Crime Report: July 29 – August 4

SKULDUGGERY OF THE WEEK: TIMBER!

Reported at 7:30 a.m. on July 31: Twenty pieces of lumber – out of a 60-piece delivery – were stolen from a construction site at the 3600 block of Lindenwood Avenue between July 30 and 7:29 a.m. July 31.

HIGHLAND PARK

29 Monday

An unlocked 2019 Audi A6 was burglarized between 7:30 p.m. July 28 and 7:40 a.m. July 19 in the 4500 block of Fairview Avenue. Stolen from the vehicle: an iPhone 10 with a pink glitter case, a Hermes Ostrich wallet containing two Citibank AMEX cards, a One Child Support MasterCard, and $300 in cash, a personal breathalyzer, a Yossi Harare Gold Circle earrings, and charm bracelet, and an expired Texas drivers license.

Reported at 8:32 a.m.: A motor vehicle burglary occurred at the 4200 block of Lomo Alto Drive nine to 10 days ago. Three items, valued at $480 total, were stolen: a four-panel, oriental silk screen valued at $400, a pair of sunglasses worth $60, and a $20 storage unit key.

2 Friday

Grab and go: Keep an eye out for a man who ran up to a table of friends sitting together outside Royal Blue Grocery at Highland Park Village and stole an iPhone XR in a pink case. The phone, valued at $1000, has a picture of a golden retriever on the backside. The sneaky thief was seen driving off in a black Chevrolet Malibu and was seen inside Royal Blue Grocery wearing a purple shirt and yellow pants. He also has spiked hair.

UNIVERSITY PARK

29 Monday

Despite a court agreement ordering him to do so, a father refused to give up possession of children to the mother at 6:30 a.m. in the 3600 block of Asbury Avenue.

Reported at 10:12 a.m.: Between 3:30 p.m. July 28 and 10 a.m. July 29, two rings were stolen from an unlocked, black 2013 Nissan Armada parked in the 3100 block of Westminster Avenue. The rings were a wedding band, valued at $2,000, and a Texas A&M ring, valued at $4,000.

Reported at 11:55 a.m.: Between 10 a.m. July 28 and 11:55 a.m. July 29, an unlocked, black 2012 Toyota Tundra was broken into in the 2600 block of Milton Avenue. A 9mm Kimber Micro 9 firearm, worth $600, was stolen, as well as an $80 leather holster.

31 Wednesday

Reported at 10:56 a.m.: Credit card fraud was said to have occurred on June 1 in the 3800 block of Southwestern Boulevard. 

Reported at 4:03 p.m.: Identification fraud was said to have occurred on July 25 in the 3200 block of Villanova Drive. 

3 Saturday

Unauthorized use of a vehicle – in this case, a red 2014 Porsche Panamera – was reported at 12:43 a.m. in the 7000 block of Boedeker Street. 

4 Sunday

After a physical altercation between the two, a woman stole a man’s $75,000 Land Rover at 7:15 p.m. in the 3800 block of Bryn Mawr Drive. 

A driver of a white 2019 Jeep Lattitude failed to stop and give information after striking a parked, blue 2019 BMW X3 at 10:40 p.m. in the 3400 block of Caruth Boulevard. 

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Timothy Glaze

A journalism graduate of the University of North Texas, Tim has called Dallas home his entire life. He has covered news, schools, sports, and politics in Lake Dallas, Denton, Plano, Allen, Little Elm, and Dallas since 2009 for several publications - The Lake Cities Sun, The Plano Star Courier, the Denton Record Chronicle, and now, People Newspapers. He lives in Denton County with his wife and three dogs.

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