Minnesota Man Nabbed After Hitting Fox Point Businesses

responded to a robbery call last week at a spa in the , but little did they know the call would include three other businesses at the same center.

While in transit on Jan. 17, officers were advised that the suspect, later identified as Michael W. Hurts, 30, of Minnesota, had attempted to pry open a cash drawer with a scissors at White Sage Spa, 8653 N. Port Washington Rd. He then fled north on foot.

When officers arrived, they noticed a Ford Focus with Minnesota license plates was idling outside without anyone inside.

Officers spoke to employees at , just a few doors northwest of CVS, who told police Hurst had come into their store and walked around everywhere, even areas without merchandise, which they found odd. He then asked to use the bathroom, didn't close the door all the way, then left.

Officers then received another call that a man had just left , to the south of Premier Vision, after acting suspiciously in the store. According to an employee who provided a statement to police, Hurst came into the store while she was cutting another person's hair. He sat down in a chair and said he was waiting for a ride from his mother.

The customer noticed that Hurst began rummaging through the customer's coat pocket. When the employee confronted Hurst, he asked to use the bathroom, and did not close the door all the way, then left heading toward Best Buy.

Officers found him in front of , on foot.

According to the Fox Point police report:

While officers were searching Hurst, he became very argumentative and began screaming obscenities. Police found six pink and two white tablets that were not in a prescription pill bottle. He also had a 4-inch knife in his front pocket.

During the ride to the station, Hurst continued to yell profanities and threaten officers. At the station, he was searched again and officers found small bag of marijuana in his jacket pocket.

During the interview with police, Hurst admitted to using the scissors to try and pry open the cash drawer at Great Clips, and also admitted to being in the other salon.

Police also found a mirror covered in a pink powder and a rolled up dollar bill, also covered in pink powder, in his car. Police tested the residue on the mirror and bill, which matched the pink pills they had found on Hurst earlier. Both the pills and the residue tested positive for methamphetamine.

At 12:30 p.m., Hurst was transported to the Milwaukee County Jail and will eventually be extradited to Minnesota for a felony warrant.

Hurst also faces four municipal citations for theft; criminal damage to property; possession of marijuana; and possession of drug paraphernalia/control of drugs.