SKULDUGGERY OF THE WEEK: PURSE PILFERED
Reported at 3:33 a.m. Aug. 20: A smash-and-grab thief broke a window of a vehicle on Purdue Street and stole a purse.
HIGHLAND PARK
19 Wednesday
Reported at 2:56 p.m.: A swindler used the information of a resident on Euclid Avenue to make a series of fraudulent transactions totaling $100,000, and to try to make others.
20 Thursday
Reported at 12:59 p.m.: An opportunistic burglar got into a vehicle in the 4200 block of Oak Lawn Avenue and broke a small phone mount in the vehicle.
21 Friday
Reported at 10:32 a.m.: A fraudster altered a check delivered by a resident in the 3600 block of Beverly Drive and deposited it into an unknown account.
22 Saturday
Arrested at 3:09 a.m.: A 28 year old for possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of an open alcoholic beverage in a vehicle in the 4500 block of Bordeaux Avenue.
23 Sunday
Reported at 7:13 a.m.: A crook broke a window of a Mercedes Benz in the 3300 block of Dartmouth Avenue, but didn’t take anything from inside.
UNIVERSITY PARK
17 Monday
Reported at 5:47 a.m.: A burglar got into a vehicle on Southwestern Boulevard.
Reported at 6:33 a.m.: A crook broke into a vehicle on Hanover Street.
Reported at 7:40 a.m.: A ne’er do well burglarized a vehicle on Hanover Street.
Reported at 8:17 a.m.: A vehicle break-in on Hanover Street.
Reported at 8:22 a.m.: A vehicle was burglarized on Hanover Street overnight.
Reported at 8:31 a.m.: A burglar got into a vehicle on Purdue Street.
Reported at 8:38 a.m.: A damager broke into a vehicle on Southwestern Boulevard.
Reported at 8:50 a.m.: A mischief maker damaged property at a home on Turtle Creek Boulevard.
Reported at 9:10 a.m.: A vehicle was burglarized on Purdue Street.
Reported at 9:11 a.m.: A troublemaker damaged property at a home on Hanover Street.
Reported at 9:35 a.m.: A thief broke into a locked vehicle on Purdue Street, damaging it, and stole things from inside.
Reported at 10:10 a.m.: A vehicle burglary on Bryn Mawr Drive.
Reported at 10:25 a.m.: A burglar got into a vehicle on Purdue Street.
Reported at 10:43 a.m.: A mischief maker damaged property on Purdue Street.
Reported at 10:45 a.m.: A vehicle was burglarized on Hanover Street overnight.
Reported at 10:58 a.m.: A burglar broke into a vehicle on Stanford Avenue.
Reported at 11:03 a.m.: A destructor damaged a vehicle on Bryn Mawr Drive overnight.
18 Tuesday
Reported at 6:49 a.m.: A miscreant damaged property at a home on Normandy Avenue.
Reported at 7:43 a.m.: A mischief maker damaged property at a home on Normandy Avenue.
Reported at 7:58 a.m.: A vehicle burglary on Normandy Avenue.
Reported at 8:22 a.m.: A ne’er do well broke windows on a vehicle on Normandy Avenue.
Reported at 9:57 a.m.: A burglar got into a vehicle on Normandy Avenue.
19 Tuesday
Reported at 12:02 p.m.: A vehicle was burglarized in The Plaza at Preston Center.
Reported at 12:42 p.m.: A mischief maker caused a disturbance at a park on Williams Parkway.
Reported at 4:54 p.m.: A jerk harassed a person on Turtle Creek Boulevard.
Reported at 10:29 p.m.: A burglar got into a vehicle in a parking lot or garage on Lovers Lane.
20 Thursday
Reported at 4:01 p.m.: A crook shattered a window of a vehicle on Rosedale Avenue.
Reported at 7:35 p.m.: A ne’er do well got into a vehicle in a parking lot or garage on Preston Road.
Reported at 8:25 p.m.: A thief stole a wallet at a CVS store on Mockingbird Lane.
21 Friday
Arrested at 5:07 a.m.: A 33 year old for a warrant on Lovers Lane.
Reported at 8:10 a.m.: A swindler used the information of a resident on Connerly Drive to defraud the resident.
Reported at 5:02 p.m.: A harasser made a threat against a resident on Northwest Parkway.
Reported at 10:38 p.m.: A burglar got into the Tootsies store on Preston Road.
22 Saturday
Arrested at 4:08 a.m.: An 18 year old for a warrant on University Boulevard.
Reported at 1:33 p.m.: A crook got into a vehicle on Wentwood Drive.
Reported at 2:40 p.m.: A vehicle was burglarized on Wentwood Drive.
Arrested at 3:04 p.m. A 33 year old for a warrant on Rosedale Avenue.
23 Sunday
Reported at 1:41 p.m.: A burglar broke into a home on Mockingbird Lane.
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