Police Report: Sept. 23 to 28
SKULDUGGERY OF THE WEEK: Texting + Driving = Crashing
At 9:05 p.m. on Sept. 25, the driver of a white 2012 Cadillac Escalade was texting while driving in the 4200 block of Lakeside Avenue when she hit a tree, then froze with her foot on the gas, traveling on to the sidewalk before hitting a brick wall. The driver was not injured, but the incident caused $2,000 in damage to the wall.
HIGHLAND PARK
23 TUESDAY
At 12:08 p.m., Brian David Burnett, 44, of San Diego was arrested in the 4500 block of Mockingbird Lane on a charge of driving while intoxicated.
26 FRIDAY
Between 1 and 1:15 p.m., a thief stole a $560 BOB double jogging stroller from a driveway in the 3300 block of Dartmouth Avenue. A babysitter left the stroller in the driveway for a few minutes after having difficulty opening the electric gate in the alley.
At 2:30 p.m., a thief stole a cloth bag containing assorted tools from an unlocked black 2006 Chevrolet pickup belonging to a pool cleaner in the 3200 block of St. Johns Drive.
At 7:36 p.m., a resident of the 4500 block of Belfort Placereported the theft of $116,100 worth of jewelry and $100 in cash from a master bedroom closet sometime since Sept. 22.
28 SUNDAY
At 4:30 p.m., a thief stole a $173 Schwinn boys bicycle from a detached garage in the 4400 block of Westway Avenue. The owner of the bike noticed the perpetrator pedaling down an adjacent alley, but couldn’t catch him.
UNIVERSITY PARK
22 MONDAY
At 3:40 a.m., the driver of a white 2012 Dodge Ram hit a gray 2001 Volvo S40 and a green 2002 Toyota Sienna, in addition to a brick wall in the 3500 block of Westminster Avenue before fleeing the scene. Moments later, the same Dodge was spotted in the 3200 block of Westminster, where someone rummaged through a silver 2004 Mercedes SL55, although nothing was reported stolen.
Between 9:30 p.m. on Sept. 21 and 8:20 a.m. on Sept. 22, a thief entered an unlocked black 2006 Acura sedan in the 2900 block of McFarlin Boulevard and stole $2,230 worth of golf equipment.
Between 8:30 p.m. on Sept. 21 and 8:22 a.m. on Sept. 22, a thief entered an unlocked white 2012 GMC Yukon in the 3100 block of Westminster Avenue and stole child-safety seats, a lug-nut key, and $80 worth of cosmetics, among other items.
At 6:31 p.m., Tracy Lynn Rabey, 49, of Dallas was arrested in the4100 block of Purdue Street on a public intoxication charge.
24 WEDNESDAY
At 2:28 a.m., Paul David Gleason, 25, of Carrollton was arrested in the 7100 block of Lomo Alto Drive on a public intoxication charge.
25 THURSDAY
Between noon on Sept. 24 and 8 a.m. on Sept. 25, a thief stole a $2,500 MacBook Pro laptop computer at Highland Park High School.
27 SATURDAY
Between midnight and 4 p.m., a thief stole the license plates from a BMW sedan in the 3100 block of Southwestern Boulevard.
Between 5 and 6:18 p.m., a burglar broke into a black 2011 Cadillac SRX in the 3400 block of Villanova Drive and stole a $1,300 Louis Vuitton purse, a $450 Michael Kors wallet, a $300 Tory Burch wallet, a $300 Blackberry phone, a $250 Marc Jacobs handbag, $200 in cash, and $100 worth of toys.
Between 1 and 6:45 p.m., a burglar broke into a white 2002 Lexus 300 in the 4000 block of Normandy Avenue and stole a $50 purse.
28 SUNDAY
Between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m., a burglar broke into a gray 2010 Land Rover SUV in the 4100 block of Emerson Avenue and stole a $3,800 Louis Vuitton purse, a $400 Louis Vuitton wallet, and $400 in cash.
DALLAS
Due to a records system change in the records at the Dallas Police Department, Dallas reports are unavailable this week. We are working with DPD to obtain relevant incident reports and hope to resume providing them soon.
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