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Waukesha police looking for flower thief

Posted at 12:43 PM, Jun 20, 2017
and last updated 2017-06-20 17:25:37-04

WAUKESHA -- A woman steals flowers from a local nursery in Waukesha and the crime was caught on camera. 
 
In the video you can see the woman pull up in a white SUV.  The surveillance video shows the time, 6:39 a.m.on May 13, 2017.
 
The woman gets out, strolls around the greenhouse and then grabs two hanging baskets full of flowers. 
 
"She was driving a nice vehicle and she looks like a soccer mom, like she just came from yoga," said Joann Zeilhofel," an employee at Anna's Greenhouse.  "She came in dressed to steal. She knew what she was doing."
 
The thief only got away with about $100 worth of flowers, but police are hoping the surveillance video will help catch the culprit.
 
"I felt violated," said Zeihofel. "How can you rob from a family business? This is their livelihood."
 
Waukesha police are investigating and say the flower thief will face charges.