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A burglary suspect's digitized image was put on cookies sold by the bakery that had been robbed. The suspect was arrested within a few days.
FULL STORY: https://www.fox13news.com/news/milwaukee-bakery-burglary-suspect-chargedMilwaukee bakery burglary: Suspect charged, likeness seen on cookies
A Milwaukee man faces charges for allegedly burglarizing a bakery on the city's south side. The charges come after the bakery digitized the face of the suspect captured by surveillance video – and put it on cookies the bakery then sold.
45-year-old Dominic Kolp is charged with burglary of a building and felony bail jumping.
According to the criminal complaint, police were dispatched to Canfora-Lakeside Bakery on E. Oklahoma Avenue early on Tuesday, April 20 to investigate an unlawful entry complaint. ...
Officers reviewed interior and exterior surveillance video. ...
According to the complaint, interior video shows the suspect removing the cash drawer from the register. The video "shows the suspect's face with a high degree of clarity." ...
Police released the photo of the burglary suspect -- and the owner of the bakery "took the digitized image of the burglary suspect and converted it into a cookie decoration in the likeness of the suspect. The decorated cookies were widely reported."
On April 26, an officer saw the pictures of the suspect online -- and recognized him. A couple of days later, a local business owner also called police to identify the suspect in the bakery burglary as Kolp. ...