Park Cities Crime Reports Oct. 18-24

SKULDUGGERY OF THE WEEK: EQUIPMENT ENIGMA

Reported at 7:20 a.m. Oct. 22: A trespasser broke into a dental office in the 6800 block of Hillcrest Avenue and took $5,000 worth of photo/optical equipment.

HIGHLAND PARK

18 Monday

An unfortunate driver found out he’d bought a stolen Dodge Charger when he was stopped by police in the 4100 block of Beverly Drive at 4:21 p.m.

19 Tuesday

Arrested at 12:50 a.m.: a 26-year-old for warrants in the 4100 block of Beverly Drive.

Watch out for the tree: A moving truck driver hit a tree in the 3700 block of Crescent Avenue at 9:30 a.m.

Reported at 6:07 p.m.: A thief took a Trek hybrid bicycle from a parking garage in the 4200 block of Lomo Alto Drive.

20 Wednesday

Arrested at 1:32 a.m.: a 28 year old for a warrant in the 3100 block of Mockingbird Lane.

21 Thursday

An intruder broke into three vehicles parked in a detached garage in the 4300 block of Overhill Drive and took a golf bag and clubs, a leaf blower, and a document before 4:45 a.m.

A prowler got into a Mercedes SUV in the 4300 block of Overhill Drive and swiped three pairs of Asics running shoes worth $400, three tennis rackets worth $1,000, a $100 tennis bag, and a knee brace from inside before 7:40 a.m.

22 Friday

Arrested at 1:08 a.m.: a 35-year-old man for a warrant at Hillcrest Avenue and Binkley Avenue.

Arrested at 3:07 a.m.: a 42-year-old man accused of public intoxication in the 4200 block of Oak Lawn Avenue.

Reported at 10:50 a.m.: a cash withdraw. A burglar took $12,000 from a home in the 3400 block of Beverly Drive.

23 Saturday

Arrested at 6:13 a.m.: a 22-year-old woman accused of public intoxication and warrants in the 4500 block of Mockingbird Lane.

24 Sunday

Arrested at 4:32 a.m.: a 20 year old accused of resisting arrest, search or transport, driving without a valid operator’s license, failure to dim lights, and warrants in the 5400 block of Armstrong Parkway.

A ne’er do well broke into a garage in the 4500 block of Abbott Avenue and swiped a Canyon Endurance bicycle as well as two garage door openers from a vehicle inside before 8:50 a.m.

Arrested at 6:20 p.m.: a 30-year-old woman accused of public intoxication at Highland Park Village.

UNIVERSITY PARK

20 Wednesday

Reported at 3:20 p.m.: A ruffian harassed a woman from the 4200 block of Normandy Avenue.

Arrested at 8:15 p.m.: a 39-year-old woman accused of tampering with or fabricating physical evidence with intent to impair in the 10000 block of Marsh Lane.

21 Thursday

A rogue rode off in a Nissan Rogue from the 3200 block of Daniel Avenue around 2:30 a.m.

A crook pilfered a tailgate from a Ford F250 in the 3500 block of Villanova Drive before 4:13 a.m.

Reported at 9:38 a.m.: A jewelry thief swiped several pieces from a home in the 4300 block of University Boulevard.

A fraudster used the information of a man from the 4300 block of San Carlos Drive to take out a loan at 11:30 a.m.

22 Friday

How easy was it for a crook to get into a Chevrolet Tahoe parked in the 3300 block of Marquette Street before 6 a.m.? It was left unlocked.

A villain took a Toyota Scion from an office in the 6400 block of North Central Expressway around 1:45 p.m.

A burglar got into a Volkswagen parked in the 3000 block of Mockingbird Lane around 2:45 p.m.

23 Saturday

An opportunistic burglar got into a pair of unlocked Chevrolet Tahoes in the 3400 block of Granada Avenue around 7:22 a.m.

Arrested at 7:30 a.m.: a 20-year-old man accused of burglary of vehicles in the 3400 block of Asbury Avenue

A ne’er do well drove off in an Audi Q5 from the 3400 block of Asbury Avenue around 9:35 a.m.

24 Sunday

A purse pilferer broke into a Nissan Rogue parked in the 6400 block of North Central Expressway and took a purse and iPad around 10:50 a.m.

Don’t forget to lock up: An intruder got into an unlocked Buick Envision and an unlocked Toyota 4 Runner in the 3200 block of Northwest Parkway around 11 a.m. and took two pairs of Rayban Aviator sunglasses.

Rachel Snyder

Rachel Snyder, former deputy editor at People Newspapers, joined the staff in 2019, returning to her native Dallas-Fort Worth after starting her career at community newspapers in Oklahoma. One of her stories won first place in its category in the Oklahoma Press Association’s Better Newspaper Contest in 2018. She’s a fan of puns and community journalism, not necessarily in that order.

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