WATCH: ‘Care Bear’ break-in, police arrest 7 inside vacant hotel
By Bella Van Lanen, Kendall Keys
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WAUWATOSA, Wisconsin (WISN) — WISN 12 News obtained Wauwatosa police body camera footage showing seven people, two in “Care Bear” costumes, arrested at the vacant Radisson Hotel near Mayfair Road and North Avenue.
Officers were called to the property shortly after 12:30 a.m. on Nov. 11.
The body camera video shows officers searching for the teens on multiple floors, clearing dozens of hotel rooms, before eventually finding all of the teens hiding in various locations throughout the hotel.
According to the police report, the teens told officers the group went to the Radisson to “explore” and “make videos.” One of the girls arrested told an officer she was “hiding from the police because she was afraid of being tackled.”
Investigators say those arrested were between 16 and 19 years old. No criminal charges were filed, but police ticketed the teens for trespassing.
The hotel permanently closed in 2024.
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