6 August 2021 | parkcitiespeople.com
Crime Reports June 7 – July 10 June 7 A thief grabbed five drills and other tools from a utility van parked in the 4200 block of Fairfax Avenue around 11:40 a.m.
June 8 Another prowler grabbed a weed whacker, a trimmer, an edger, and other lawn equipment from a trailer attached to a truck parked in the 4600 block of Abbott Avenue between 1:30 and 4:30 p.m. June 9 During a traffic stop around 2:30 a.m., a motorist was caught with stolen items, including two firearms, a Nike golf shirt, a baseball cap, and a backpack taken from a garage in the 4500 block of Normandy Avenue.
June 14 A driver hit a crape myrtle tree in the 4600 block of Mockingbird Lane head on in a Cadillac DTS around 4 a.m. and initially left the scene before returning later with officers. June 15 A thief swiped a wallet from inside a locked locker in the Moody Family YMCA in the 6000 block of Preston Road between 6:30 and 7:30 p.m. June 16 A reverse gardening rogue pulled plants from the ground in the 6300 block of Preston Parkway and threw them around the yard before 9 a.m.
June 21 A porch pirate plucked a package from a home in the 4600 block of Southern Avenue at 2:16 p.m. and ran away.
June 22 A burglar ‘punched’ the locks of the rear and driver door of a van that was parked in the 4200 block of Armstrong Parkway and snagged an iPad around 10:45 a.m. June 24 A thief snagged outdoor furniture from the front of Pokey O’s sweet shop in the 3000
block of Mockingbird Lane before 10:38 a.m.
June 25 Reported at 10:42 a.m.: A fraudster took $500 from a man from the 3700 block of Villanova Drive that was purportedly for fees for a child’s day camp.
June 26 Reported at 9 a.m.: a hefty theft. The wrongdoer took a 50-pound antique potting urn that contained potting soil and ferns from in front of a home in the 4200 block of Bordeaux Avenue.
July 2 A burglar got into a GMC Yukon parked in the 6200 block of Hillcrest Avenue and took $4,980 around 9:40 a.m. July 3 Something fishy before the Fourth: A crook grabbed aquarium lights and ran out the door of the Petco store in the 4300 block of Lovers Lane around 4:25 p.m.
July 6 Reported at 10:05 a.m. A swindler stole a check for $3,129.50 from a man from the 4300 block of Westway Avenue and deposited it.
July 8 Reported at 11:23 a.m.: A porch pirate pilfered packages containing $1,150 in clothing that were delivered to a home in the 4300 block of University Boulevard.
July 9 How easy was it for a thief to get into a Chevrolet Suburban in the 3200 block of Drexel Drive and take a wallet with $100$200, three pairs of sunglasses, two phone chargers, a storage box, two pillows, and more before 8:30 a.m.? The Suburban was left unlocked.
July 10 A reckless driver in a Ford van hit the front of a Tesla in the 4100 block of Mockingbird Lane at 9:55 p.m.
SKULDUGGERY of the MONTH: BEVERAGE BURGLARY An intruder got into a detached garage in the 4005 block of Euclid Avenue, rummaged through an unlocked vehicle inside, but only took two canned drinks, and left a teal bicycle outside the garage with one of the drinks still in the attached basket before 2:27 p.m. July 7.
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