Highland Park, TX (Feb. 6-12)

FEBRUARY 6

Damage to Town Property
A 43-year-old resident of Huffman was driving an 18-wheel tractor-trailer at Mockingbird Lane and Fairfield Avenue when the towed portion became detached from the vehicle because a connecting pin failed, causing the trailer to drag on the pavement and cut two 18-inch-long grooves in the roadway at 11:10 a.m.

Theft
A man attempted to steal about $330 in groceries from Whole Foods Market in the 4100 block of Lomo Alto Drive but dropped the items, ran and got away after being confronted by a police officer when leaving the store at 11:31 a.m.

Theft
A 10-year-old resident, who lives in the 3600 block of Beverly Drive, reported that someone stole his Razor electric scooter valued at $200 from the bicycle racks along Byron Avenue at Armstrong Elementary School between 5 p.m. Feb. 3 and 8 p.m. Feb. 5.

FEBRURARY 10

Striking Unattended Vehicle
A 67-year-old resident of Rockwall reported that an unknown vehicle hit her Hyundai Santa Fe while it was parked on Feb. 9 in the 3600 block of Potomac Avenue, causing damage to the front-left fender, but no information was left at the scene.

Vehicle Burglary
A 35-year-old resident of Lewisville reported that someone stole a $325 STIHL edger from the back of a Lambert Landscape Company truck while the maintenance crew was doing yard work at 2:30 p.m. Feb. 9 in the 3600 block of Beverly Drive.

Vehicle Burglary
A 35-year-old resident of Lewisville reported that someone stole a $400 Honda tiller and a $250 STIHL blower out of the back of a Lambert Landscape Company truck while the maintenance crew was doing yard work at 3 p.m. Feb. 9 in the 4400 block of Belfort Avenue.

FEBRURARY 12

Criminal Trespassing in Habitation
A 42-year-old resident, who lives in the 4600 block of Southern Avenue, reported that her doorbell rang at 10:37 a.m., so she opened the door, which set off the home’s alarm, to find a man standing on the porch with a plant. When the resident turned to shut off the alarm, the man entered her home and locked the door then tried to hand her an envelope, which he told her to open. The resident then told the man to leave her home, but he grabbed her arm, pulled her toward him and kissed her on the cheek. Afterward, the resident was able to forcefully push the man out of her house and contact the police. The man left the area.

The resident said she encountered this man about six weeks before when she was driving to work, and he was standing next to a white van outside of her neighbor’s residence; at the time, the man signaled for her to pull over, and then he proceeded to lean into her car and repeatedly say, “I love you.” The resident assumed he was part of a yard crew working in the neighborhood.

(All of the information was provided by the Highland Park Police Department.)