Park Cities Crime Reports March 6-12

SKULDUGGERY OF THE WEEK: TRACKING TRIBULATIONS

A creep put a tracking device under the bumper of a Mercedes parked in the 8300 block of Preston Road before 8:34 p.m. March 8.

HIGHLAND PARK

6 Monday

Scammers tried to open accounts using the information of a man from the 4500 block of Belclaire Avenue at 4:28 p.m. 

7 Tuesday

A burglar found easy pickings of credit cards, cash, and more from a Toyota 4Runner that was likely left unlocked in the 4500 block of Fairway Avenue before 8 a.m. 

Arrested at 12:27 p.m.: a 38-year-old man accused of making a terroristic threat in the 4700 block of Drexel Drive.

9 Thursday

Arrested at 9:39 p.m.: a 50-year-old woman accused of public intoxication in Highland Park Village

12 Sunday

A thief drove off in a Chevrolet CK2500 pickup truck from the 4400 block of Fairfax Avenue before 10:36 a.m. 

UNIVERSITY PARK

7 Tuesday

A burglar grabbed clothes, a Microsoft device, AirPods, and more from a Land Rover parked in the 3000 block of Mockingbird Lane at 4:55 p.m. 

9 Thursday

Reported at 1:30 p.m.: a fraudster used the information of a man from the 3800 block of Marquette Street to receive a money wire transfer. 

12 Sunday

A thief took two BMX bicycles missing from the 4500 block of University Boulevard before 9:34 a.m. 

How easy was it for a purse pilferer to grab a purse from a Mercedes parked in the 8300 block of Preston Road before 2:57 p.m.? The Mercedes was unlocked.

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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