Park Cities Crime Reports Oct. 21-27
SKULDUGGERY OF THE WEEK: NOT JUST ON NETFLIX
Sign stealing doesn’t just happen in the major leagues; it also occurs before major elections. A political sign was reported stolen from a home on Purdue Street at 6:09 a.m. on Oct. 24.
UNIVERSITY PARK
21 Monday
Reported at about 7:40 a.m.: A vehicle was stolen from the 3100 block of Stanford Avenue.
Reported at 2:48 p.m.: A 14-year-old boy was accused of threatening to exhibit a weapon and arrested at McCulloch Intermediate School/Highland Park Middle School.
A thief went shopping in a vehicle in The Plaza at Preston Center at about 3:30 p.m.
A construction site criminal may have caused a project delay by stealing between $750 and $2,500 worth of items at about 3:59 p.m. from Caruth Boulevard.
A man’s identity was reported stolen at about 4:54 p.m. on Hanover Street.
22 Tuesday
A four-wheeler thief took off on a bicycle parked on Grassmere Lane at about 11:43 a.m.
23 Wednesday
Reported at 5:49 p.m.: Officers responded to harassment at an undisclosed location and arrested a woman on a warrant.
The driver of a Chevy Tahoe was cited for failing to yield to a child in a crosswalk at the intersection of Granada Avenue and High School Avenue at about 6:46 p.m. The child was transported to a Dallas hospital for medical attention.
24 Thursday
Officers investigated a crash and arrested a driver for driving while intoxicated at about 11:06 p.m. on Preston Road.
25 Friday
Officers responded to a disturbance at a convenience store on Mockingbird Lane involving criminal mischief and obstruction or retaliation and arrested a man.
26 Saturday
An unwanted person was reported at a residence on Lovers Lane at about 4:42 p.m.
27 Sunday
A sneaky thief struck a vehicle in Snider Plaza at about 3:22 p.m.
A man was arrested for driving while intoxicated and drug possession after a minor crash involving a parked vehicle in an undisclosed location.
HIGHLAND PARK
24 Thursday
Officers arrested a man on a warrant at about 2 a.m. in the 4700 block of Armstrong Parkway.
A man was arrested on multiple warrants at about 4:40 a.m. in the 4400 block of South Versailles Avenue.
The distracted driver of a BMW struck a fire hydrant, causing it to freely flow water, in the 5000 block of Lomo Alto Drive at about 9:01 a.m.
A man was arrested for public intoxication in Highland Park Village at about 11:26 p.m.
25 Friday
A man was arrested for a warrant probation violation at about 5:38 a.m. in the 5400 block of Byron Avenue.
A box of Christmas lights fell off Santa’s sleigh in the 4600 block of Beverly Drive at about 8:20 a.m. Elves can retrieve the lights in Highland Park Temporary Evidence Locker number two.
The driver of a Dodge minivan hit the Aston Martin parked next to it while maneuvering out of a space in Highland Park Village before 11:45 a.m.
26 Saturday
A brazen burglar broke into a 2024 GMC Denali in the 4600 block of Beverly Drive at about 12 a.m. and stole a Shadow Systems MR920 pistol with a gold barrel, two magazines, a fixed blade knife, and a pair of Gucci sunglasses.
A bicycle bandit stole a Ride1Up electric bicycle at about 5:47 p.m. from the driveway of a home at an unspecified location.
27 Sunday
A woman was arrested on a warrant and for possession of an illegal substance at about 3:03 a.m. in the 4800 block of Lemmon Avenue.
A man was arrested for driving while intoxicated at about 4:43 a.m. in the 4600 block of Bowser Avenue.
The driver of a 2019 Toyota Tacoma drove off without leaving information after hitting a 2024 BMW X3 at about 2:04 p.m. in the 4200 block of Mockingbird Lane, but didn’t go far. The car was seen parked elsewhere in the same parking lot.
