Park Cities Log October Crime

Police in Dallas's Park Cities neighborhoods recorded a series of property crimes and arrests between Oct. 26 and Nov. 1. The incident log includes vehicle break-ins, residential thefts, and financial fraud spanning Highland Park and University Park.

A fraud incident in Highland Park resulted in a loss of $17,493.20. On Oct. 29, a suspect used another person's credit card information to make four charges at the Dior store inside Highland Park Village. The theft was reported at 12:20 p.m. that day.

Vehicle crimes were frequent in University Park. On Oct. 26, side mirrors were stolen from a truck on Marquette Street, and a burglar broke into a vehicle on the same street. On Oct. 28, a purse was stolen from an unlocked car parked near a Tom Thumb on Villanova Drive. Additional vehicle break-ins were reported on Grassmere Lane, Park Street, and Preston Road between Oct. 28 and 30.

Residential thefts appeared in both districts. On Oct. 28, a thief stole two packages containing a golf rangefinder, a bodysuit, a minidress, and two gourds from a home in the 4500 block of Rheims Place. On Oct. 31, a package holding $93.16 in food was stolen from a residence in the 4600 block of Fairfax Avenue in Highland Park. A thief also entered a home on Bryn Mawr Drive in University Park on Oct. 31.

Officers made eight arrests during the reporting period. In Highland Park, arrests included a 28-year-old for a warrant, a 32-year-old for warrants, a 43-year-old for driving with an invalid license, a 40-year-old for a warrant and drug paraphernalia, a 39-year-old for driving without insurance, and a 39-year-old for warrants. In University Park, a 46-year-old was arrested for public intoxication and simple assault on McFarlin Boulevard, and a 27-year-old and a 38-year-old were arrested for public intoxication and simple assault, respectively, on University Boulevard on Nov. 1.

Traffic incidents included a hit and run crash on Hillcrest Avenue in University Park on Oct. 29. A careless driver damaged a parked vehicle on Fairfield Lane in Highland Park on Oct. 30. A vehicle window was also damaged on Preston Road in University Park on Oct. 29.