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SKULLDUGGERY OF THE WEEK: HOOP HYJINKS

A thief tried to make a fast break with a portable basketball goal in the 9800 block of Crest Meadow Drive on Feb. 11, only to fumble the steal and leave it bent and broken, proving that even crime has a turnover problem.

Feb. 10

The interior of a motor vehicle was ransacked after its window was damaged during a break-in in the 6300 block of West Northwest Highway.

A theft occurred in a parking lot in the 7900 block of Walnut Hill Lane.

Tools worth $5,000 were stolen from the bed of a truck in the 4400 San Gabriel Drive.

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A theft occurred in the 11700 block of Preston Road.

A driver struck an electric pole and fled the scene in the 6000 block of Sherry Lane.

A theft occurred in a parking lot in the 7900 block of Walnut Hill Lane.

Feb. 11

Property was stolen from an unlocked in the 7800 block of Amherst Avenue.

A residence was entered and property was stolen in the 5800 Grassmere Lane.

A motor vehicle was stolen in the 8500 block of Preston Road.

Feb. 12

A police officer received a death threat in the 11700 block of Preston Road.

A theft occurred at a specialty retail store in the 6000 block of Royal Lane.

Feb. 13

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A home was broken into and burglarized in the 10700 block of Welch Road.

Feb. 15

A theft occurred in the 6200 block of Lemmon Avenue.