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SKULDUGGERY OF THE WEEK: GREEDY GARDENER
A landscape looter stole two leaf blowers and a paint sprayer before 2 p.m. on Oct. 22 from a detached garage with an unlocked side door in the 4400 block of Southern Avenue.
UNIVERSITY PARK
20 Monday
Reported at 4:37 a.m.: An intruder entered an unlocked garage on Grassmere Lane.
Reported at 5:40 p.m.: A burglar broke into a locked GMC Yukon on Villanova Street.
21 Tuesday
Reported at 10:42 a.m. on Granada Avenue: A fraudster stole a man’s identifying information.
22 Wednesday
Reported at 5:54 p.m.: A thief stole between $750 and $2,500 in property from CVS on Preston Road.
Reported at 7:13 p.m.: A sneaky shoplifter stole between $100 and $750 in property from CVS on Preston Road.
23 Thursday
Reported at 12:05 p.m.: A pilfering plantsman stole lawn equipment from a work truck on Milton Avenue.
Reported at 9:38 p.m.: A burglar stole from a Mazda CX-7 in the 6400 block of Lomo Alto Drive.
24 Friday
Reported at 10:43 a.m.: A thief-in-the-night stole a locked Honda Civic parked on the street on Westminster Avenue.
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Reported at 2:48 p.m. on Lovers Lane: A trickster tried to use a woman’s stolen driver’s license at a bank.
Reported at 4:14 p.m.: A cereal offender burglarized a vehicle at Cafe Brazil in the 6400 block of N. Central Expressway.
25 Saturday
Reported at 11:20 a.m.: A thief burglarized a 2021 Hyundai in the playground area of Germany Park on Lomo Alto Drive.
A thief stole a firearm from a Ford F-150 on Normandy Avenue at about 5 p.m.
A 45-year-old woman was arrested at about 8:39 p.m. for possession of a controlled substance, tampering with evidence, theft, and on a warrant after stealing from CVS on Mockingbird Lane.
26 Sunday
A thief burglarized a Lexus on Southwestern Boulevard before 7 a.m.
A resident reported fraud on Marquette Street at about 10:02 a.m.
A license plate looter stole the plate of a Honda Accord before 1 p.m. on Rosedale Avenue.
Reported at 7:20 p.m.: A man vandalized a gate fence on Centenary Drive in September.
HIGHLAND PARK
20 Monday
A 26-year-old woman was arrested for public intoxication at about 5:15 a.m. in the 4600 block of Beverly Drive.
A 34-year-old man was arrested at about 5:35 a.m. on a warrant near the intersection of Mockingbird Lane and U.S. Highway 75.
21 Tuesday
Reported at 1:21 p.m.: A fraudster used Zelle to make $500 dollar transfers from the bank account of a resident of the 4600 block of Edmondson Avenue to three of their contacts. Then, at least two of the money’s recipients received texts asking them to transfer the funds to other, unfamiliar numbers.
22 Wednesday
A thief stole the taillights of a Ford F-150 in the 4600 block of Livingston Avenue before 6:45 a.m.
Another taillight theft of a Ford F-150 was reported at about 12:53 p.m. in the 4400 block of Rheims Place.
23 Thursday
Reported at 12:17 p.m.: A crooked caller stole the phone number of a resident of the 4600 block of Edmondson Avenue, transferring her service from AT&T to T-Mobile.
24 Friday
A 40-year-old man was arrested for public intoxication at about 12:21 a.m. near the intersection of Mockingbird Lane and Douglas Avenue.
26 Sunday
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A criminal cruiser stole a Volkswagen Passat that may have been left unlocked from a driveway in the 3900 block of Gillon Avenue at about 2:15 a.m. The vehicle contained clothing, a laptop, and a credit card, which the thief used to go shopping at 7-Eleven.