Park Cities Crime Reports August 8-14

SKULDUGGERY OF THE WEEK: COFFEE CRASH

A reckless driver hit a Mercedes Benz parked in a space near the Starbucks at Highland Park Village while parking in an adjacent spot, went inside the coffee shop to pick up a drink, then got back in an SUV and drove away without leaving information at 7:45 p.m. Aug. 9.

HIGHLAND PARK

7 Sunday

Arrested at 7 p.m.: a 44-year-old woman for a warrant in the 4200 block of Oak Lawn Avenue.

10 Wednesday

A rogue in a Chevrolet Suburban hit a wooden fence plank in the 4200 block of Oak Lawn Avenue and left at 10:25 a.m.

A careless driver ran a red light in the 4600 block of Mockingbird Lane and hit a Toyota Highlander, causing the vehicles to hit a nearby street sign at 9:19 p.m.

11 Thursday

Reported at 7:47 a.m.: a crook got into a Ford F150 parked on the west side of Mi Cocina in Highland Park Village and took an iPad, and an iMac laptop from inside.

12 Friday

Arrested at 2:26 p.m.: a 36-year-old man accused of unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon, possession of drug paraphernalia, driving without insurance, driving without a valid license, and for warrants at the intersection of Willowood Circle and Preston Road.

13 Saturday

Arrested at 1:50 a.m.: a 24 year old accused of assault with a deadly weapon and for a warrant in the 4200 block of Lomo Alto Drive.

A thief took a license plate from a Dodge Charger parked in the 5400 block of Sewanee Avenue before 11:30 a.m.

14 Sunday

A pilferer picked through a Ford F150 parked in the 4500 block of Livingston Avenue and took a pair of Maui Jim sunglasses from inside before 1:05 a.m.

Reported at 2:57 p.m.: an irresponsible driver hit a Dodge Caravan parked in the 4200 block of Oak Lawn Avenue, leaving a broken tail light and a dent in the rear hatch.

UNIVERSITY PARK

8 Monday

A pickpurse pilfered a bag containing a credit card and blank checks from a Chevrolet Suburban parked in the Plaza at Preston Center before 1:20 p.m.

A burglar broke into a BMW 750 parked outside the Hillstone restaurant in the 8300 block of Preston Road and took a briefcase, a Lenovo laptop, and a $450 Montblanc pen from inside at 9 p.m. 

Arrested at 10:55 p.m.: an 18-year-old man accused of possession of marijuana in the 3400 block of Lovers Lane

9 Tuesday

A jerk vandalized a Nissan Rogue parked in the 3400 block of Shenandoah Avenue at 10:06 a.m.

Reported at 12:27 p.m.: a thief found easy pickings of eight iPads from an unlocked Cadillac parked in the 8400 block of Preston Road


Reported at 3:18 p.m.: a ne’er do well took documents from a building in the 6400 block of North Central Expressway.

10 Wednesday

A robber took a Ralph Lauren piece, a credit card, a Michael Kors piece, $20 in cash, and two iPhones from a couple in the 3400 block of Milton Avenue at 11:33 a.m.

A crook got into a Hyundai Sonata parked in the 6700 block of Preston Road at 3:19 p.m. 

A thief took a wallet, debit card, credit cards, and driver’s license from a Jeep Cherokee parked in the 8400 block of Preston Road before 5:40 p.m.

11 Thursday

A burglar took a Tom Ford bag, a pair of AirPods, and a fob from a Tesla parked in the Plaza at Preston Center before 2:30 p.m.

Reported at 2:45 p.m.: a pilferer took sports equipment and documents from a Ford Expedition parked in Snider Plaza.

A prowler tried to get into a Ford Expedition parked in the 4000 block of Villanova Drive at 4:49 p.m.

12 Friday

A part pilferer picked a pair of tail lights from a Ford F150 parked in the 3100 block of Stanford Avenue before 6 a.m.

13 Saturday

How easy was it for a crook to take various cards and more from a Tesla parked in the 4300 block of Lovers Lane before 1:50 p.m.? The Tesla was left unlocked.

14 Sunday 

Reported at 11 a.m.: a burglar took a Trek bicycle from a home in the 3600 block of Bryn Mawr Drive

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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