SKULDUGGERY OF THE WEEK: WICKED WASTE
Reported at 7:24 a.m. on Nov. 8: Even Oscar the Grouch wouldn’t love this trash — someone illegally dumped more than 200 pounds or 200 cubic feet of commercial waste into city-owned dumpsters in Snider Plaza.
UNIVERSITY PARK
3 Monday
Reported at 1:21 p.m.: A burglar broke into a Toyota Corolla at Caruth Park on Hillcrest Avenue.
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4 Tuesday
Reported at 7:50 a.m.: A thief stole jewelry worth between $2,500 and $30,000 from a home on Purdue Street.
Reported at 5:50 p.m.: A burglar broke into a locked Chevy Tahoe on Preston Road and stole items.
5 Wednesday
Reported at 10:18 a.m.: A criminal cruiser stole a BMW from the 3800 block of Colgate Avenue.
Reported at 11:29 a.m.: A theft of between $100 and $750 of property at the Trek Bicycle store in Snider Plaza.
Reported at 3:20 p.m.: A GMC Yukon was burglarized on Preston Road.
Reported at 4:04 p.m.: A thief burglarized a GMC Canyon and stole a firearm from a Chevy vehicle on Rosedale Avenue.
Theft of services involving a contractor was reported at 4:15 p.m. on Amherst Avenue.
Reported at 5:54 p.m.: A thief stole from CVS on Preston Road.
A mischief-maker caused between $100 and $750 in damage to a Jeep Gladiator before 6:01 p.m. on Hillcrest Avenue.
Reported at 10:44 p.m.: A burglar struck a Cadillac Escalade in The Plaza at Preston Center.
6 Thursday
Reported at 10:34 a.m. on Rosedale Avenue: The theft of a driver’s license and credit cards.
8 Saturday
Reported at 10:42 a.m.: A sneaky thief stole between $100 and $750 in merchandise from CVS on Mockingbird Lane.
Reported at 12:02 p.m.: A Land Rover Range Rover was burglarized at Caruth Park on Hillcrest Avenue.
A 32-year-old man was arrested for driving while intoxicated at about 11:48 p.m. on Athens Street.
9 Sunday
Reported at 2:37 p.m.: A porch pirate stole packages from a home on Purdue Street.
An officer was dispatched to CVS on Mockingbird Lane at about 2:35 p.m. due to the theft of property worth between $100 and $750.
HIGHLAND PARK
3 Monday
The reckless roadster who ran a stop sign at the intersection of Belclaire Avenue and Armstrong Parkway at about 2:01 a.m. continued running from a patrol vehicle. The driver reached a top speed of 81 miles per hour on Lemmon Avenue and ignored multiple red lights before police terminated the pursuit due to the risk of a collision.
A 33-year-old man was arrested near the intersection of Douglas Avenue and Edmondson Avenue at about 4:07 a.m. for possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of a controlled substance, unauthorized use of a vehicle, a failure to identify himself, and on warrants.
Reported at 3:22 p.m.: A homeowner in the 3600 block of Lexington Avenue found one painting that had been missing from his family’s collection since 2012 for sale in an online auction, and reported that a second painting was also missing, and had been last seen in 2012.
4 Tuesday
Reported at 3:35 p.m.: A porch pirate was caught on camera stealing packages that contained a lawn watering system and shirts from a home in the 4500 block of Mockingbird Lane on Oct. 30 while the homeowners were out of town.
5 Wednesday
A rotten burglar broke a glass window and stole $2,361.59 from Asian Mint in the 4200 block of Oak Lawn Avenue at about 12:35 a.m.
A 29-year-old man was arrested for burglary of a habitation at about 9:15 a.m. in the 4300 block of Overhill Drive.
Reported at 3:20 p.m.: A bicycle bandit stole a Trek Marlin 5 bike from outside a home in the 4500 block of Belclaire Avenue between Oct. 28 and Oct. 31.
The deviant driver of a Hyundai Elantra with tinted windows and a license plate registered to a different vehicle sped off when police tried to stop the car in the 4200 block of Arcady Avenue at about 4:09 p.m.
6 Thursday
A 27-year-old man was arrested for possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, theft, and fraudulent use or possession of identifying information at about 10:50 a.m. in the 4800 block of Lomo Alto Drive.
A 24-year-old man was arrested on multiple warrants at about 1 p.m. in the 4200 block of Belclaire Avenue.
7 Friday
A 20-year-old man was arrested for driving while intoxicated and evading arrest at about 11:36 p.m. near the intersection of U.S. 75 and Mockingbird Lane.
