Park Cities Crime Reports May 26-June 1
SKULDUGGERY OF THE WEEK: IMPRUDENT OPERATOR
Officers investigated a crash on University Boulevard at about 6:27 p.m. on May 30, and arrested the irresponsible driver of a 2008 Land Rover for roaming without a license or insurance.
UNIVERSITY PARK
26 Monday
Reported at 1:58 p.m.: A thief stole between $2,500 and $30,000 worth of necklaces on Hillcrest Avenue.
A criminal cruiser stole a 2020 Ford Edge at about 6 p.m. on Hursey Street.
27 Tuesday
Reported at 7:49 p.m.: A 2016 Toyota RAV4 was burglarized in the Germany Park parking lot.
28 Wednesday
A burglar struck a 2017 GMC Sierra at about 4:44 p.m. on Fondren Drive.
Officers investigated a theft at CVS on Preston Road and arrested a 45-year-old woman and a 24-year-old woman at about 6:44 p.m.
30 Friday
Officers responded to a theft call involving between $750 and $2,500 at CVS in Snider Plaza at about 5:19 a.m.
A sneaky thief burglarized an office building on Westminster Avenue at about 2:50 p.m.
31 Saturday
Officers made a traffic stop and cited a 22-year-old man for possession of drug paraphernalia at an undisclosed location at about 1:26 a.m.
A crook stole between $100 and $750 worth of property from a home on Westminster Avenue at about 1:49 a.m.
Reported at 11 p.m.: A mischief maker up to no good and caused between $750 and $2,500 worth of damage to a home in the 3200 block of Rankin Avenue.
HIGHLAND PARK
27 Tuesday
A 24-year-old man was arrested on a warrant probation violation at about 3:21 a.m. near the intersection of Lexington Avenue and Drexel Drive.
Reported at 9:54 a.m.: A purse poacher stole a Juan Antonio wallet from its owner’s purse while she was assisting someone at an estate sale on May 23 in the 3100 block of Cornell Avenue.
28 Wednesday
A 20-year-old man was arrested at about 2:25 a.m. in the 4500 block of Bordeaux Avenue for burglarizing a vehicle.
29 Thursday
The operator of a Mercedes-Benz E300 may have been driven by hunger to take her eyes off the road while eating a snack. She collided with a tree at about 3:30 p.m. in the 4500 block of Westside Drive.
30 Friday
A footwear fraudster used a stolen credit card to purchase two pairs of shoes at Chanel in Highland Park Village before 3:19 p.m.
31 Saturday
Reported at 10:01 a.m.: A swindler used credit cards from a lululemon crossbody bag stolen on May 23 in the Whole Foods parking lot in the 4100 block of Lomo Alto Drive to make purchases at 7-Eleven and McDonald’s.
A 29-year-old man was arrested on warrants at about 10:20 p.m. in the 4700 block of Drexel Drive.
