Police Report: November 17 to November 21
Skulduggery of the Week: Heavy Lifting
Between 8:30 p.m. on Nov. 20 and 8:25 a.m. on Nov. 21, a burglar broke into Charming Nails and Spa in the 4800 block of Lemmon Avenue and stole an ATM. The perpetrators escaped with the ATM through a shattered window despite the machine being about 5 feet tall.
HIGHLAND PARK
17 MONDAY
At 7:21 p.m., a resident of the 4700 block of Bowser Courtreported the theft of a Cannondale hybrid bicycle, valued at $833, from an open attached garage between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m. on Nov. 13.
20 THURSDAY
Between Nov. 14 and Nov. 20, a thief stole a $1,000 Promatic Hobby clay-target thrower and plastic box containing work boots and other accessories, valued at $250, from the bed of a black 2014 Ford F-250 pickup in the 4400 block of Livingston Avenue.
At 2:30 p.m., a contractor in the 4400 block of St. Johns Driveapparently scared off a would-be burglar who had broken into a brown 1999 Ford F-250. The pickup driver spotted a man getting out of a blue Chevrolet Impala to open the passenger door of the pickup before yelling at him, at which point the miscreant fled. Still, the incident caused about $250 in damage.
Between 9 and 11:39 p.m., a thief entered an unlocked white 2012 Range Rover in the 3800 block of Gillon Avenue and stole a Snob purse, along with a pair of Sparco racing boots from an unlocked white 2005 Ford Excursion in the same driveway. During the same time frame, a thief stole a Wilson dual-band cell phone extender and a Garmin GPS unit from an unlocked tan 2012 GMC Yukon in the same block, but those items were later recovered.
21 FRIDAY
Between 2:30 p.m. on Nov. 20 and 8:39 a.m. on Nov. 21, a thief stole a MacBook laptop computer from an unlocked black Range Rover in the 3900 block of Miramar Avenue. On the same morning, police arrested a suspect who had the computer.
UNIVERSITY PARK
17 MONDAY
At 7:28 a.m., an employee of Park Cities Baptist Church reported the theft of five copper downspouts, valued at $4,752, between midnight and 1 a.m. on Nov. 15.
Between 9:05 and 9:30 a.m., a thief stole a $1,300 Louis Vuitton purse and a $500 iPad Mini from a black 2012 Infiniti SUV at University Park United Methodist Church.
18 TUESDAY
At 8 a.m., officers investigated the theft of a $500 Asus laptop computer, a $500 compound hunting bow, and $500 worth of camouflage clothing from a blue 2010 Ford F-150 pickup in the 6400 block of North Central Expressway between 7 and 8 a.m. on Nov. 14.
19 WEDNESDAY
Between 6 p.m. on Nov. 18 and 6 a.m. on Nov. 19, a thief stole a green 1999 Ford Explorer, valued at $2,000, in the 3400 block of Bryn Mawr Drive.
At 3:23 p.m., a shoplifter stole an $87 electric toothbrush from the CVS store at Park Cities Plaza.
21 FRIDAY
Between 5:45 p.m. on Nov. 20 and 11:36 a.m. on Nov. 21, a burglar broke into a black 2011 Chevrolet Suburban in the 3100 block of Stanford Avenue and stole a third-row seat, valued at $500.
“At 1:15 p.m. on Nov. 13, a burglar broke into a red 2009 Chrysler 300 at Miracle Mile and stole a Tom Ford purse, a Nancy Gonzalez purse, and two Prada purses with a combined value of $10,950.”
Leaving merchandise of this value sitting in a car in broad daylight is mighty risky these days.
“Due to a records system change in the records at the Dallas Police Department, Dallas reports are unavailable this week.”
This has been the case for some time now. BubbleLife has the same issue re. reporting Dallas crime data.