SKULDUGGERY OF THE WEEK: MILES AWAY
Reported at 12:02 p.m. Nov. 3: A fraudster converted $3,528.50 worth of American Airlines frequent flyer miles belonging to a resident in the 3500 block of Lexington Avenue into a gift card.
HIGHLAND PARK
2 Monday
Arrested at 3:51 a.m.: A 30 year old for driving while intoxicated in the 4600 block of Mockingbird Lane.
Arrested at 2 p.m.: A 20 year old for warrants in the 6000 block of Preston Road.
Arrested at 4:48 p.m.: A 39 year old for failure to identify/giving false or fictitious information and trespassing in the 4800 block of St. Johns Drive.
3 Tuesday
Arrested at 1:10 a.m.: A 37 year old for failure to identify fugitive/intentionally giving false information, a warrant, and a parole violation in the 4400 block of Mockingbird Lane.
Reported at 5:42 p.m.: A reckless driver rear-ended a Porsche at the intersection of Mockingbird Lane and the Dallas North Tollway and continued on without providing information.
5 Thursday
Reported at 3:48 p.m.: A scammer purporting to be a sergeant instructed a resident in the 4700 block of Bowser Avenue to pay bond at a Bitcoin location to avoid arrest. The resident deposited $6,250 before determining the call was a scam and hanging up.
7 Saturday
Arrested at 1 a.m.: A 23 year old for a warrant, possession of marijuana, an open container law violation, and not having insurance in the 4300 block of Wycliff Avenue.
Arrested at 3:45 a.m.: An 18 year old in the 3200 block of Drexel Drive for unlawfully carrying a weapon, duty on striking an unattended vehicle, and possession of a controlled substance.
UNIVERSITY PARK
3 Tuesday
Reported at 8:09 a.m.: A fraudster stole airline miles from a resident on Windsor Avenue.
4 Wednesday
Arrested at 10 a.m.: A 25 year old for a warrant on University Boulevard.
Reported at 1:41 p.m.: A disturbance on Bryn Mawr Drive.
6 Friday
Reported at 10:20 a.m.: A possible vehicle break in at a home on Purdue Street.
7 Saturday
Reported at 10:17 a.m.: A destructor broke windows at a home on Centenary Drive.
Reported at 6:02 p.m.: A burglar got into a vehicle on Lovers Lane.
8 Sunday
Reported at 10:31 a.m.: A thief swiped someone’s wallet on Hillcrest Avenue.
Reported at 11:30 a.m.: A 43 year old for displaying an expired registration, driving with an expired license, and for a warrant on University Boulevard.
Reported at 3:13 p.m.: A pilferer stole a purse from a locked vehicle on Windsor Avenue.
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