born and raised in the depression era to keep money in their homes. Bingo jackpot or not they knew they would stumble onto some kind of cash from an elderly woman.
Posted On: Wednesday, Jan. 14 2009 @ 10:05PMSo you would say that was NOT a happy meal then.
Posted On: Wednesday, Jan. 14 2009 @ 10:11PMwtf? how can you make a generalization like that? "what is wrong with Wisconsin?" Terrible things happen all over the place all the time. There was a black man on the news earlier arrested for robbery, I am not going to ask "what is wrong with black people?" because of it though. Emily, you are a foolish ignorant girl. Probably racist too.
Posted On: Wednesday, Jan. 14 2009 @ 10:35PM'What is wrong with Wisconsin'? Listen here you faggots. Wisconsin is a fucking awesome place. Sure our summers may be scorching hot and our winters may be colder and bleaker than Hillary Clinton's cooch, but we're awesome people for the most part you mother fuckers. Madison is like, the liberal capital of the Midwest (represent fellow Madisonians!) and we have such awesome people as...Say...Bob LaFollette, who was chosen as one of the greatest Senators in the country.
I'd also like to remind all you Wisconsin hating cheese bashing assholes out there that not only is our college hockey team fucking awesome but our state animal is one of the nastiest, most badass creatures to ever waddle across the face of the Earth (The Common Badger for those of you who are ignorant [Badgerus Badassus]).
To wrap up, you, Emily Kaiser, can suck a giant wang. Nothin' against Minnesota but if you wanna live somewhere as crapass as that place (discounting the Twin Cities) move to Finland. The ol' joke among them is when God was making Finland he carbon copied Minnesota and improved it with a few more lakes. :P
Posted On: Wednesday, Jan. 14 2009 @ 11:08PM'What is wrong with Wisconsin'? Listen here you faggots. Wisconsin is a fucking awesome place. Sure our summers may be scorching hot and our winters may be colder and bleaker than Hillary Clinton's cooch, but we're awesome people for the most part you mother fuckers. Madison is like, the liberal capital of the Midwest (represent fellow Madisonians!) and we have such awesome people as...Say...Bob LaFollette, who was chosen as one of the greatest Senators in the country.
I'd also like to remind all you Wisconsin hating cheese bashing assholes out there that not only is our college hockey team fucking awesome but our state animal is one of the nastiest, most badass creatures to ever waddle across the face of the Earth (The Common Badger for those of you who are ignorant [Badgerus Badassus]).
To wrap up, you, Emily Kaiser, can suck a giant wang. Nothin' against Minnesota but if you wanna live somewhere as crapass as that place (discounting the Twin Cities) move to Finland. The ol' joke among them is when God was making Finland he carbon copied Minnesota and improved it with a few more lakes. :P
Posted On: Wednesday, Jan. 14 2009 @ 11:09PMI don't care what anybody says, it's a bloody outrage to have taken the women for a ride like this.
Whom ever they are, they should be jailed outright!
John
Alex, would you please bend over (or would you rather take it while on your back)?
Posted On: Thursday, Jan. 15 2009 @ 10:42AMAlex, would you please bend over (or would you rather take it while on your back)?
Posted On: Thursday, Jan. 15 2009 @ 10:43AMThe idea that because one woman got scammed that we should all not trust anyone is wrongheaded, illogical, and disturbing. You the author of this article sound depressed and probably need a change in your meds. I for one still plan on loving and trusting people (without being a fool.)
Posted On: Thursday, Jan. 15 2009 @ 12:04PMI saw this on the news, quite sad and upsetting. What I don't understand is how they knew about the money, did she disclose to them the location of the money in the closet or did they just think hey a house that's empty, go in and happen to look in the closet and metal box and find the money at the house.
Assuming the women didn't know or care about the money, since it was her dead mothers - she should still be secure. But hopefully she gets it back, but hopefully in the future she'll be less trusting of random strangers.
Posted On: Thursday, Jan. 15 2009 @ 2:51PMChi-town boy chiming in. Born and raised in the land of Lincoln. Bears fan all the way. If ANYONE has anything disparaging to say about the cheeseheads, I have a whole office full of people here more than willing.
That being said, I could not agree more that the first line of this article is beyond dispicable. I guess Texans are prone to drown their children and lets not discuss the young boys and men I have overflowing my crawl space.
The author, has displayed one of the following:
- Utter stupidity
- Complete inedptitude
He must be a cheesehead... ;)
Posted On: Thursday, Jan. 15 2009 @ 5:10PMBrian is a troll.. don't feed him. He will die an early grave lonely and miserable with himself as he sits on the internet looking to find meaning while sounding like an asshole. He says things he isn't man enough to say in real life, so he hides behind his computer.... poor guy. We should all feel sorry for him, really.
Posted On: Thursday, Jan. 15 2009 @ 7:30PM@ Emily Kaiser
The first sentence completely discredited your opinion on anything.
I'm sorry, but people like yourself are the reason why there is so much unnecessary drama.
I don't know why you are so angry, but I'd think that a smart person like yourself would be able to tell that there are always exceptions.
Saying something like that is the equivalent of saying that because this (insert ethnicity here) person stole my car, they all must be thieves. Sounds pretty childish doesn't it?
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Posted On: Friday, Apr. 17 2009 @ 12:08AM
