Man Tried to Pawn Kayak, Tools After Burglarizing Greenfield Home, Police Say

A 30-year-old Milwaukee man accused of stealing a , has been charged with felony burglary.

Scott Michael Kasulke admitted to police he pawned some of the items he stole and resold the others. He was charged in Milwaukee County Circuit Court on April 10, with one count of burglary of a building or dwelling, a charge that carries a maximum sentence of 12 ½ years of imprisonment and $25,000 in fines, if convicted.

According to the criminal complaint, the burglary occurred in the 4100 block of West Barnard Avenue in Greenfield on or about March 16. The home’s owner said he first noticed missing items March 30 and reported them to police April 3.

He told police he was missing a Beretta 12-gauge shotgun, a 6-gallon air compressor, a kayak, router and saw.

The victim’s daughter’s boyfriend, Kasulke, sold various tools and an air compressor to Pawn America in West Allis on March 16. Kasulke, who was with two other subjects, also tried unsuccessfully to pawn the kayak at that time. Surveillance video from the store shows him bringing the kayak in, according to the complaint.

Kasulke admitted to police he and a woman went to the home March 15 and stole various tools he then sold to his drug dealer. He went back to the home on another day, this time with his cousin, to steal more items that they took to Pawn America.

Kasulke told police he did not steal the missing shotgun, nor did he take the kayak; he said he only helped his cousin try to sell it.