Crime & Real Estate

Park Cities Crime: University Park Man Carjacked and Mugged at Gunpoint in His Own Driveway

By Joanna England / February 8, 2016 /

Seriously, what is the world coming to that now Parkies aren’t safe in their driveways, at NorthPark Center, or at the filling station? This time, two robbers armed with handguns forced a University Park man to hand over his cash and his car while he was exiting his Kia Optima after a Sunday morning donut…

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Shopping Centers Need to Pay Attention, Careful Attention, to Escalating Crime

By Candy Evans / February 5, 2016 /

Northpark Center is nowhere near this fate, because it is one of the best managed, best retail anchored, and most innovative shopping centers in the world, not to mention one of the most beautiful and well-maintained. But it had better do something to check the crime. Heather LeClair’s petition asking Northpark Mall to beef up…

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Client Offers $50K Reward for Owner of Millennium Title, Who Denies Wrongdoing to Reporter

By Candy Evans / February 3, 2016 /

More developments in the strange case of Millennium Title, a Southlake-based title company with offices in Plano, Frisco, Addison, and Dallas. Scott Gordon over at KXAS has been all over this story. In fact, he has even heard from the title company owner, Nancy Jackson Carroll. Last week the company was taken over by the…

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Change.org Petition Asks NorthPark Center to Beef Up Security

By Candy Evans / January 31, 2016 /

A Change.org petiton has been posted online to improve security at Dallas’ NorthPark Center. The petition, filed on change.org, is addressed to NorthPark Center General Manager Billy Hines. Started by Heather LeClair, it asks to “confirm all Northpark Center security cameras are operational & increase security escorts.” I’d like to add “install gates in the…

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Three Robberies at NorthPark Center Since December 16, One Involving a Gun

By Candy Evans / January 28, 2016 /

This is a real estate blog, but we cover incidents that affect the way we live in our neighborhoods and homes such as a string of violent attacks on shoppers at nearby malls or strip centers. After all, malls and shopping centers are part of the equation that creates residential quality of life. Indeed, this…

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