SKULDUGGERY OF THE WEEK: A HARD LOOK IN THE MIRROR
Reported at 11:45 p.m. on Aug. 16: At least one mischief maker may be overdue for some self-reflection after damaging city street mirrors at an undisclosed location in University Park.
UNIVERSITY PARK
11 Monday
Reported at 5:50 p.m.: A backyard bandit stole property from a garage on Lovers Lane.
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A brazen burglar broke into a locked Chevy Colorado on Normandy Avenue before 6:50 p.m. and stole a computer and iPad.
12 Tuesday
Property was reported stolen from CVS on Mockingbird Lane at about 1:01 a.m.
Between $100 and $750 of property was stolen from an undisclosed location at about 10:30 a.m.
13 Wednesday
Reported at 8:51 a.m.: A vehicle was burglarized on Marquette Street.
Reported at 9:20 a.m. Fraudulent use of the identifying information of a resident of Purdue Street.
Reported at 5:22 p.m. on McFarlin Boulevard: A thief stole between $750 and $2,500 worth of property.
Reported at 5:29 p.m.: A burglar struck a Cadillac Escalade in the 4000 block of Wentwood Drive.
Reported at 7:25 p.m.: A second vehicle was burglarized in the 4000 block of Wentwood Drive.
14 Thursday
Reported at 10:13 a.m.: A license plate plunderer stole the plates of a 2020 Volvo XC40 and 2017 GMC Yukon at an undisclosed location.
Reported at 6:58 p.m.: One or more greedy thieves targeted CVS on Preston Road, stealing between $100 and $750 worth of property.
Reported at 8:18 p.m.: At least one mischief maker caused between $750 and $2,500 in damage in the 6400 block of Lomo Alto Drive.
15 Friday
A 28-year-old man was arrested for burglary of a home on Normandy Avenue and on two warrants at about 10:12 a.m.
A 50-year-old man was arrested for driving while intoxicated with an open alcohol container at about 8:40 p.m. on Colgate Avenue.
A 39-year-old man was arrested on a warrant at about 10:25 p.m. on Lovers Lane.
One or more sneaky thieves stole between $2,500 and $30,000 in property from CVS in Snider Plaza between 10:29 p.m. and 10:35 p.m.
17 Sunday
One or more vandals damaged a 2022 Ford Bronco parked on Marquette Street at about 2 a.m.
Officers arrested a 38-year-old man for burglary of a home in the 3500 block of Centenary Drive and on a warrant at about 3:26 p.m.
Reported at 4:28 p.m. on Lomo Alto Drive: The owner of a 2022 Ford F-150 was missing his wallet after his car was burglarized in an amusement park.
HIGHLAND PARK
11 Monday
A quick crook entered an unlocked Ford F-350 in the 5500 block of Fairfield Avenue and stole $3,000 cash between 9:55 a.m. and 10 a.m., only minutes after the money’s owner had withdrawn the funds from the bank.
12 Tuesday
The driver of a box truck that hit the front right corner of a Volvo at the intersection of Preston Road and Mockingbird Lane before 11:30 a.m. did not leave information, and may have left the scene without realizing damage had occurred.
13 Wednesday
Reported at 8:29 a.m.: The driver of a Toyota Camry stopped after her car made contact with a pickup truck as she attempted to change lanes on Mockingbird Lane, but the driver of the pickup truck did not.
Reported at 4:40 p.m.: A fraudster stole the identifying information of a resident of the 4200 block of Lomo Alto Drive while she was attempting to cancel her subscription to identity protection software, and used the information to make an illicit $9,000 transaction.
A reckless roadster struck a Volkswagen Tiguan in Highland Park Village before 8:40 p.m., but drove off without leaving information.
15 Friday
A 20-year-old man was arrested on a warrant at about 3:30 a.m. in the 4200 block of St Johns Drive.
17 Sunday
A 42-year-old man was arrested for possession of a dangerous drug at about 3:28 a.m. in the 4100 block of Lomo Alto Drive.
A derelict driver who hit a parked Jeep Wrangler in Highland Park Village at about 5:45 p.m., damaging the Jeep’s bumper and shattering a light, took flight down Preston Road without leaving information.
