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The dumbest thing I was ever arrested for
November 11, 2020

The dumbest thing I was ever arrested for

 The Dumbest Thing I was Ever Arrested For By Tom Kropp I was once arrested on a probation violation for walking my friend's new dog named Foxy. Foxy was a small mutt; colored like a...
Kropp, TomWisconsin
Burglary and perjury
December 17, 2019

Burglary and perjury

 WCI Tom Kropp PO Box 351 Waupun, WI, 53963 Burglary and Perjury By Tom Kropp Linda entered my life looking like Pat Benatar or Joan Jett in skin tight jeans and leather coat. The weird...
Kropp, TomWisconsin
Bail jumping
October 31, 2019

Bail jumping

 WCI Tom Kropp [ID] PO Box 351 Waupun, WI 53963 True Story Bail Jumping I knew it was a bad idea to go get K, but I did it anyway. We'd been together two years...
Kropp, TomWisconsin
Battery
October 11, 2019

Battery

 Waupun Correctional Institution Tom Kropp #[ID] P.O. Box 351 Waupun, WI, 53963 Battery True Story I was 35 when these events occurred. At the time I was considered a habitual criminal in Wisconsin. But my...
Kropp, TomWisconsin
Sam's son
October 3, 2019

Sam's son

 Waupun Correctional Institution Tom Kropp Sam's Son The day Sam's son died was also his last day of freedom. Sam's son Mat was ten year old and resembled his father with good looks and dark...
Kropp, TomWisconsin
Prison playwrights
October 3, 2019

Prison playwrights

 Waupun Correctional Institution Tom Kropp [ID] Po box 351 Waupun, WI 53963 Prison Playwrights By Tom Kropp I discovered a magazine called Writer's Digest while in prison. It intrigued me and I subscribed. That's how...
Kropp, TomWisconsin
Suicide by cop
September 18, 2019

Suicide by cop

 WCI Tom Kropp [ID] PO Box 351 Waupun, WI, 53963 Hello, 9-18-19 You already have a signed permission slip from me. About a month ago I sent you a 30 page memoir entitled "Crime &...
Kropp, TomWisconsin
Leaving the streets behind
2018

Leaving the streets behind

 Leaving the Streets Behind By Tom Kropp Tom Kropp W4291 Cty Rd F Campbellsport, WI 53010 Most prisoners here in Wisconsin can't leave the streets behind. We average a 70% ratio for returning to prison....
Kropp, TomWisconsin
Donor
January 2018

Donor

 Donor By Thomas Kropp- Campbellsport, WI I saw my friend Todd shot to death by a cop. Todd was 33, bald, hazel eyed with a lot of muscle. He worked construction. He drank a lot...
Kropp, TomWisconsin
Deal
September 2016

Deal

 Thomas Kropp is a sensei in Kenpo Karate that has won numerous tournament awards. His work has appeared in Muscle and Fitness, Woodworkers Journal, Outdoor Life, Nuthouse, J Journal, and Conceit magazines. Deal By Thomas...
Kropp, TomWisconsin
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