Our crime report has been on hiatus because the Dallas Police Department has been trying to upgrade its online database. Until they get the kinks worked out, we’re limited to telling you about residential crimes in the Park Cities.
At 10 a.m. on July 7, a resident of the 4500 block of Lorraine Avenue reported that one of his checks had been stolen. He made this discovery on July 1, when he was balancing his checkbook and found a record of a $450 check being written to a man whose name he didn’t recognize for “home repairs.”
The check was dated June 13, and the victim’s home had been cleaned on June 11. So he called his cleaning service and asked if the check’s recipient was an employee there. No, he was told, but that person was the son of an employee.
The victim and his wife have known this particular employee for years, so they asked her about the incident. She told the couple that she had brought her son to their home on June 11, so he could earn some money be helping her clean. She seemed unaware of the theft, and was very apologetic.
The couple believed her and told her they would not press charges if her son returned the $450, as well as $250 Mont Blanc pen that they kept near their checkbook, by July 7. But he did not, and that’s why you’re reading about the incident here.
The employee’s son, a resident of Plano, has a criminal history that includes charges of burglary of a habitation, burglary of a vehicle, evading arrest, and possession of a controlled substance.
Here are a few other notable crimes in the Park Cities:
- At 12:15 p.m. on July 8, the owner of a white 2014 Lexus sedan reported that he had left his vehicle in the 4300 block of Normandy Avenue between 4 p.m. on July 2 and 6 p.m. on July 7. During that time, a burglar broke into the car and stole a $1,500 Apple laptop, a $600 iPad, $500 worth of Ping golf clubs, a $300 Coach purse, and $300 in cash.
- Between 5 p.m. on July 9 and 6:30 a.m. on July 10, a burglar broke into a white 2007 Chevy Tahoe in the 3100 block of Caruth Boulevard and stole a $500 Lenovo Thinkpad, a $150 HP printer, a $30 rolling bag, and a $20 Supreme cap.
- Before 6:30 a.m. on July 10, a burglar broke into a black 2011 Chevy Suburban in the 3100 block of Purdue Street and stole a $500 pair of Chanel sunglasses.
- At 7:30 p.m. on July 10, a resident of the 3200 block of Beverly Drive heard a loud bang. It seemed to be coming from the attached garage, which he had left open. When he opened the door to his garage, he found that a miscreant had thrown an entire Baskin-Robbins ice cream cake against the door.
