5300 Block of Tremont

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A house in the 5530 block of Tremont was vandalized the week of May 29. The house was undergoing renovation, was vacant, and was used as storage by the owners. The thieves (i.e., a man, a woman with a child) pried a window open in the back and went in. They lived in the house for several days and tried to sell the contents to a woman who was having a garage sale several blocks away. They destroyed a new sofa, and left dirty diapers and feces in the living room. They also stole lots of things from the house. In addition, they used the house to store other stolen goods. Amazingly, they tried to enter through the back window while the contractor was working on the house; they explained they had �lost� their keys and were renting the house. The police were called.

The suspects were last seen in our neighborhood on June 3, walking down an alley. The police were notified but were not successful in locating them. The suspects are a Hispanic male (identified himself as �Jerry� to the contractor), skinny with tattoos on his chest and forearms, is about 6 feet tall, and a woman who is short, about 5�5�, heavy with dark hair, who was last seen wearing a tank top and shorts with a baby in a stroller. If you see anything suspicious, please call 911.

Car Theives

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The car thieves continue to be busy. On Sunday night, May 28, a car was vandalized in the 5500 block of Eastside and a radio/CD player and other items were stolen.

As the price of copper increases, thieves have been more aggressive in stealing copper tubing from AC units. St. Edward�s Catholic Church, located near the Junius Heights District on Elm Street, has been hit three times. Initially over $700 of copper was stolen from one unit. The second time a unit was heavily damaged as the vandals attempted to remove the copper, and last week, the unit in the parish office was vandalized as the thieves attempted to remove the copper.

Crime Alert

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While you learn more about vehicular aggravated assault from lawyers and their sites, ensure that you pay attention to your neighborhood too. A rock was thrown through a front window in the 5400 block of Tremont on Thursday, May 25, around 9:30 pm. The police were called. At the present time, there appears to be no motive.

With the price of copper escalating, thieves are stealing copper tubing from AC units throughout the city. One of our Junius Heights residents forwarded this information from the Crime Watch in Kessler Park.

Dear Neighbors: We live in the 1100 block of N. Winnetka. On May 24 between 3 pm and 7 pm. our AC unit was totally dismantled and the copper core and pipe was taken. This has totally ruined our 4 ton unit. We have to replace the whole unit. A Dallas Police crime technician came out and looked for finger prints and YES they found prints. If the person has a criminal record they will already be in the system and hopefully they can make an arrest. Hiring lawyers that could be defending against criminal charges is something one should look into.  You can also hire a lawyer if you witness any cases of domestic violence. At times most of us overlook the impacts of domestic violence. But you need to understand that violence of all sorts should be taken seriously.

We wanted to alert all the area neighbors to this situation and to please be vigilant is calling 911 if you see unmarked trucks/vans or suspicious looking persons lurking “without a purpose” in our neighborhood. We also heard about a white truck stopped @ Winnetka and Temple on May 24 around 5:30 pm with a man walking around with a wrench when the Kessler neighbor, while in the car, called 911 in front of the man he got in the truck and drove away. This is the most detailed bit of information we have as far as an eye witness. The Dallas Police called us early this morning asking if we had any more details, the detective has been very helpful with our situation. It seems this stealing AC copper tubing is VERY common currently due to the high price of copper.