SKULDUGGERY OF THE WEEK: NO SMOKESCREEN NEEDED
Reported at 4:46 a.m. on July 16: A Highland Park Department of Public Safety officer tried to follow a suspicious individual who ran multiple stop signs before heading south on Abbott Avenue, but the officer’s attempts to keep up were foiled by a patrol vehicle that wasn’t working correctly and started smelling like smoke.
UNIVERSITY PARK
14 Monday
Reported at 5:38 p.m.: A porch pirate stole packages from outside a home on Bryn Mawr Drive.
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A thief had easy pickings from an unlocked 2024 Land Rover at about 6:02 p.m. on Preston Road.
15 Tuesday
Reported at 9:01 a.m.: Identity theft on Westminster Avenue.
16 Wednesday
Officers were notified of a 24-hour hold by the Allen Police Department of a man with an outstanding warrant at about 8:49 a.m.
17 Thursday
A 31-year-old man was cited for possession of drug paraphernalia after a traffic stop at about 9:49 p.m. on North Central Expressway.
A criminal cruiser took off in a 2022 Chevy Silverado at about 11:12 p.m. on Grassmere Lane.
18 Friday
A greedy thief stole between $2,500 and $30,000 of property from a 2019 BMW at about 7:41 p.m. in The Plaza at Preston Center.
A 30-year-old man was arrested on warrants at about 10:28 p.m. on University Boulevard.
A 26-year-old woman was arrested on warrants at about 10:30 p.m. on University Boulevard.
HIGHLAND PARK
14 Monday
A 37-year-old woman was arrested for driving while intoxicated at about 1:16 a.m. in the 4600 block of Mockingbird Lane.
15 Tuesday
Crafty thieves stole more than $15,000 worth of construction tools from a Dodge pickup truck in the 3700 block of Euclid Avenue at about 1:40 p.m.
17 Thursday
A 24-year-old man was arrested for driving while intoxicated and resisting arrest at about 9:13 p.m. in the 4600 block of Preston Road.
18 Friday
A backyard bandit stole two Cervelo bikes with a combined value of about $14,000 from an open garage in the 3500 block of Princeton Avenue at about 6:50 a.m.
A parasol plunderer stole a FedEx package containing a patio umbrella with lights before 2:15 p.m. from outside a home in the 4500 block of Abbott Avenue.
A two-wheeler thief stole a Trek bicycle from the upstairs landing of an apartment in the 4700 block of Abbott Avenue before 5 p.m.
Reported at 5:08 p.m.: A larcenist bent on living luxuriously used credit cards that were likely lost or stolen in Dallas to make a $9,147.13 charge at Cartier and $3,669.68 charge at Dior in Highland Park Village.
19 Saturday
A 39-year-old man was arrested for assaulting and harassing a public servant at about 11:57 p.m. in Highland Park Village.
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