Calling All Parents of Lipscomb Elementary Students

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Registration for all Lipscomb students will begin on Thursday, August 13, lasting through the first day of school, August 24.  This registration is for all Lipscomb students, new and returning.  On Friday, August 14, the YMCA will be at Lipscomb Elementary enrolling for the YMCA after-school program.

The school will also have a Meet the Teacher Open House on Thursday, August 20, from 5-7 p.m. at the school.  Rooms will be open for students and parents to meet their teachers.  The Enrollment Team will be on hand to take enrollment forms.  YMCA will be available to sign up students for the after-school program and pass out information about other YMCA Fall Programs, such as Adventure Guides and sports teams.  The PTA will be selling spirit T-shirts, sweatshirts, bumper stickers and PTA memberships.  School supplies will be distributed to those of you that purchased them at the end of the year, and we will have a few extra on hand to sell.

Home Tour Committee to Meet August 17

The Junius Heights Home Tour Committee will meet on Monday, August 17, at 6:30 at the home of Marsue and Bill Williams, 5612 Reiger.  If you are interested in being on the tour committee or chair of committee, please come!  We never turn down any volunteer hours!  This is a good way to meet your neighbors.  If you would like to nominate a house to be on the tour (you may nominate your own house), please contact Rob Canas at RCanas@dallascounty.org, Marsue Williams at marsue@touchstonerealty.com, Helen Manning at hmanning25@sbcglobal.net or René Schmidt at reneschmidt@att.net.

Crime Alerts

Every neighborhood has its time and we certainly have had ours with the latest surge in crime.  However, things are looking much better this week thanks to our vigilant police department and alert residents.   The police arrested a juvenile in connection with an armed robbery that took place in the neighborhood and were able to connect that individual to vehicle burglaries.  The police were also able to stop a house burglary on Worth and were able to arrest the suspect.

Burglaries of Vehicles

There were two car burglaries this week, down from a high two weeks ago of an average of two car break-ins a day, and down from an average of one car break-in per day last week.  However, two vehicle burglaries is still too much, particularly if it happened to you.

  • Thursday, August 6.  Window was pried open on a vehicle parked in the 6400 block of Gaston and the stereo was removed.
  • Sunday, August 2.  A door lock on a vehicle parked in the 5600 block of Victor was popped and items were stolen.

Robberies

  • An unidentified suspect pointed a gun at a victim and stole property in the 7200 block of Gaston on Monday, August 3.

Burglaries

  • A residence in the 4700 block of Worth was broken into on August 7, Friday.  An alert neighbor noticed and called the police.  The police responded rapidly (at 12:03 p.m.) , blocked off the street, and were able to arrest the suspect.  Hurray for our police and the alert neighbor!!  Even though this is just outside the boundaries of JH, success, like crime, knows no boundaries!

Criminal Mischief

  • An unidentified suspect(s) used black spray paint on a garage in the 5200 block of Victor on Thursday, August 6.

Provocative Fliers

  • An unidentified person dumped provocative fliers in front of a house in the 5400 block of Worth on Tuesday, August 4.  Freedom of speech is something we all cherish.  However, this is harassment, not freedom of speech.  If you saw anything that morning, please call 911.