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Crime
Crime: April 8 – 14
Reported in the 3400 block of Milton Avenue at 2:13 p.m. April 9: a bad day for a groomer. A 29-year-old woman was blow-drying a cat, who got scared and bit her.
Crime
Crime: April 1 – 7
Talk about getting a head start on your holiday shopping: Sometime between 7:30 a.m. April 1 and 6 p.m. April 2, a home at the 4500 block of Fairway Avenue was broken into and property stolen, including a bag containing a Christmas tree and a box containing Christmas ornaments.
With Runner-Up Finish, Scots Are No Longer on Thin Ice
Robby Sours and his Highland Park teammates are trying to increase the popularity of hockey on campus.
Crime
Crime Reports: March 25 – 31
We've heard of "dress for success," but this is ridiculous: After loitering in the store for a few minutes, a man grabbed approximately 24 dress shirts from a table at Jos. A Bank on Oak Lawn Avenue at 4:35 p.m. on March 28 and ran out the front door without paying. He was seen driving off in a dark-colored 2019 Mitsubishi SUV. Each shirt cost $100.
Stephens Works to Become Even Faster
Just like so many young girls in the Park Cities, Maddy Stephens admired the runners on the Highland Park cross country and track teams, hoping to one day join their ranks.
Crime
Crime Reports: March 18 – 24
Reported at 2:48 p.m. March 23: a resident of the 4200 block of Bordeaux Avenue received between March 5 and March 15 bills totaling $245.16 for several magazines he didn't subscribe to including SLAM, Architectural Design, Consumer Designs, Family Handyman, Wired, Wine Enthusiast, and OK! He also received these magazines he didn't order: Motor Trend, Consumer Reports, Sports Illustrated, and Fine Homebuilding.
HPISD Boundary Rezoning Committee Formed to Create Study
The new boundaries will go into effect for the 2020-21 school year.
House of the Month: 4136 Prescott Avenue
A flowing floorplan, 15-foot-high ceilings, and an abundance of windows give this home a light, bright, and airy feel.
Crime
Crime Reports: March 11 – 17
Good on this employee from Bank of America on Hillcrest Avenue: A customer attempted to open a checking account on March 12, but the employee immediately recognized the customer's information - his drivers license and a debit card - as forged. The employee i called the police, and the customer fled the bank on foot. Police tracked him down, eventually, and took him into custody.
Crime
Crime Reports: March 4 – 10
Credit card fraud no doubt ruined the day of a resident at the 3200 block of Beverly Drive on March 7, but one metal-head thief is particularly happy: The card, a Chase Visa, was used at GuitarCenter.com around 8:30 a.m. for two purchases - one for $269.54 and the other for $285.74.
Crime
Crime Reports: Feb. 25 – March 3
Remember that Leslie Gore song, "I'm Going Out the Same Way I Came In?" Well apparently, two men who visited a home in the 3600 block of Greenbrier Drive around 3 p.m. March 1 didn't and left the house with two $6,000 chairs.
Former Scots Linebacker Finds Competition After Football
After high school, Nick Waterman was drawn to the Air Force Academy both for the chance to serve his country and the opportunity to keep playing football.
Crime
Crime Reports: Feb. 18 – 24
A 67-year-old female is out one piece of jewelry after the person who took her ring to get cleaned - a ring valued at $500 - just never came back.
Experienced Hitters Look to Help Scots Bounce Back
A baseball program that has typically relied on pitching to win low-scoring games might transform this season into an offensive juggernaut engaged in slugfests.
Four Park Cities Homes to be Landmarked
To date, around 226 homes have been landmarked by the society.
Student Achievements: Two to Celebrate
Henry Zhu was named MVP and won first place in fifth-grade individual Number Sense at the Texas Coaches Association Math & Science contest, where McCulloch Intermediate School/Highland Park Middle School won a variety of team awards.
Crime
Crime Reports: Feb. 11 – Feb. 17
One person went above and beyond in her quest to steal two bottles of wine from Whole Foods on Lomo Alto Drive: She took the bottles into the bathroom with her, removed the security devices, and then attempted to leave without paying for them.
Inside the Cause
Not Going Away: Eating Disorders
It’s been more than 20 years since Highland Park graduate Elisa McCall penned the following words before taking her own life; “with my death, hopefully, I will touch more lives than I ever could have alive.”
House of the Month
Hockaday Nets Runner-Up Spot in SPC
Hockaday suffered a heartbreaking loss to St. John’s on Saturday in Fort Worth, denying the Daisies their first SPC soccer title since 2013.
Crime
Crime Reports: Feb. 4 – Feb. 10
It was a busy Friday night / Saturday morning for one group of vandals in Highland Park. Starting before midnight and continuing into the wee hours of the morning, the vandals broke the windows of four different vehicles parked along the 4500 and 4600 block of Abbott Avenue.