Crime

Reported at midnight: An unwelcome guest entered a home in the 3400 block of Potomac Avenue.

Feb. 9

An intruder got into a company-issued Subaru Ascent in the 4500 block of Rheims Place, rifled through the console and glove box, and took a fuel card and a pair of Ralph Lauren sunglasses overnight before 8 a.m.

Feb. 12

A reckless driver passed, then hit two vehicles while traveling westbound on Mockingbird Lane at Golf Avenue around 8:22 p.m. Feb. 12, continued through the inter-

section of Mockingbird Lane and Preston

Road, and ran a red light, causing two other vehicles to wreck, and continued on toward the Dallas North Tollway without stopping to leave information.

Feb. 14

A Valentine’s Day prowler got into a Mercedes in the 8300 block of Preston Road and took a Michael Kors backpack and more overnight before 9:37 a.m.

Feb. 15

A reckless driver was ‘doing doughnuts’ at 1:03 p.m. in Burleson Park at Daniel Avenue and Dublin Street.

Feb. 19

A burglar didn’t have to work too hard to get into a Porsche parked in the 3600 block of Villanova Drive and take a backpack, a Microsoft Surface, a Lenovo tablet, a Montblanc pen, an iPad Air, and a checkbook between 6 and 9 p.m. The vehicle was unlocked.

Feb. 20

How easy was it for a malefactor to grab a $750 six-tool kit, four more DeWalt 20V batteries, a DeWalt cordless flashlight, a DeWalt cordless drill, an electrician’s tool belt with various tools, testers, and meters, a plumbing clamp, and a DeWalt cordless jig saw from a van parked in the 3200 block of Princeton Avenue between 3:30 and 4 p.m.? The van was unlocked.

Feb. 21

A wrongdoer took a $3,500 Trek bicycle from a garage in the 3500 block of Potomac Avenue. The incident was reported at 5:31 p.m.

Feb. 22

Someone left a bicycle — a black and orange Mongoose bike to be exact — in a yard in the 4500 block of Bordeaux Avenue around 5:47 p.m.

Feb. 23

An aggressive driver began revving his engine while stopped at a stoplight at Mockingbird Lane and Airline Road, turned southbound onto Airline Road, and rear-ended a GMC Sierra at 5:50 p.m. The driver continued southbound on Airline Road without stopping to leave information.

Feb. 26

A burglar got into a home in the 3400 block of Bryn Mawr Drive and took a Gucci bag, a Gucci wallet, a HomeGoods gift card, a Nike gift card, two credit cards, a Southwest Air card, a key card, a pair of AirPods, and more before 4 p.m.

Feb. 27

A shoplifter hid an $8,700 purse from the Chanel store in Highland Park Village in a jacket before leaving the store with three other people around 4:29 p.m.

Feb. 28

An unwelcome guest got into a home in the 4600 block of S. Versailles Avenue, left muddy footprints, and rummaged through the home. The incident was reported at 6:11 p.m.

March 1

A burglar didn’t have to work too hard to get into a Nissan Rogue parked in the 3300 block of Northwest Parkway. Police say the vehicle was open with the keys inside. The incident was reported at 8:58 a.m.

March 3

A stealthy thief pinched a debit card and driver’s license from a woman’s purse while she waited to get a table at Bistro 31 in Highland Park Village. The incident was reported at 1:36 p.m.

March 4

A thief grabbed a backpack containing a Smith & Wesson revolver, prescription medications, and a notebook from a GMC Yukon parked in the 3200 block of Drexel Drive overnight before 7 a.m.

March 7

A ne’er do well swiped a briefcase containing a Mont Blanc pen, a MacBook Pro, $400, and a passport from a GMC Yukon parked in the 4500 block of Fairway Avenue before noon.

SKULDUGGERY of the MONTH: WHERE’S THE BAG?

A sneaky shoplifter hid a $990 leather men’s bag in his pants and left the Christian Louboutin store in Highland Park Village. The incident was reported at 2:23 p.m. March 4.

8 April 2021 | parkcitiespeople.com Panelists Account For Successes, Failures Year Into Pandemic COVID-19 has exposed interconnectedness and health care inequities

By Rachel Snyder

People Newspapers

The more than year-long COVID-19 pandemic has stressed healthcare systems, demonstrated how interconnected the world is, and shined a light on existing inequities.

“Infectious disease shows that if anybody is at risk, we are all at risk,” said Dr. Eric Gordon Bing, a professor of global health at SMU. “We’re totally connected whether we would like to be so or not.”

Speaking during a recent Social Venture Partners Dallas panel discussion, Bing identified “science and solidarity” as the most critical factors in controlling the pandemic.

“Some of the best examples of what can and should be done have actually come from many smaller countries,” he said.

Bing praised nations who mobilized their populations with clear, consistent messages of following the science, social distancing, and contact tracing.

“If you think of where we need to be with COVID, it really is preventing these illnesses, not playing catch up as we treat them,” he said.

The U.S. response has had

CLOCKWISE, FROM TOP LEFT: Social Venture Partners Dallas CEO Tony Fleo, Parkland Health and Hospital System CEO Dr. Fred Cerise, SMU professor of global health Dr. Eric Gordon Bing, and Dallas County Sheriff

Marian Brown spoke in a panel discussion in February. (SCREENGRAB: RACHEL SNYDER)

some successes also.

Bing cited Operation Warp Speed, a public-private partnership initiated by the U.S. government to facilitate and speed up the development, manufacturing, and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines.

“That really is something that has not only, I think, stimulated the development of the very fast response to vaccine development here in the United States, but also has stimulated development abroad, so I think we’ll all benefit from that,” he said.

Parkland Health and Hospital System CEO Dr. Fred Cerise noted that gaps in access to care have become more evident during the pandemic.

“In our health system today, there is good access to care for probably about 80% of the population, and then it gets tougher when you start getting to ... people on Medicaid and the uninsured, which is a big part of our business,” Cerise said.

Texas has the highest uninsured rate in the country and has not expanded Medicaid, he said.

“A lot of times in the U.S., your access to healthcare is a factor of geography,” Cerise said. “We know the data show that people that are insured have better health outcomes and better access to care, they have better outcomes when they do get sick, and there’s a lot of studies that show that, and so the more we can do to get people coverage, the better.”

Vaccine distribution also exposes disparities, he said. “What we’ve seen not only in Dallas, but around the country, is disproportionate uptake among white individuals and a lower uptake among Hispanic and Black and other minority populations.”

Infectious disease shows that if anybody is at risk, we are all at risk. Dr. Eric Gordon Bing

It’s not all bad news for Dallas, though.

“We’re fortunate in Dallas that we have a strong safety net, and we get a great deal of support from the Dallas community, both public support and philanthropic support,” Cerise said. “That allows us to do the kind of stuff, you know, the vaccine effort that we’ve been able to do and the staff that we have.”

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