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Park Cities Crime Reports June 15-21

A sham sheriff, vehicle burglaries, and more plagued the Park Cities Crime Reports for June 15-21
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SKULDUGGERY OF THE WEEK: SHAM SHERIFF

Reported at 5:11 p.m. June 18: A fraudster purporting to be a sheriff seeking to collect bond money scammed a person in the 4200 block of Potomac Avenue out of $100 via Bitcoin transfer.

HIGHLAND PARK

15 Monday

Arrested at 7:18 p.m.: A 50 year old in the 4300 block of Belclaire Avenue for trespassing and burglary of a vehicle.

Reported at 10:29 p.m.: A porch pirate pilfered packages containing just over $360 worth of items including baking soda, vitamins, a dog collar, dog pads, and dog treats from a home in the 4500 block of Belclaire Avenue.

17 Wednesday

Arrested at 2:40 a.m.: A 22 year old for unlawfully carrying a weapon in the 4100 block of Lomo Alto Drive.

Arrested at 8:48 a.m.: A 36 year old for parking in a no parking zone, possession of drug paraphernalia, burglary of a building, and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in Highland Park Village.

Arrested at 4:24 p.m.: A 33 year old for failure to identify – fugitive/intentionally giving false information and trespassing in the 4100 block of Lomo Alto Drive.

19 Friday

Reported at 5:29 a.m.: A mischief maker was spotted looking in the window of a vehicle in the garage of a home in the 4500 block of Bordeaux Avenue.

Reported at 8:07 a.m.: A ne’er do well rummaged through a truck in the 4500 block of Bordeaux Avenue.

Reported at 12:32 p.m.: A burglar broke a window of a Ford F-250 in the 4400 block of Westway Avenue but didn’t take anything.

Reported at 1:43 p.m.: A crook broke a window of a truck in the 4400 block of Bordeaux Avenue and rummaged through it, but didn’t take anything.

Arrested at 2:06 p.m.: A 26 year old for possession of a controlled substance and a warrant at the intersection of Mockingbird Lane and Preston Road.

21 Sunday

Arrested at 12:25 a.m.: A 34 year old for a warrant in the 4200 block of Belclaire Avenue.

UNIVERSITY PARK

15 Monday

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Reported at 6:53 a.m.: A pilferer stole packages from the porch of a home on Bryn Mawr Drive.

16 Tuesday

Arrested at 12:46 p.m.: A 35 year old for a warrant on Hillcrest Avenue.

Arrested at 1:16 p.m.: A person for a warrant in University Park.

Reported at 1:58 p.m.: A crook stole a license plate off a vehicle parked on Amherst Street.

Reported at 4:02 p.m.: A burglar got into a vehicle on Larchmont Avenue and took tools from inside.

Reported at 6:26 p.m.: A shoplifter stole stuff from a CVS store on Preston Road.

17 Wednesday

Reported at 7:53 a.m.: A ne’er do well pilfered a package from a home on Greenbrier Drive.

Reported at 7:58 a.m.: A harasser sought to intimidate someone on Rosedale Avenue.

Repoted at 8 a.m.: A crook took a package from a home on Milton Avenue.

Reported at 9:02 a.m.: A burglar got into a vehicle on Milton Avenue.

Reported at 10:11 a.m.: A mischief maker damaged a vehicle on Westminster Avenue.

18 Thursday

Reported at 2:27 p.m.: A thief stole things from a home on Colgate Avenue.

19 Friday

Reported at 1:57 p.m.: A mischief maker refused to leave a Super Cuts on Hillcrest Avenue and was trespassed.

20 Saturday

Reported at 6:58 a.m. A burglar broke into a vehicle in the 4300 block of Hyer Avenue.

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Reported at 7:31 a.m.: A ne’er do well may have burglarized a vehicle on Bryn Mawr Drive.

Reported at 6:02 p.m.: A crook stole a Hyundai Elantra from the 3500 block of Bryn Mawr Drive.

21 Sunday

Arrested at 4:58 a.m.: A 42 year old for a warrant on Purdue Street.

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Rachel Snyder

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Rachel Snyder, managing editor at People Newspapers, first joined the staff in 2019. She's covered everything from Dallas and University Park municipal government to business. Rachel began her journalism career at the daily newspaper The Express Star in Chickasha, Okla. She went on to work for the daily Duncan Banner in Duncan, Okla. the weekly Sand Springs Leader, and WFAA-TV in Dallas. She’s a fan of puns and community journalism, not necessarily in that order.
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