SKULDUGGERY OF THE WEEK: COIN CAPER
Reported at 4:35 p.m. April 6: A discerning thief stole about $500 in U.S. cash, $2,500 worth of British pounds, a gold South African Krugerrand coin worth about $5,000, two $20 gold U.S. coins worth $10,000, a $10 gold U.S. coin worth $2,500, and another U.S. coin worth $5,000 from a home in the 3600 block of Maplewood Avenue, but left $85,000 worth of men’s watches untouched.
HIGHLAND PARK
6 Monday
Reported at 1:46 a.m.: A crook stole a vehicle from a resident in the 3600 block of Dartmouth Avenue that was later recovered in Coppell.
Arrested at 3:14 a.m.: A 47 year old at the intersection of Douglas Avenue and Livingston Avenue for a warrant.
7 Tuesday
Arrested at 12:15 a.m.: A 22 year old in the 4800 block of Preston Road for possession of drug paraphernalia and unlawfully carrying a weapon.
8 Wednesday
Reported at 1:37 p.m.: A fraudster used the information of a resident in the 4500 block of Belclaire Avenue to try to open credit accounts.
10 Friday
Reported at 12:27 p.m.: A careless driver hit a Lexus car at the intersection of Douglas Avenue and Beverly Drive and fled the scene of the crash.
Arrested at 6:50 p.m.: A 20 year old at the intersection of Lakeside Drive and Gillon Avenue for a warrant.
UNIVERSITY PARK
6 Monday
Reported at 2:48 p.m.: A burglar broke into a vehicle on Hanover Street.
Reported at 5:35 p.m.: A thief stole a firearm from a vehicle on Dyer Street.
7 Tuesday
Reported at 8:09 a.m.: A crook broke into a a home under construction on Bryn Mawr Drive.
Arrested at 12:02 p.m.: A 27-year-old man for a warrant on Preston Road.
8 Wednesday
Reported at 10:15 a.m.: A burglar got into a vehicle on Southwestern Boulevard.
Reported at 11:54 a.m.: A crook got into another vehicle on Southwestern Boulevard.
Reported at 1:05 p.m.: A shoplifter took items from a store on Preston Road.
Arrested at 3:31 p.m.: A 34-year-old man for a warrant on Southwestern Boulevard.
Reported at 4:13 p.m.: A thief took stuff from a vehicle on Stanford Avenue.
Reported at 7:57 p.m.: A bandit stole bicycles from a home on Purdue Street.
9 Thursday
Reported at 8:13 a.m.: A porch pirate pilfered a bicycle from the porch of a home in the 3300 block of Centenary Drive.
Reported at 1:31 p.m.: A burglar got into a vehicle in Preston Center Plaza.
Reported at 4:22 p.m.: A harasser at a home in the 3400 block of Amherst Street.
Reported at 9:50 p.m.: A crook took a license plate from a vehicle on Stanford Avenue.
10 Friday
Reported at 3:43 p.m.: A thief took stuff from a home on Amherst Street.
11 Saturday
Reported at 10:44 a.m.: A swindler used airline miles belonging to a resident on Wentwood Drive.
Reported at 8:54 p.m.: A mischief maker on Turtle Creek Boulevard.
12 Sunday
Reported at 10:10 a.m.: A thief took a bicycle from a home on Hanover Street.
Reported at 7:16 p.m.: A ne’er do well broke the back sliding window of a pickup truck in Preston Center Plaza, but didn’t take anything from inside the truck.
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