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In-Home Professional Care

Customized to maintain your pet’s routine Daily Walks

“Best of Dallas” D Magazine

Serving the Dallas area since 1994 Bonded & Insured www.societypetsitter.com 214-821-3900

professionaL services

QUICKBOOKS / BUSINESS CONSULTING / BOOKKEEPING 214-682-4531 Please visit www.paulprienbusinesssystems.com

Website Design

Flash Demos

Graphic Design

RibbitMultimedia .com 214.560.4207

mind, Body & spiriT

GUARANTEED WEIGHT LOSS Training By Brian. Belmont Gym. 214-801-4488. vo2bodymax@hotmail.com

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OLD GUITARS WANTED Fender, Gibson, Gretsch, Martin. 1930s-1960s. Top cash paid. 1-800-401-0440

SELL/RENT YOUR TIMESHARE NOW Maintenance fees too high? Need Cash? Sell your unused timeshare today. No commissions or broker fees. Free consultation. www.sellatimeshare.com, 1-888-310-0115

TEXAS RANGERS SUITE Share this prime suite with other neighborhood small businesses. We lease Suite 218-B behind home plate (check out the location online at texasrangers.com) overlooking the entire field. We’re looking for partners to buy 10game shares in for the 2010 & 2011 seasons. The suite includes three parking passes, 12 tickets for each game and a $300 credit per game (first year only) for food and beverage service in the suite. Games will be allocated in a lottery process prior to each season, with each shareholder selecting games and receiving an equal chance for Yankees, Red Sox, weekend and other premium games. Email rwamre@advocatemag.com or call 214-686-3595 with questions.

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All Occasion Flowers

Gloria’s Flowers & Gifts 214.339.9273 3101 W. DAVIS, DALLAS TX 75211

Free Oak Cliff Delivery with mention of this ad. Credit cards accepted.

LEARNED PAWS PET SERVICES Based In Oak Cliff Dog Walking, Pet Sitting and More!

Bonded, Insured and Pet CPR Instructor Certified. http://learnedpawspetservices.com 972-251-0660

PARK CITIES PET SITTER, INC.

Voted “Best in Dallas” D Magazine

Serving The Greater DFW Area Since 1992

“We Take Care Of The Family You Leave Behind.”

Bonded and Insured. 214-828-0192 www.pcpsi.com

ESTATE SALES & LIQUIDATION SERVICES Moving, Retirement, Downsizing. One Piece Or A Houseful. David Turner. 214-908-7688. dave2estates@aol.com

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CLEAN FREAKS Since 2005. Free Estimates. Bonded & Insured. Call Today! 214-821-8888

WINDOW MAN WINDOW CLEANING.COM

Residential Specialists. BBB. 214-718-3134

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EXPERIENCED LICENSED ELECTRICIAN

All Jobs. Free Est. Insd. Steve. TECL24978. Fritz Electric. 214-718-9648

HANDY DAN “The Handyman” To Do’s Done Right. handy-dan.com Fans, etc 214-252-1628

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A FAMILY TRADITION FOR 60 YEARS Quigley Heat & Air 214-526-8533

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Conditioning

CarpenTry & remodeLinG

BO HANDYMAN kitchens, baths, doors, cabinets, custom carpentry, drywall & painting 214-437-9730

FENN CONSTRUCTION CO Complete Remodels. www.dallastileman.com 214-343-4645

G&G DEMOLITION Tear downs, Haul. Interior/ Exterior. 214-808-8925

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PREVIEW CONSTRUCTION INC.

HardiPlank 50 Yr. Cement Siding, Energy Star Windows. Kitchens-Baths-Additions & More. 214-348-3836. See Photo Gallery at: www.previewconstruction.com

PROFESSIONAL HOME REPAIR Remodel/ Handyman Services. Chuck Davis. 214-608-9171

REMODEL FOR LESS 972-822-7501 www.CuttingEdgeRenovationsLLC.com

‘07, ‘08, ‘09 CONSUMERS CHOICE AWARDS

FurniTure

ANTIQUE & FINE FURNITURE Restoration & Refinishing. Steve. 214-686-3598

GLass, windows & doors

GREEN WINDOW COMPANY 214-295-5405 Specialty In Replacement Windows/Doors

OAK CLIFF MIRROR & GLASS custom showers, doors, glass, mirrors. 214-747-3717

Handyman serviCes

BO HANDYMAN kitchens, baths, doors, cabinets, custom carpentry, drywall & painting 214-437-9730

DO ALL SERVICE Maintenance/Repairs, Honey Do’s, Xmas Lights. William Cell 530-646-5024

FACELIFT HOME SERVICES Carpentry, Tile, Paint, and Closet Organization. 817-897-5033

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KYLE HANDYMAN Taking care of all your home maintenance needs. 469-438-4016

972-926-7007

insuLaTion/ radianT Barrier

AXIOM RADIANT BARRIER Installation of Foil Radiant Barrier. Call Nick 214-450-7450

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HANDY DAN “The Handyman” Remodel’s Done Right. handy-dan.com 214-252-1628

WE REFINISH!

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Lawns, Gardens & Trees

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FANTASY BACKYARDS Outdoor Kitchens, Fireplaces/Pits, Arbors, Koi Ponds. 817-247-1543

LAKEWOOD TREE SERVICES

Total Tree Care - feeding, trimming, removals Free Estimates. Insured. 214-442-3165

U R LAWN CARE Maintenance. Landscaping. Your Personal Yard Service by Uwe Reisch uwereisch@yahoo.com 214-886-9202

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KIM ARMSTRONG INTERIOR DESIGN www.interiorsbykim.com

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WINDOWWORKS BY REBECCA Shop At Home For Custom Window Treatments. 214-215- 2981

Castro’s Tree Service

Jeff Castro 214-337-7097

214-725-1171 jridefree@aol.com

Tree Shaping, Cutting and Removal

• Landscape Design

• Installation

• Maintenance

Colorful Impressions, Ltd.

Time to refresh your nest?

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Pest Control

A BETTER EARTH PEST CONTROL Keeping the environment, kids, pets in mind. Organic products avail. 972-564-2495

Plumbing

ALL PLUMBING REPAIRS. Staggs Plumbing, LLC. Master Plumber. M-17697. 214-521-5597. www.staggsplumbing.net

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JOE FAZ 214-794-7566

REPAIRS, Fixtures,General Plumbing. Senior Discounts. Campbell Plumbing. 214-321-5943

SHEFFIELD PLUMBING We do it right the 1st time. Repairs, Rmdls. Insd. 214-941-8600

Pools

LEAFCHASERS POOLS Service & Repairs. Insured. APSP Cert. Local Resident Jonathan. 214-729-3311

PLAYMORE POOLS CO. Design, Construction, Consulting & Renovations. 214-823-0169. www.playmorepools.com

ROOFING & GUTTERS

AMERICA’S ROOFING CO. 214-859-4399

Since 1979. “In God We Trust” 214-339-7499

ROOFING New/Repairs

Free Estimates. Greg 214-642-4704

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THE INTRUDER GRIPPED HER THROAT AND TOLD HER TO STOP SCREAMING.

Michele Cox took out the trash and went back in her Kessler Park home. Entering her bedroom, she heard her door open again. Thinking the wind blew it open, she went back to close it.

“I got to the hallway, and I had this young man standing in my hallway,” she says. “I asked him who he was and what he was doing and what did he want.”

Cox kept yelling.

“He slammed me down on the ground and got on top of me and put one hand on my throat and one hand over my mouth and covered my face. And he said, ‘If you do not quit screaming or talking, I’m going to kill you.’ I thought he was going to kill me.”

Cox kept kicking, and he finally got off her, but didn’t leave.

“He held me hostage in my house for two hours,” she says. “I finally said, ‘Take my car and get out of my house.’”

He had been trying to break into houses in the neighborhood and was hiding from the police. He locked her in the bathroom, rummaged through the house and put on some of her clothes. He then stole her purse and a rented 2009 Chrysler PT Cruiser.

VOLUNTEERS HELPED PAINT OVER GRAFFITI AND PICK UP TRASH AS PART OF CITY COUNCIL MEMBER DELIA JASSO’S GRAFFITI WIPE OUT

The robber escaped with her credit cards, cash and car.

“It was more than what I would want anybody in their life to ever have to go through,” she says. “It was unreal.”

The Victim: Michele Cox

The Crime: Home invasion robbery

Date: Monday, Sept. 21

Time: Between 10:30 a.m. and 12:50 p.m.

Location: 100 block of South Plymouth

The robber was caught two days later driving her rental car in Irving. Police later found that, as a prisoner in Huntsville for aggravated assault and burglary, he received a broken jaw from a fight. After being transferred to a medical unit in Galveston, he escaped and stole a car before heading north.

Dallas Police Deputy Chief Rick Watson of the Southwest Patrol Division advises residents who find themselves in a similar situation to comply with the criminal’s demands.

“You don’t know what this individual will do or not do,” he says.

If someone enters your home while you are there, Watson recommends exiting immediately if possible, hiding, or calling police if you can get to a phone.

The experience was frightening, but Cox says she is recovering.

“I’m doing OK, but I’m still a little scared at night,” she says. “It’s getting better each day.” —SEAN CHAFFIN

$2,000

OF THE VOLUNTEERS WERE STUDENTS AND PARENTS FROM A.W. BROWN FELLOWSHIP CHARTER SCHOOL IN OAK CLIFF

IS THE MAXIMUM FINE, UNDER STATE LAW, FOR WRITING GRAFFITI

SOURCE:THE CITY OF DALLAS