Police: Sheboygan man steals car from woman, gets stuck in snow

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Police: Sheboygan man steals car from woman, gets stuck in snow

Sheboygan Press staff • February 23, 2009

Sheboygan Police captured a car thief early this morning with help from an unlikely ally — snow.

According to the release from the department, a 42-year-old Sheboygan man was arrested after he allegedly stole a car from a woman at around 2 a.m. in the area of South 10th Street and Broadway Avenue.

Police said the husband of the victim called police, saying his wife was picking him up at a friend’s house, and while she waiting for him in the vehicle with the engine running a man approached the car and got in. The suspect grabbed the victim, shook her and told her to get out of the car, police said.

Fearing for her safety, the woman got out of the car and ran to the house. Her husband was leaving at the same time, and saw the suspect driving away in the car.

While checking the area a short time later, Police Officer Brandon Kehoe found the suspect trying to break free from a snowdrift in the stolen car several blocks away and arrested the man. No one else was in the vehicle.

The suspect, who was not identified by police, faces charges of robbery and second-offense OWI. He also had an outstanding bench warrant.

The victim’s car was not damaged.