6 July 2021 | parkcitiespeople.com
Crime Reports May 11 – June 5 May 11 A burglar took a firearm, AirPods, and a charger before 10:33 a.m. from a Ford F150 in the 4000 block of Centenary Drive.
May 12 Blown away? A thief took an Echo leaf blower from the bed of a Chevrolet Colorado in the 4200 block of Edmondson Avenue between 5:15 and 5:33 p.m. May 13 A prowler pinched a pallet of plywood roof decking from a yard in the 4600 block of S. Versailles Avenue overnight before 6:50 a.m. May 14 An intruder swiped a BMC Teammachine bicycle from a garage in the 4400 block of Mockingbird Parkway at 7:33 p.m. May 18 Reported at 3:57 p.m.: A swindler scammed a woman from the 4500 block of Westway Avenue out of $1,573 via Venmo transactions and another $1,000 from an online wire transfer. May 19 How easy was it for a burglar to get into a Toyota 4Runner parked in the 3500 block of Dartmouth Avenue, take a garage door opener, then a pistol from a Mercedes in the garage before 11 a.m.? The 4Runner was left unlocked. May 21 An irresponsible driver hit a Cadillac Escalade in the 3800 block of Mockingbird Lane and initially stopped before fleeing the scene at 3:43 p.m. May 22 A vandal damaged Hyer Elementary property in the 3900 block of Caruth Boulevard at 10:20 a.m. May 23 Not safe even for a few minutes: A pair of thieves grabbed a $100 cooler bag, a T-shirt, and a Lulu Lemon tennis skirt from the back of a Porsche Cayenne in the 4500 block of Southern Avenue while
the owner went to get more things to pack around 6:30 a.m.
May 25 A crook got into the back of a home in the 4200 block of Livingston Avenue around 2:40 p.m. and made off with two Electra Townie bicycles. May 26 A burglar took a garage door opener from a vehicle in the 3300 block of St. Johns Drive, then swiped three Kobalt lithium batteries, two Kobalt lithium battery chargers, and a Kobalt leaf blower, a Kobalt weed eater, and a Ryobi battery and charger. The incident was reported at 9:18 a.m. May 27 A burglar got into a GMC pickup and a Chevrolet Silverado in the 3600 block of Greenbrier Drive and snagged two firearms before 11 a.m. May 28 A harasser tried to forcibly kiss a woman in the 2800 block of Westminster Avenue at 3 p.m. May 30 A ne’er do well drove off in a Volvo XC90 parked in the 3600 block of Shenandoah Avenue overnight before 7 a.m. June 2 A pair of intruders broke a window of Kelly Mitchell Fine Jewelry in the 4200 block of Oak Lawn Avenue and damaged a Faubion cabinet at 2:58 a.m. June 4 A thief stole various tools, including saws, drills, batteries, and a flashlight from a van parked in the 4400 block of Fairfax Avenue around 12:55 p.m. June 5 A ne’er do well got into a Volvo SUV parked in the 5500 block of Mount Vernon Avenue and snagged a golf driver and golf shoes, as well as a dog bed and pair of children’s shoes f rom another car there. The incident was reported at 11:39 a.m.
SKULDUGGERY of the MONTH: PAIN AT THE PUMP A sneaky thief grabbed a purse from inside a Porsche Cayenne while the owner pumped gas at a convenience store in the 8400 block of Preston Road around 11:56 a.m. June 2.
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