Preston Hollow Crime Reports Feb. 21 – 27

SKULDUGGERY OF THE WEEK: NO BROWSING?

Reported at 9:39 a.m. Feb. 23, a guy at the 7-Eleven at Preston Forest Square wasn’t buying anything.

21 Monday

Trespassing through the tulips? Police met at 12:33 p.m. with a woman who complained about an unwelcomed visitor at her home in the 6300 block of Tulip Lane.

Reported at 2:35 p.m.: an unknown person at NorthPark Center had illegal drugs.

Burglarized before 5:33 p.m.: a woman’s vehicle at Preston Royal Southwest.

22 Tuesday

Before 12:10 p.m., a prowler at Lowe’s Home Improvement store on Inwood Road near Forest Lane snatched stuff out of the bed of a man’s truck.

Stolen before 2:51 p.m.: a license plate at NorthPark Center.

Recovered at 5:21 and 11:40 p.m.: stolen vehicles at NorthPark Center.

Stolen before 8:18 p.m.: a man’s stuff near a home in the 6900 block of Deloache Avenue.

24 Thursday

Before 8:04 a.m., a prowler pried the lock on a woman’s vehicle at a home in the 7200 block of Lane Park Drive.

Reported at 12:48 p.m.: A charlatan tried to use a forged document to defraud Independent Financial in Preston Center.

At 4:16 p.m., officers investigated a Feb. 22 assault at a home in the 6300 block of Bandera Avenue.

25 Friday

Arrested at 2:02 a.m.: a 24-year-old man accused of driving drunk in the 3500 block of Inwood Road.

Stolen overnight before 10:41 a.m.: a woman’s vehicle at a home in the 6100 block of Northaven Road.

Arrested at 2:21 p.m.: a 30-year-old man accused of embezzling from a store at NorthPark Center.

Arrested at 5:45 p.m. after wrecking at a woman’s home in the 4900 block of Harvest Hill Road: a 42-year-old man accused of drinking drunk and without a license

26 Saturday

Arrested at 2:49 a.m.: a man (age not provided) who was accused of driving drunk in the 5700 block of Royal Lane.

Overnight before 8:05 a.m., a burglar used a prying tool to break a window and steal from a man’s vehicle at a home in the 3800 block of West Northwest Highway.

Stolen before 6:30 p.m.: a man’s vehicle at NorthPark Center.

27 Sunday

Stolen before 9:23 p.m.: a man’s vehicle at NorthPark Center.

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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