SKULDUGGERY OF THE WEEK: SHADY SHOPLIFTER
Reported at 3:59 p.m. on Jan. 28: A short-sighted thief walked out of Moncler in Highland Park Village wearing a pair of stolen gold-framed sunglasses after he and two other men purchased more than $8,000 in merchandise.
UNIVERSITY PARK
26 Monday
Reported at 2:04 p.m.: A purse pincher stole a bag on Villanova Drive.
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27 Tuesday
A phone and online scam was reported at 5:16 p.m. on Stanford Avenue.
28 Wednesday
Reported at 8:33 a.m.: A criminal cruiser stole a Cadillac Escalade on Stanford Avenue.
Reported at 2:14 p.m.: A troublemaking trespasser made themselves unwelcome in a building on Daniel Avenue.
Reported at 3:01 p.m. on Larchmont Avenue: Officers recovered a stolen vehicle.
29 Thursday
Electronic fraud via phone was reported at 1:38 p.m. on Rosedale Avenue.
30 Friday
Reported at 10:37 a.m.: A bicycle bandit stole a bike that had been left overnight on the rack at University Park Elementary School on Amherst Avenue.
1 Sunday
A reprehensible rascal broke into a business in the Turley Law Center on North Central Expressway at about 3:53 a.m., causing between $2,500 and $30,000 in damage.
Reported at 12:13 p.m. on Villanova Drive: A thief burglarized a Mercedes-Benz.
HIGHLAND PARK
30 Friday
Reported at 2:29 p.m.: A porch pirate stole four packages containing a children’s cold weather face mask, toiletries, and a children’s backpack on Jan. 23 from a home in the 4700 block of Bowser Avenue.
A 52-year-old woman was arrested for assault causing bodily injury and evading arrest at about 8:01 p.m. in Highland Park Village.
31 Saturday
A 34-year-old man was arrested for driving while intoxicated at about 1:49 a.m. near the intersection of Wycliff Avenue and North Fitzhugh Avenue.
