Park Cities Crime Reports June 5-11

SKULDUGGERY OF THE WEEK: WHY’S THE WINE GONE?

Reported at 8:18 a.m. June 6: a shoplifter stole wine from the Tom Thumb in Snider Plaza.

HIGHLAND PARK

5 Monday

A reckless driver scratched a Range Rover with the mirror of their Ford passenger car at 2:17 p.m. in the 3800 block of Mockingbird Lane and didn’t stop to leave information. 

A burglar smashed the window of a Chevrolet Colorado parked in the 4700 block of Abbott Avenue and grabbed a duffel bag from inside before 3:11 p.m.

6 Tuesday

Reported at 1:46 p.m.: a scammer used the information of a woman from the 3600 block of Beverly Drive to impersonate an insurance company and try to solicit $2,692.84 from her and request credit card information.

7 Wednesday

A careless driver hit a sign at the intersection of Southern Avenue and Westside Drive and continued eastbound on Southern Avenue without stopping to leave information at 5:49 p.m.

8 Thursday

Arrested at 11:12 a.m.: an 18-year-old man in the 4700 block of Bowser Court.

9 Friday

A thief found easy pickings of a Louis Vuitton wallet left in an unlocked Audi Q5 parked in the 4600 block of Westside Drive before 2:06 p.m.

10 Saturday

An irresponsible driver damaged a Chevrolet Malibu parked in front of Deno’s in Highland Park Village and didn’t stop to leave information before 1:26 p.m. 

11 Sunday

Arrested at 12:35 a.m.: a 37-year-old man accused of public intoxication in Highland Park Village.

Arrested at 12:46 p.m.: a 36-year-old accused of possession of a controlled substance and driving without insurance in the 4500 block of Lomo Alto Drive.

UNIVERSITY PARK

5 Monday

A sneaky thief grabbed a wallet from an unlocked Mercedes GLS while the owner was pumping gas at a gas station in the 4400 block of Lovers Lane at 11:47 a.m.

Arrested at 6:30 p.m.: a 37-year-old man accused of public intoxication in the 3200 block of Bryn Mawr Drive

6 Tuesday

Arrested at 2:10 a.m.: a 31-year-old man accused of possession of a controlled substance in the 8400 block of Hillcrest Avenue

A burglar got into a Ford Bronco parked in the 3400 block of Centenary Drive and took stuff before 6 a.m.

Arrested at 7:32 a.m.: a 55-year-old man for a warrant. No location was given. 

An intruder broke into a home in the 4200 block of Amherst Street and took $2,500 at 1:55 p.m. 

Arrested at 6:30 p.m.: a 48-year-old man accused of driving while intoxicated in the 8200 block of Hillcrest Avenue

A crook drove off in a Ford F250 from the 4400 block of Grassmere Lane before 7:15 p.m. 

7 Wednesday

A thief got into a Tesla Model X parked in the Plaza at Preston Center and took an iPhone, a car key, and more from inside at 2:31 p.m. 

8 Thursday

Arrested at 8:15 a.m.: a 24-year-old man for a warrant in the 3800 block of University Boulevard. 

9 Friday

A burglar found easy pickings of a firearm and a pair of AirPods inside an unlocked Chevrolet Tahoe in the 3100 block of Southwestern Boulevard before 6 a.m. 

Arrested at 6:05 a.m.: a 22-year-old man accused of public intoxication in the 7400 block of Thackery Street.

Reported at 7:53 a.m.: a mischief maker damaged cable wire in the 4100 block of Emerson Avenue

Reported at 3:51 p.m.: a jerk stole a bicycle from outside the Moody Family YMCA in the 6000 block of Preston Road

10 Saturday 

Arrested at 2:49 a.m.: a 24-year-old man accused of public intoxication in the 6200 block of Hillcrest Avenue.

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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