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Crime Reports June 24 – 30

July 1, 2019November 15, 2019 Timothy Glaze 0 Comments Dallas, Dallas Police Department, Highland Park, Highland Park Department of Public Safety, NorthPark Center, preston hollow, University Park, University Park Police Department

Reported at 11:46 a.m. June 28: An identity thief on June 20 used a MasterCard belonging to a woman who lives in the 4600 block of Lorraine Avenue to purchase a $1,499 musical instrument online from a store called ZZounds. The crooked musician picked up the package on June 25 from a FedEx store on Preston Road.

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Crime Reports June 17 – 23

June 25, 2019November 15, 2019 Timothy Glaze 0 Comments Dallas, Dallas Police Department, Highland Park, Highland Park Police Department, NorthPark Center, preston hollow, University Park, University Park Police Department

SKULDUGGERY OF THE WEEK: PREGNANT PILFERING Reported at 1:22 p.m. on June 22: the theft of a wallet from an

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Crime Reports June 10 – 17

June 18, 2019November 15, 2019 Timothy Glaze 0 Comments Highland Park, Highland Park Department of Public Safety, University Park, University Park Police Department

The padlock on a truck, parked on June 10 at the 4700 block of Cowper Avenue, couldn’t keep a burglar out between 12:30 and 12:45 p.m.. Several items were stolen: a Toro lawnmower ($1,700), a Stihl-brand edger ($750), a Stihl-brand weed eater ($750), and a Stihl-brand trimmer ($850). Adding insult to injury? The padlock was also taken.

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Teens in Custody Following Park Cities Carjacking

June 14, 2019November 15, 2019 Bianca R. Montes 0 Comments carjacking, Crime, Dallas Police Department, John Adrian Garcia, robbery, University Park, University Park Police Department

A juvenile male, who was not identified, was taken to the Henry Wade Juvenile Justice Center and 18-year-old John Adrian Garcia was taken to Lew Sterrett Dallas County Jail.

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Crime Reports June 3 – June 9

June 11, 2019November 15, 2019 Timothy Glaze 0 Comments Crime, Dallas, Dallas Police Department, Highland Park, Highland Park Department of Safety, NorthPark Center, preston hollow, University Park, University Park Police Department

SKULDUGGERY OF THE WEEK: MORE MONEY, MORE PROBLEMS Reported at 9:03 a.m., from the 4200 block of Stanhope Drive: Sometime

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Crime Reports May 27 – June 2

June 3, 2019November 15, 2019 Timothy Glaze 0 Comments Dallas, Dallas Police Department, Highland Park Department of Public Safety, NorthPark Center, preston hollow, University Park Police Department

It was quite an evening at the CVS at Mockingbird Lane and Central Expressway. At 1:59 a.m. May 29, a black 2002 Ford F250 crashed through the front door of the store and the would-be thief attempted to steal the ATM. The damage to the front door totaled around $10,000.

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UPPD Announces New Digital Program to Fight Crime

May 28, 2019November 15, 2019 Jaxx Artz 0 Comments Crime, Neighbors to Ring, University Park, University Park Police, University Park Police Department, UPPD

UPPD recently enrolled in Neighbors by Ring, an app that monitors crime and provides real-time updates and safety alerts to the community.

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Crime: May 20 – 26

May 28, 2019November 15, 2019 Timothy Glaze 0 Comments Dallas, Dallas Police Department, Highland Park, Highland Park Department of Public Safety, Highland Park Police Department, preston hollow, University Park, University Park Police Department

A $100 Broker Hyde wallet that likely fell onto the driveway from its owner’s pocket when he got home in the the 3600 block of Normandy Avenue at 6:30 p.m. May 21 was discovered missing at 6:30 a.m. the next day.

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Crime: May 13 – 19

May 21, 2019November 15, 2019 Timothy Glaze 0 Comments Highland Park, Highland Park Department of Safety, University Park, University Park Police Department

A resident who left the key fobs in his vehicles overnight at his home in the 4400 block of Lorraine Avenue found his white 2017 Land Rover and white 2015 Cadillac Escapade missing at 6:49 a.m. May 15. OnStar shut down the Cadillac, allowing Dallas police to locate it and arrest the driver. Dallas police also arrested the driver of the Land Rover who crashed the vehicle.

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Crime: May 6 – 12

May 14, 2019November 15, 2019 Timothy Glaze 0 Comments Highland Park Police Department, University Park Police Department

Between 1:30 p.m. May 8 and 10 a.m. May 9, a thief took package full of expensive inventory off a front porch in the 4500 block of Emerson Avenue. Reported missing at 7:49 a.m. May 10: five items valued at $40,000, $15,000, $5,750, $3,000, and $1,000.

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Crime: April 29 – May 5

May 6, 2019November 15, 2019 Timothy Glaze 0 Comments Highland Park, Highland Park Police Department, University Park, University Park Police Department

A five-crystal gold necklace was found at 12:21 p.m. in front of Highland Park Town Hall on April 2. The necklace was inventoried and placed in the Highland Park Department of Public Safety evidence locker.