SKULDUGGERY OF THE WEEK: LETDOWN LARCENIST
A thief who shattered the window of a Ford F-150 in the 4100 block of Lomo Alto Drive at about 2:52 p.m. on Feb. 4 and stole a backpack may have been disappointed by their loot. The backpack was filled with documents.
UNIVERSITY PARK
2 Monday
Reported at 9:18 a.m.: A burglar struck an unlocked vehicle on Lovers Lane.
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Reported at 10:32 a.m.: A thief stole a gun on Asbury Avenue.
Reported at 1:19 p.m.: A thief stole items worth between $750 and $2,500 on Colgate Avenue.
Identity theft was reported at about 1:44 p.m. on Haynie Avenue.
A crafty thief stole a chainsaw from a landscaper in the 4200 block of Purdue Street at about noon.
Reported at 2:09 p.m.: Identity theft that occurred on Emerson Avenue on Jan. 30.
3 Tuesday
Reported at 8:29 a.m.: A criminal cruiser stole a vehicle on San Carlos Drive.
Reported at 10:43 a.m.: A pedaling pilferer stole a bike on Rosedale Avenue on June 6.
Reported at 11:55 a.m.: A bag bandit stole a purse on Wentwood Drive.
A thief stole a vehicle at about 1:30 p.m. on Amherst Avenue.
4 Wednesday
A 31-year-old woman was arrested at about 4:59 p.m. after leaving the scene of a minor crash on Hanover Street.
5 Thursday
Officers investigated a stolen vehicle on Colgate Avenue at about 8:52 a.m.
Reported at 1:32 p.m.: Police investigated an auto theft on Villanova Drive.
After a traffic stop, a driver was arrested on a warrant at about 1:24 p.m. on Dickens Avenue.
A troublemaker damaged a storage unit on Lovers Lane at about 7 p.m.
6 Friday
A hit-and-run accident was reported at about 11:10 a.m. in the 4100 block of Lovers Lane.
Reported at 11:20 a.m. on Hanover Street: A resident received unwanted texts and emails from two different people in Tennessee after she’d told them not to contact her.
Reported at 1:11 p.m.: A thief-in-the-night stole between $2,500 and $30,000 in items from a vehicle on Southwestern Boulevard.
Reported at 4:59 p.m.: A burglary at a home on Colgate Avenue.
Reported at 8:53 p.m.: A sneakster entered a vehicle on Villanova Drive.
7 Saturday
A cruising crook stole a vehicle in the 3100 block of Stanford Avenue at about 4:02 a.m.
Reported at 8:57 a.m.: An auto thief stole a vehicle on Hanover Street.
Reported at 10:33 a.m.: A thief stole a vehicle in the 3400 block of Colgate Avenue.
Reported at 4:01 p.m.: A frivolous loan on a property in the 4000 block of Centenary Drive was processed for a total amount of $1.475 million.
A burglar struck an unlocked vehicle on Amherst Avenue before 7 p.m.
8 Sunday
Reported at 5:15 p.m.: A mischief maker broke a window in a parking lot in The Plaza at Preston Center.
HIGHLAND PARK
2 Monday
A 22-year-old man was arrested for possessing a controlled substance and not having vehicle insurance at about 7:02 p.m. in the 3600 block of Princeton Avenue.
4 Wednesday
A thief helped himself to an Apple Macbook, leather bag, $400, and wallet containing a driver’s license, passport and credit cards from an unlocked Volkswagen before 3 p.m. in the 4100 block of Lomo Alto Drive.
5 Thursday
A 51-year-old man was arrested for possession of a controlled substance and on warrants at about 1:58 a.m. in the 4200 block of Mockingbird Lane.
6 Friday
A car crook stole a BMW containing a Lenovo laptop and two pairs of sunglasses before 8:34 p.m. in the 4200 block of Potomac Avenue.
7 Saturday
A reckless roadster kept going after hitting a Jaguar XE 300 Sport at about 11:53 a.m. in the 4600 block of Southern Avenue.
A 32-year-old man was arrested for criminal mischief and public lewdness at about 4:14 a.m. in the 4400 block of Westway Avenue.
8 Sunday
A 45-year-old man was arrested on warrants at about 11:47 p.m. near the intersection of Armstrong Parkway and Southern Avenue.
