Park Cities Crime Report

Gunman Startles University Park Homeowner in Alley, Fires Shots before Departing

By Zachary Dickens / October 7, 2014 /

We’re starting off with something really scary this week. At 12:19 p.m. on Sept. 30, a resident of the 2800 block of Amherst Street took her recycling to the alley and was startled to find a stranger there. The man said nothing to her, but he pointed a pistol in her direction. The woman fled,…

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Crime Report: No Arrests After Highland Park Cops Make High-Speed Chase

By Zachary Dickens / September 3, 2014 /

It was another exciting Saturday night on the tony, tree-lined streets of Highland Park. At 11:49 p.m., a police officer noticed a silver 2012 Toyota Camry sitting in the 4700 block of Abbott Avenue with its high-beams on. After watching the Camry make a rolling left turn onto Knox Street without using a signal, the…

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Crime Report: Two Wheels Are Better Than None, And an Alligator Coat That Grew Legs

By Zachary Dickens / August 6, 2014 /

There was a lot of pedal pushing and finger pointing in Highland Park last week after several expensive bicycles eased on down the road. Between noon on July 27 and noon on Aug. 3, four mountain bikes with a combined value of $21,500 were stolen from an attached garage in the 3600 block of Potomac…

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Crime Report: Will You (Not) Take a Check? Also: Have Your Cake and Get it Thrown at Your Garage, Too

By Zachary Dickens / July 15, 2014 /

Our crime report has been on hiatus because the Dallas Police Department has been trying to upgrade its online database. Until they get the kinks worked out, we’re limited to telling you about residential crimes in the Park Cities. At 10 a.m. on July 7, a resident of the 4500 block of Lorraine Avenue reported…

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