Crime Report
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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Stop me if you’ve heard this before, but police in the Park Cities largely filled their time last week with two types of incidents: burglars breaking into SUVs to steal third-row seats, and thieves helping themselves to all of the loot that Parkies leave inside their unlocked vehicles. The 3900 and 4000 blocks of Miramar…
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