Zachary Dickens
The most notable incident in this week’s Park Cities police blotter is more embarrassing than frightening. Just before 9 p.m. last Friday, two Highland Park officers were dispatched to the 3700 block of Crescent Avenue to investigate a report of a party where minors may have been drinking. One officer approached the home in question…
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For the most part, the criminals who target the Park Cities took a Thanksgiving break like the rest of us. But a few filled their pockets with loot before filling their bellies with turkey and dressing. A week ago today, residents of the 4400 block of Lorraine Avenue woke up to find that their vehicles…
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Last week’s police activity was fairly light, even by the Park Cities’ standards. But the incidents detailed below seem even more inconsequential because I compiled them last night, as I was monitoring the chaos erupting in Ferguson, Mo. Jump for news on property crime in the Park Cities:
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Because the incident reports supplied by Dallas police remain largely useless, we must rely on the cops in Highland Park and University Park to provide us with all the juicy details. Last week, a busy little burglar targeted several vehicles along a street that traverses the border between the Park Cities. At about 1:35 a.m.…
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As I figured out how to succinctly tell this tale, I couldn’t help but hear the giggles of Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane in my mind. Just before 9 p.m. on Nov. 5, a Highland Park officer began tailing a tan-and-blue Dodge Dakota near the intersection of Bordeaux Avenue and Lomo Alto Drive. The officer suspected…
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