Milwaukee Man Charged in Hawthorne Hollow Donation Box Theft — Second Confirmed Suspect Identified

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Brian Keith Ohlrogge, 54, of Milwaukee
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SOMERS, Wis. — A second man has now been identified and charged in connection with a series of thefts from donation boxes at Hawthorne Hollow, a popular nature sanctuary in the Village of Somers.

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