SKULDUGGERY OF THE WEEK: PASS THE POLICE REPORT

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Dallas police said they were too busy, so a Highland Park resident instead reported to HP officers that burglars broke into his truck at about 4:35 p.m. on Aug. 4 in the 6300 block of East Northwest Highway and stole a Sig Sauer P238 semi-automatic .380 caliber pistol and an ammunition bag.

UNIVERSITY PARK

4 Monday

A criminal cruiser stole a 2020 Mercedes-Benz GLE 350 from in front of a home on Purdue Street at about 4:34 a.m.

6 Wednesday

A suspicious person was reported at CVS on Mockingbird Lane at about 12:53 a.m.

7 Thursday

A 36-year-old woman was arrested on a warrant after a traffic stop at about 1:24 a.m. on Shenandoah Avenue.

Reported at 4:40 p.m.: A sneakster stole between $750 and $2,500 worth of property from CVS in Snider Plaza.

Theft, harassment, and a past assault involving family violence were reported at about 10:36 p.m. on University Boulevard.

8 Friday

A pedaling pilferer stole a bicycle from a porch on Glenwick Lane at about 2:43 a.m.

Reported at 3:01 p.m.: A burglar broke into a 2017 Lexus RX in The Plaza at Preston Center.

Reported at 11:27 a.m. in the 4400 block of Emerson Avenue.: A 2023 Ford Bronco was burglarized.

Reported at 2:29 p.m. in The Plaza at Preston Center: A 2021 Land Rover was targeted by a burglar.

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10 Sunday

Reported at 5:13 p.m.: A porch pirate stole packages from a home on Caruth Boulevard.

HIGHLAND PARK

5 Tuesday

A 28-year-old man was arrested on a warrant probation violation at about 2:41 a.m. in the 3000 block of Mockingbird Lane.

A 51-year-old man was arrested for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon at about 10:31 a.m. in the 4700 block of Drexel Drive.

A 35-year-old man was arrested on a felony warrant at about 11:56 p.m. in the 4600 block of Westside Drive.

6 Wednesday

Officers arrested a 45-year-old man for criminal mischief at about 5:14 p.m. in the 4800 block of Lemmon Avenue.

7 Thursday

Reported at 10:42 a.m.: A license plate plunderer stole the front plate of a 2025 Subaru Outback in Highland Park Village on Aug. 1.

A 24-year-old man was arrested for possessing drug paraphernalia and carrying a weapon without a license at about 4:12 p.m. in the 3500 block of Drexel Drive.

Reported at 4:36 p.m.: A mail marauder opened a FedEx package shipped to a resident of the 4600 block of Westside Drive while it was in transit, and stole the Rolex Daytona John Mayer watch worth $78,892 that was inside.

9 Saturday

A 31-year-old man was arrested for driving while intoxicated and on a warrant at about 2:38 a.m. in the 4600 block of Mockingbird Lane.

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Reported at 4:21 p.m.: Porch pirates who stole packages containing two Business & Pleasure Hemingway coolers, an air fryer, a wood cutting board, and a gas log set from Willowood Circle may soon feel the heat from police — they were captured on surveillance video in the act and while making their getaway.