SKULDUGGERY OF THE WEEK: LANDSCAPE LOOTER
Reported at 3:18 p.m. on Jan. 16: A stony-hearted criminal stole landscape rocks from the front driveway area of a home on Lovers Lane.
UNIVERSITY PARK
13 Tuesday
Reported at 3:36 p.m.: Theft from a vehicle on Rosedale Avenue.
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Reported at 5:49 p.m.: A thief stole a handgun from a vehicle on University Boulevard.
Reported at 7:14 p.m.: A thief broke into a locked vehicle on University Boulevard.
14 Wednesday
Reported at 12:33 a.m.: A criminal cruiser stole a locked vehicle in the 3900 block of Purdue Street.
Reported at 11:33 a.m.: Assault by contact on Hillcrest Avenue.
Reported at 12:37 p.m.: Officers investigated a possible vehicle burglary on Lovers Lane.
15 Thursday
Reported at 7:10 a.m.: A troublemaker broke the rear window of a vehicle in the 6800 block of Airline Road.
16 Friday
A resident reported at 7:48 a.m. that property had been taken from their home on Caruth Boulevard.
Reported at 8:37 p.m.: A sneaky thief stole between $750 and $2,500 of property from CVS on Preston Road.
Reported at 10:48 p.m.: A thief burglarized a vehicle on Preston Road.
17 Saturday
Reported at 7:25 a.m.: Officers investigated an alleged vehicle theft on Wentwood Drive.
An assault at CVS on Mockingbird Lane was reported at 10:06 a.m.
18 Sunday
A thief broke into a vehicle on N. Central Expressway at about 11:30 a.m. and stole items.
HIGHLAND PARK
12 Monday
Reported at 12:40 p.m.: A not-so-sweet swindler who said he was selling candy to support a basketball team stole credit card information from a woman’s phone in the 4100 block of Lomo Alto Drive and apparently used it to make a $1,000 “donation” without her consent.
13 Tuesday
Reported at 2:58 a.m.: A 20-year-old man was arrested on a felony warrant at about 2:58 a.m. in the 3900 block of Gillon Avenue.
Reported at 9:05 a.m.: A 44-year-old man was arrested on warrants at about 9:05 a.m. in the 4700 block of Drexel Drive.
Reported at 11:24 a.m.: A driver who seemed to be fuming about how the GMC Yukon Denali next to his car in Highland Park Village was parked deliberately scratched and dented the Yukon.
15 Thursday
A 36-year-old was arrested for driving while intoxicated in the 4600 block of Beverly Drive at about 1:11 a.m.
A 47-year-old woman was arrested while driving while intoxicated at about 11:32 a.m. near the intersection of Abbott Avenue and Knox Street.
16 Friday
Reported at 7:37 a.m.: Officers recovered a Ford Raptor stolen from the 4600 block of S. Versailles Avenue, as well as papers and property that the thief threw out of the vehicle.
A thief rifled through a Mercedes-Benz in the 3300 block of Dartmouth Avenue before 6:15 p.m. and stole a Tumi suitcase containing clothes and toiletries.
17 Saturday
Reported at 12:49 p.m.: A thief made a clean getaway after shattering a window to steal a Toyota Tacoma that contained a vacuum, brushes, and rollers from the 4300 block of Rheims Place.
A 26-year-old man was arrested for carrying a weapon without a license and public intoxication at about 7:59 a.m. in the 5000 block of Douglas Avenue.
18 Sunday
A 56-year-old man was arrested for having a false ID, failing to identify himself, and being publicly intoxicated at about 12:43 a.m. in Highland Park Village.
An inept auto thief may have disabled the horn of a GMC Sierra and damaged an exterior door lock while trying to steal the vehicle before 10:30 a.m. in the 3100 block of St Johns Drive, but apparently never actually managed to break in to it.
