Police in March began investigating a suspected burglary at the former Great Dane Pub building.
A contractor there told police that copper piping had been removed throughout the building. The total value of the stolen copper and the cost to replace it was estimated at $15,000, the contractor told police investigators. They also found a door that appeared to have been forced open.
Surveillance images from May 13-14 showed a suspect that appeared to resemble someone police knew as Jesse Wiese. They believed it was him because of a visible neck tattoo. But they weren’t 100% sure yet.
But someone associated with the property had an idea. They attached an Air Tag to a ladder in the building.
Sure enough, on June 19 a trail camera at the property captured images of a man on a bicycle approaching the property. A few days later, they saw the air tag on the ladder moving.
According to the police reports, investigators tracked the air tag to Wiese’s Baltimore Avenue residence, where they found a bicycle and a ladder that matched those on the surveillance footage. The Air Tag pinged to that residence as well.
Police headed to Wiese’s workplace, where they found him on a bicycle and arrested him.
Wiese is now facing one felony count of burglary, one felony drug possession and four misdemeanor counts of bail jumping. He is currently being held on a $2,000 cash bond in Marathon County Jail.
PLUS: A shooting threat at a Weston bar, two failed underage alcohol checks, 75 demerit points for Lickity Splitz and a new business seeking the former Campus Pub space.
