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of Jan. officers from the Northwest Patrol Division notice a stolen vehicle cruising around the 2500 block of Walnut Hill Lane.

p.m. approximate time they pull the driver over. While searching the automobile, officers find “thousands of dollars of property that had recently been stolen in a car burglary,” according to police reports. They also discover drugs and stolen credit cards, social security cards and other official forms of identification.

number of charges facing the driver. Offenses include: unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, felony theft, fraudulent possession of identifying information and possession of illegal narcotics. The suspect’s identity has not been released as of press time.

Shortly after putting her toddler’s stroller in the trunk of her vehicle, Brittany Arterberry, 28, says she was pepper sprayed and beaten in a NorthPark Center parking garage. The offense occurred around 5 p.m. on Jan. 27. According to police reports, the suspects — two black men and one black woman in their mid-20s to mid-30s — attempted to steal her purse. When Arterberry resisted, they tried forcing her into their gray Buick LeSabre, a late ‘90s model. Thankfully, Arterberry’s husband, James, was standing by and managed to pull her out of the car. Another witness approached the suspects with a pocketknife, at which point they piled into the Buick and fled the scene. No arrests have been made as of press time. If you have information about this offense, call the Crimes Against Persons Division of the Dallas Police Department at 214.671.3584.