6 July 2022 | parkcitiespeople.com
Crime Report May 9 – June 5 May 9
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How easy was it for a thief to drive off in a truck parked in the 3500 block of Purdue Street at 11:12 a.m.? The keys were left inside.
A burglar got into a Chevrolet Silverado parked in the 4500 block of Fairway Avenue and took a leather Rawlings backpack, a black Herschel backpack, an iPad, a pair of AirPods, a camouflage folding knife, a pair of brown leather Justin boots, and a pair of $800 prescription Ray Ban sunglasses from inside before 2 p.m.
May 11 Reported at 3:22 p.m.: a smash and grab. A rogue broke the f ront driver’s window of a Toyota Tacoma in the 4500 block of Bordeaux Avenue and grabbed a black backpack with a $1,000 Dell laptop, a MacBook charger, and a $100 Bluetooth mouse. May 18 A swindler used the information of a man from the 3600 block of Centenary Drive to take $300,000 via wire transfer before noon. May 21 A thief drove off in a Ford F150 that was parked at the Dallas Country Club in the 4100 block of Mockingbird Lane that had a pistol inside before 5:45 p.m. May 23 Reported at 8:25 a.m.: a pilferer broke into a Chevrolet Express van in the 3400 block of Drexel Drive and took various tools totaling $11,500 from it. May 24 A jerk yelled profanities at the driver of a U.S. Postal Service van in the 3200 block of Dartmouth Avenue and at one point smashed the driver’s side window and a side mirror of the van with a hammer before leaving the scene before 3:20 p.m.
May 26 A ne’er do well swiped $8,900 worth of Louis Vuitton pieces, credit/debit cards, and more from a Range Rover in the 3000 block of Mockingbird Lane before 7:16 p.m. June 3 A jerk took a $75 pair of sunglasses, a $150 pair of prescription glasses, documents, and a trailer hitch from a Toyota 4Runner parked in the 4600 block of Livingston Avenue overnight before 5 a.m. June 4 A burglar smashed the driver’s side glass (and mirror) of a Ford F-150 parked in the 4200 block of Oak Lawn Avenue before 7:30 a.m. and grabbed a charger, a crescent wrench, a floor jack, jack stands, an Air Jordan backpack, a JBL speaker, a Samsung Note phone, a knife case containing 20-30 knives, and an Ozark Trail fishing bag. June 5 A rogue kicked in a door of a home in the 4500 block of Highland Drive and snagged a candle holder with a silver base and a bronze vase before 1:52 p.m.
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Property crimes include burglaries, thefts, and vehicle thefts. Violent crimes include assaults and robberies. (SOURCES: HIGHLAND PARK DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, UNIVERSITY PARK POLICE DEPARTMENT, ILLUSTRATION: MELANIE THORNTON)
A thief got into a Mercedes G43 that was left parked with the keys inside in the Plaza at Preston Center and grabbed a $20,000 Cartier watch and $8,000 before 10:25 p.m. May 16 but it could have been worse. At least the thief didn’t decide to make use of the keys.
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