Preston Hollow Crime Reports Aug. 10 – 16

SKULLDUGGERY OF THE WEEK: EVERYONE’S A CRITIC

An early-morning artist won critical disdain for leaving graffiti on the Saint Bernard store at Inwood Village before 2:53 a.m. Aug. 11.

11 Tuesday

Something crooked went down and it wasn’t just the street name. Before 4:56 p.m., a burglar took tools from a Baker Brother Plumbing truck at a home in the 4500 block of Crooked Lane.

Stolen before 8:44 p.m.: property from a 22-year-old woman at NorthPark Center

12 Wednesday

Arrested at 9:55 a.m.: a man, age not provided, who was accused of shoplifting from Ray-Ban at NorthPark Center.

A 69-year-old woman’s shopping trip to Preston Forest Village turned unpleasant when the motorist who hit her vehicle fled before 2:06 p.m.

Arrested at 5:25 p.m.: a 23-year-old man accused of running when told to stop and refusing to leave after receiving a criminal trespassing warning at NorthPark Center.

Arrested at 6:37 p.m.: a 26-year-old woman accused of shoplifting at Nordstrom at NorthPark Center.

13 Thursday

Discovered missing before 9:44 a.m.: a 73-year-old man’s vehicle from a home in the 6300 block of Desco Drive.

The motorist who struck a 42-year-old woman’s vehicle near Ursuline Academy on Walnut Hill Road left before 12:27 p.m.

While the plumbers called on a home in the 4900 block of Mangold Circle, a burglar struck, taking property from a Reliable Plumbing truck before 4:03 p.m.

14 Friday

Before 8:08 a.m., a burglar entered and stole from a 64-year-old man’s pickup at a home in the 6400 block of Mimosa Lane.

Burglarized before 1:26 p.m.: a 68-year-old woman’s vehicle outside her home in the 6300 block of Desco Drive.

When is loving pizza wrong? When you get in such a hurry at Fireside Pies on Inwood Road you strike a 25-year-old’s vehicle before 6:01 p.m. and are too rude to stick around and take responsibility.

15 Saturday

We don’t know whether the burglar who struck the Sherwin-Williams paint store in the Market and Preston Forest before 7:59 a.m. had a big redecorating job planned.

William Taylor

William Taylor, editor of Park Cities People and Preston Hollow People, shares a name and a birthday with his dad and a love for community journalism with his colleagues at People Newspapers. He joined the staff in 2016 after more than 25 years working for daily newspapers in such places as Alexandria, Louisiana; Baton Rouge; McKinney; San Angelo; and Sherman, though not in anywhere near that order. A city manager once told him that “city government is the best government” because of its potential to improve the lives of its residents. William still enjoys covering municipal government and many other topics. Follow him on Twitter @Seminarydropout. He apologizes in advance to the Joneses for any angry Tweets that might slip out about the Dallas Cowboys during the NFL season. You also can reach him at william.taylor@peoplenewspapers.com. For the latest news, click here to sign up for our newsletter.

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