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Park Cities Crime Reports Sept. 14 – 20

Bag burglars, porch pirates, and more plague the Park Cities Crime Reports for Sept. 14 - 20.
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SKULDUGGERY OF THE WEEK: BAG BURGLARY

Reported at 6:39 p.m. Sept. 19: A crook broke a window of a Lamborghini in a parking lot in the 4200 block of Oak Lawn Avenue and made off with two designer bags, three pairs of designer shoes, men’s shoes, two Hermes belts, and more from inside.

HIGHLAND PARK

15 Tuesday

Arrested at 10:38 a.m.: A 53 year old in the 5500 block of Golf Drive for violation of a protective order.

Reported at 10:59 a.m.: A burglar got into a Lexus GX in the 3600 block of Crescent Avenue and stole a Glock firearm and $100 in cash from the console, as well as a King Ranch bag with $500 inside from the back of the vehicle.

17 Thursday

Reported at 6:34 a.m.: A porch pirate pilfered a package from a home in the 4600 block of Fairfax Avenue.

19 Saturday

Arrested at 4 a.m.: A 24 year old in the 3400 block of Gillon Avenue for a warrant.

Arrested at 2:44 p.m.: A 27 year old for violation of a protective order in the 5500 block of Preston Road.

UNIVERSITY PARK

14 Monday

Reported at 10:42 p.m.: A careless driver hit a “no parking” sign on McFarlin Boulevard.

15 Tuesday

Reported at 2:32 p.m.: A hit-and-run crash in a parking lot on Preston Road.

16 Wednesday

Arrested at 8:20 a.m.: A person for a warrant in University Park.

Reported at 9:22 a.m.: A thief stole things from a vehicle parked at The Plaza at Preston Center.

17 Thursday

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Reported at 6:32 a.m.: A bicycle stolen from Hyer Avenue.

Reported at 12:35 p.m.: A pilferer made off with packages from the doorstep of a home on Shenandoah Avenue.

18 Friday

Reported at 2:04 p.m.: Alleged harassment at a home on Purdue Street.

19 Saturday

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Reported at 1:49 p.m.: A burglary of a vehicle at a park on Lomo Alto Drive.

Reported at 3:09 p.m.: A theft at a home on Bryn Mawr Drive.

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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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