Piggy bank thief held on $10G

SHEBOYGAN, Wis. - A man has been charged with sneaking into a toddler’s bedroom and stealing $20 from a piggy bank while the 2-year-old girl slept.

Authorities say DNA evidence linked Ryan A. Mueller, 30, of Sheboygan Falls to Aug. 10 crime in Wilson.

Authorities say the girl’s mother was in another room with another child when she saw a light turn on in her 2-year-old daughter’s room. She walked into the girl’s bedroom and saw a man shaking the piggy bank as the girl slept.

The man fled before police arrived, stealing the money but leaving the piggy bank. Authorities say blood was found on a window blind where the burglar had forced his way into the home.

Mueller was charged Thursday with felony burglary, which carries a penalty of up to 9 years in prison. His bond was set at $10,000, and a preliminary hearing was set for next Wednesday.