Park Cities Crime Reports May 19-25
UPDATED at 4 p.m. May 30.
SKULDUGGERY OF THE WEEK: CRIME REPORTS GETAWAY
Even the crime reports need a vacation every once in a while! Monday’s post was a bit light on reports because of Memorial Day, but those checking back late in the week will now find the remaining incidents listed after the initial batch below.
HIGHLAND PARK
19 Monday
A 33-year-old man was arrested at the intersection of Hillcrest Avenue and Dartmouth Avenue at about 12:53 a.m. for possession of a controlled substance, possession of marijuana, and delivery of marijuana.
A sneaky thief entered a garage and unlocked home in the 3400 block of Mockingbird Lane at about 3:34 a.m., and stole a 2019 Porsche Cayenne key fob.
Jewelry that was reported as possibly stolen from a home in the 3300 block of St Johns Drive at 9:41 a.m. was found in the afternoon.
A 26-year-old man was arrested for criminal trespassing at about 4:32 p.m. in the 5000 block of Holland Avenue.
20 Tuesday
Officers arrested a 53-year-old woman on a felony warrant at about 3:38 a.m. in the 4300 block of Oak Lawn Avenue.
A 24-year-old man was arrested for obscuring his license plate, displaying the wrong license plate or registration, not having insurance or a valid license, and on multiple warrants at about 10:12 p.m. in the 4100 block of Lomo Alto Drive.
21 Wednesday
Reported at 3:20 p.m.: A rented 2025 Audi Q5 had new damage to its front fender when it was returned to Audi Dallas that may have been caused by a reckless roadster in Highland Park Village.
22 Thursday
Reported at 3:11 p.m.: A fraudster cashed two fake checks for $23,549.16 similar to those that a resident of the 4500 block of North Versailles Avenue sent via FedEx for her daughter’s upcoming wedding.
23 Friday
A 22 year old man was arrested for possession of drug paraphernalia and carrying a weapon without a license at about 2:43 a.m. in the 5500 block of Douglas Avenue.
Proximity to the valet podium wasn’t enough to protect an Irving woman’s 2020 Toyota from vandalism at Highland Park Village. The RAV4’s owner, who parked it at 6:40 a.m., returned at 3:30 p.m. and found two holes in a side window, one in the corner and one in the center. Valet workers said they hadn’t noticed anyone trying to break into it.
24 Saturday
A tennis game at Fairfax Park served up an unlovely interruption for a University Park woman before 1:50 p.m. when a bystander inquired about a shattered window on a 2021 Ford Bronco parked on Roland Avenue. An opportunistic burglar got away with two Louis Vuitton purses, one worth $2,200 and the other $1,500, plus credit cards, prescription glasses, Tory Birch sunglasses, two $50 checks, $300 in cash, and antibiotics, but didn’t have as much success at a Walgreens store in the 3700 block of West Northwest Highway. There the crook tried to buy more than $700 in gift cards but the transactions with stolen credit cards were denied.
UNIVERSITY PARK
19 Monday
Reported at 9:06 a.m. on Milton Avenue: A swindler fraudulently used an man’s credit (or debit) card.
Reported at 3:34 p.m. on Bryn Mawr Drive: hundreds of dollars in damage to a woman’s rental storage unit.
Reported at 7:19 p.m.: burglary to a man’s vehicle while parked at a shopping center on Preston Road.
20 Tuesday
Reported at 8:19 a.m.: a theft of property at the Turley Law Center on North Central Expressway.
21 Wednesday
Reported at 8:16 p.m. on Caruth Boulevard: One or more vandals left a man’s 2022 Honda HR-V and a woman’s 2023 Cadillac XT4 with broken windows.
Reported at 9:15 p.m.: suspicious activity on Amherst Street. An officer cited a 35-year-old woman in a 2018 Ram pickup for possession of drug paraphernalia.
22 Thursday
Reported at 12:52 a.m.: an out of control tobacco addiction? A burglar forced entry into and stole from a smoke shop on Hillcrest Avenue.
Reported at 2:47 p.m.: a robber driving a black 2023 Mazda CX3 stole from a man in the 6500 block of Hillcrest Avenue.
Reported at 8:33 p.m.: Officers pulled over a 2022 BMW M8 in Highland Park and cited the 17-year-old driver with possession of drug paraphernalia.
23 Friday
Reported at 12:12 a.m.: A 45-year-old man had less to be thankful for on this particular Friday. He was arrested for drunk driving his his 2018 Toyota Corolla on Preston Road.
Reported at 8:43 a.m.: the burglary of a man’s 2025 GMC Yukon on Marquette Street.
Reported at 10:10 a.m.: Suspicious activity at a financial institution on Hillcrest Avenue prompted a forgery investigation.
Reported at 11:38 a.m.: a less than clean getaway? Officers suspect the driver of a 2025 Silver Toyota Grand Prix in the burglary of a man’s 2025 Cadillac Escalade at Vintage Car Wash on Preston Road.
A porch pirate plucked packages that had been purchased by a 63-year-old man on Villanova Drive before 4:21 p.m.
25 Sunday
Reported at 5:31 p.m.: easy pickings on Lomo Alto Drive. An opportunistic burglar took advantage after a 47-year-old man left a 2016 Dodge Ram pickup unlocked but not empty.
