Preston Hollow Crime Reports April 4 – 10

SKULDUGGERY OF THE WEEK: EASY ENTRY

Reported at 2:23 p.m. April 6: A woman in the 6700 block of Walnut Hill Lane made it super convenient for an opportunistic prowler to get inside and take her stuff on April 5. She left the door unlocked.

4 Monday

Oh, what an afternoon. It was five minutes to five o’clock somewhere in the Lowe’s Home Improvement store parking lot on Inwood Road, near Forest Lane, when officers apprehended a 23-year-old woman accused of public intoxication and resisting arrest.

Reported at 8:39 p.m.: shoplifting at NorthPark Center.

5 Tuesday

At 10:08 a.m., an unwelcomed visitor to NorthPark Center received a criminal trespassing warning.

Burglarized before 12:55 p.m.: a woman’s vehicle at Grace Bible Church on Inwood Road.

Arrested at 2:40 p.m.: a 34-year-old woman accused of sneaking out of a NorthPark Center store with concealed merchandise and possession of methamphetamines. Officers also gave her a criminal trespassing warning.

Before 3:31 p.m., a vandal broke the windows at a woman’s apartment in the 4800 block of West Lovers Lane and said she would kill her.

Stolen before 9:06 p.m.: $100-plus dollars’ worth of stuff from a store at Inwood Village.

How inconvenient! Before 9:36 p.m., a man lost his wallet at the 7-Eleven store at Forest Lane and Preston Road.

6 Wednesday

Burglarized before 11:03 a.m.: a vehicle at a business in the 12200 block of Inwood Road.

Reported at 12:43 p.m.: mutual combat at apartments in the 4800 block of West Lovers Lane. Incomplete online records didn’t include information on those arrested.

Trunk or treat? Before 7:10 p.m., a burglar got into a woman’s vehicle at NorthPark Center and removed items from the trunk.

7 Thursday

Arrested at 3:23 p.m.: a 21-year-old man accused of shoplifting at NorthPark Center. The store name was redacted by police.

8 Friday

Before 7:15 p.m., a vandal left marks on a woman’s vehicle at NorthPark Center.

Burglarized before 8:50 p.m.: a man’s vehicle at NorthPark Center.

William Taylor

William Taylor, editor of Park Cities People and Preston Hollow People, shares a name and a birthday with his dad and a love for community journalism with his colleagues at People Newspapers. He joined the staff in 2016 after more than 25 years working for daily newspapers in such places as Alexandria, Louisiana; Baton Rouge; McKinney; San Angelo; and Sherman, though not in anywhere near that order. A city manager once told him that “city government is the best government” because of its potential to improve the lives of its residents. William still enjoys covering municipal government and many other topics. Follow him on Twitter @Seminarydropout. He apologizes in advance to the Joneses for any angry Tweets that might slip out about the Dallas Cowboys during the NFL season. You also can reach him at william.taylor@peoplenewspapers.com. For the latest news, click here to sign up for our newsletter.

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