SKULDUGGERY OF THE WEEK: ROAD HOG
Reported at 1:25 p.m. Nov. 1: Inconsiderate parking disrupts business. A trucker “abandoned” an 18-wheeler in the fire lane in the 7900 block of Menier Street beside Advance ER.
1 Monday
After a business alarm went off for apartments in the 6800 block of Bandera Avenue at 8:19 p.m., officers issued a criminal trespassing warning to the unwelcome person found there.
Stolen before 1:23 p.m.: a man’s vehicle at NorthPark Center.
Neighborhood Spotlight
Preston Hollow
Reported at 1:36 p.m.: the sound of silence. A thief snatched a leaf blower from the yard in the 4800 block of Ridgeside Drive.
Arrested at 4:04 p.m.: a 24-year-old woman accused of shoplifting a watch from a store at NorthPark Center.
Taken before 8:13 p.m.: a man’s vehicle the parking lot at Lowe’s Home Improvement store on Inwood Road near Forest Lane.
2 Tuesday
Burglarized before 11:51 a.m.: a woman’s locked vehicle at NorthPark Center.
3 Wednesday
Reported at 2:47 p.m.: A would-be car thief on Nov. 2 damaged the ignition switch on a woman’s vehicle at a home in the 5600 block of Del Roy Drive.
4 Thursday
Stolen before 8:16 a.m., a man’s vehicle and tools from a home in the 7200 block of Lakehurst Avenue.
Reported at 1:32 p.m.: A burglar stole the seats from a woman’s vehicle at NorthPark Center.
Before 3:47 p.m., suspicious persons trespassed at a home construction site in the 4300 block of Shady Bend Drive.
Taken before 8:02 p.m.: a vehicle from NorthPark Center.
5 Friday
One or more vandals broke windows at Preston Center. The first incident prompted an alarm to sound at 4:37 a.m. The second, involving a financial institution, occurred before 6:55 a.m.
Burglarized but not damaged before 8:23 a.m.: a man’s vehicle at a home in the 5400 block of Druid Lane.
Stolen overnight before 11:22 a.m.: a man’s pickup truck at a home in the 9700 block of Tulane Street.
Burglarized overnight before 12:42 p.m.: a man’s locked vehicle at a home in the 10400 block of Shadow Bend Drive.
Reported at 7:02 p.m.: A thief on Nov. 2 took the front license plate off a vehicle parked at W. T. White High School on Ridgeside Drive.
6 Saturday
Before 1:57 a.m., a burglar shattered a window to steal from a vehicle at Preston Valley Shopping Center.
Reported at 11:12 a.m., the Nov. 4 theft of a man’s vehicle from a home in the 7300 block of Woodthrush Drive.
7 Sunday
Before 11:07 p.m., a prowler removed contents from a man’s vehicle at NorthPark Center.
