Park Cities Crime Reports Sept. 18-24

SKULDUGGERY OF THE WEEK: BOOZE BURGLARY

Reported at 10:13 p.m. Sept. 24: a boozy burglar got into a garage in the 4700 block of Bowser Avenue and stole clothes from a duffel bag, meat from a freezer, and various electronic equipment after drinking a bottle of whiskey, which was left broken and empty in the garage. 

HIGHLAND PARK

18 Monday

An opportunistic thief swiped $40 from an unlocked BMW SUV parked in the 4100 block of Mockingbird Lane at 3 p.m. 

A thief stole a Tag Heuer watch, an iPad Pro, and a wallet from a Jeep Cherokee parked in the 5300 block of Drexel Drive at 3:25 p.m. while the owner was at the tennis courts adjacent to the Jeep. 

A careless driver hit a Jeep Patriot parked in the 5800 block of Golf Drive at 3:29 p.m. and didn’t stop to leave information.

19 Tuesday

Arrested at 12:29 a.m.: a 41 year old accused of driving while intoxicated in the 3300 block of Cornell Avenue

A passerby found a JBL speaker at a tennis court in the 4500 block of St. Johns Drive at 9:30 a.m. and turned it in to police.

21 Thursday

Arrested at midnight: a 48-year-old woman accused of possession of a controlled substance and for warrants at the intersection of St. Johns Drive and Euclid Avenue

Reported at 1:03 p.m.: a pair of swindlers picked up a woman’s bracelets and watch that’d been taken to the Cartier store in Highland Park Village for repairs. 

A crook stole a backpack, wallet, key fob, cards, and food from a van parked in the 3600 block of Euclid Avenue before 2 p.m. 

22 Friday

Reported at 3:41 p.m.: a scammer used the information of a woman from the 4300 block of Beverly Drive to try to open a bank account. 

A driver T-boned a Lexus sedan near the intersection of Oak Lawn Avenue and Prescott Avenue, then hit a stop sign on the corner at 5:23 p.m. 

23 Saturday

A power pilferer used electricity from a home in the 4500 block of Livingston Avenue via an extension cord to power a nearby construction site before 10:20 a.m. 

24 Sunday

Arrested at 1:05 p.m.: a 21 year old accused of possession of drug paraphernalia, driving without insurance, driving without the correct license plate/registration/driving without a valid license, and for warrants in the 3500 block of Mockingbird Lane

Arrested at 1:05 p.m.: a 31-year-old man accused of possession of drug paraphernalia, driving without insurance, driving without displaying the correct license plate/registration, and for warrants in the 3500 block of Mockingbird Lane

UNIVERSITY PARK

18 Monday

Arrested at 2:49 a.m.: a 25-year-old man accused of possession of a controlled substance in the 6000 block of Hillcrest Avenue

19 Tuesday

A shoplifter stole stuff from the CVS in the 3000 block of Mockingbird Lane at 12:30 a.m. 

A thief stole a Cypress bicycle from a home in the 6000 block of Auburndale Avenue before 11 a.m. 

20 Wednesday 

A mischief maker damaged an SMU student’s Nissan Rogue in the 3000 block of Daniel Avenue before 1:03 p.m. 

Reported at 2:31 p.m.: a fraudster used the information of a woman from the 3300 block of Colgate Avenue

Reported at 3:15 p.m.: an opportunistic intruder got into a yard in the 4000 block of McFarlin Boulevard via an unlocked gate.

A ne’er do well stole a Trek bicycle from Highland Park Middle School in the 3500 block of Granada Avenue before 6 p.m. 

Reported at 7:03 p.m.: another thief stole a Trek bicycle from McCulloch Intermediate in the 3500 block of Granada Avenue

21 Thursday

Reported at 8:32 a.m.: a fraudster tried to forge the information of a woman from the 3400 block of Wentwood Drive.

Arrested at 1:12 p.m.: a 46-year-old woman for a warrant in the 3400 block of Milton Avenue

A thief stole stuff from a woman at a grocery store in the 4000 block of Villanova Drive before 5:38 p.m. 

Reported at 6:17 p.m.: a scammer used the information of a woman from the 3500 block of Milton Avenue to open a credit card account. 

24 Sunday

Arrested at 3:20 a.m.: a 45-year-old man accused of possession of a controlled substance in the 2900 block of University Boulevard

Arrested at 7:04 p.m.: a 30-year-old man accused of possession of drug paraphernalia in the 3200 block of Purdue Street.

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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