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Regina Wearden’s son is quite the baseball player. An outfielder for Clarendon Junior College, he was home recently for the winter break and had left some of his equipment in his car, which was parked outside the family’s Lakewood home.

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OPTOMETRIST

The Victim: Larry and Regina Wearden

The Crime: Burglary of a motor vehicle

Date: Monday, Dec. 16

Wearden says her husband was heading out for work when he noticed the driver’s side window had been smashed. Gone were his stereo, an iPod, and his baseball glove and bat — a total of more than $1,000.

Time: 10 p.m. (Dec. 16) and 9 a.m. (Dec. 17)

Location: 3100 block of Sperry

The crime was quite shocking, but everything has since been repaired or replaced.

Wearden says the family also had a porch swing stolen several years ago. “These people will take anything,” she says of the thieves who have roamed through her area.

Dallas Police Officer Mitchell Gatson of the Northeast Patrol Division says it is always a good idea to be proactive and never leave anything in your vehicle that a thief can steal — even in the trunk. It is also important to always be aware of your surroundings, especially during the holiday season.

Sean Chaffin is a freelance writer and author of “Raising the Stakes”, obtainable at raisingthestakesbook.com. If you have been a recent crime victim, email crime@advocatemag.com.

CRIME NUMBERS | 70 the age of Luis Rocha, who was attacked and beaten near the parking lot of Campisi’s on Mockingbird at about 9 p.m. on Jan. 5.

$10,000 the dollar amount Oak Farms is offering to anyone with information about the three suspects who attacked him.

214.671.3661 the number of the Dallas Police, which is who people should call if they have any information.

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