The Milwaukee Post

10 • Milwaukee County Post • January 27, 2017 We are now accepting Memorials, Obituaries and Pending Death Notices. Now for only $85 (Includes up to 300 words.) For an extra $10 Add a Photo. Or a short notice for only $25 (Includes 25 words.) For more information call Dan Muckelbauer @ 262-513-2626 and leave a message or email dmuck@conleynet.com Let your friends and relatives know about the passing of a loved one. Place a memorial in the Milwaukee County Post newspaper. DEADLINES ARE TUESDAY (2pm) FOR THE UPCOMING WEEKEND PAPER. 253233184 JOIN US FOR A "DIVINE" EDUCATION! Divine Mercy Catholic School offers a quality education to the children of South Milwaukee and surrounding communities. Conveniently located on a spacious campus near Lake Michigan, we invite you discover all we have to offer! 695 College Ave., S. Milwaukee 764-4360 www.divinemercyschool.org • Traditional K-8 School • Year-round Early Childhood Preschool & Daycare Program • Before & After School Care 6 am – 6 pm • Superior Academics & Dedicated Teachers • Early Childhood Program, K4, & K5-8 in one location • Member of the Seton Network of schools • Safe and Structured Environment • Participants in Milwaukee and Wisconsin choice programs, contact the school to see if you qualify • Instruction in Music, Art, Physical Education, Spanish & Computer • Competitive Athletic Programs • Scouting Programs for girls and boys Open House February 12th, 2017 12noon -2pm. Join us for mass at 11am in the Social Center and feel free to stay for our parish Winter Winner Chicken Dinner (12noon -4pm). NATIONAL CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK January 29-February 4, 2017 By LAUREN ANDERSON Conley News Service WAUKESHA — Police recovered two chalices on Milwaukee's North Side follow- ing a burglary last week at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Waukesha and made two arrests in the case. Waukesha police have been searching for the chalices since church staff first reported the burglary Jan. 16. Staff arrived at the church, 818 N. East Ave., that morning and found someone had broken into the church by breaking a plas- tic window. Church staff said a safe, which contained two gold-plated chalices with col- ored gems and ivory inlays, was taken from a room adjacent to the altar, according to a search warrant filed Tuesday in Waukesha County Circuit Court. Video surveillance footage showed three suspects leaving a vehicle in a nearby park- ing lot and approaching the church around the time of the burglary, court documents said. Investigators continued the search for the chalices over the weekend, which estab- lished leads that ultimately led to the arrest of two suspects. Police received an anonymous tip Saturday that a man and woman in Waukesha had the safe and they said they needed to get rid of it "because it was all over the news," according to court docu- ments. Police conducted a search of an apart- ment, where they located the safe. The chal- ices were not in the safe at the time. They were ultimately found on the North Side of Milwaukee — one in an alley on North 47th and West Stark streets and the other in a dumpster on North 27th and West State streets. "The dumpster was huge and it was heaping full," Waukesha Police Capt. Dan Baumann said. "We located (the chalice) at 7:30 p.m. Monday night. The dumpster was supposed to be emptied early Monday morning and it wasn't. So whether some- one missed their route or divine interven- tion, somebody was looking over that chal- ice." A detective and a citizen dove into the dumpster to recover it, Baumann said. He said the church has valued the chal- ices at $25,000 apiece. Two suspects have been arrested in con- nection with the robbery. Police are not naming the suspects at this time, though charges were expected to be filed. Baumann said there isn't evidence to suggest the theft was an attempt to fund drug or gambling habits. "They just needed the money," Baumann said. He said the suspects didn't have a specif- ic connection to St. Joseph's, but just expected to find money in the church. "We're happy we got them back," Baumann said. "I want to credit the officers and investigators for the tenacity and the dedication. ... I firmly believe that if these were not located (Monday), we were on the countdown clock of never seeing these ever again and we wouldn't bring resolution to St. Joe's." Email: landerson@conleynet.com Submitted photos Two chalices stolen from a Waukesha church were found on Milwaukee's North Side after a tip. Waukesha church's chalices found on North Side

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