December 27th

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Car Window Smashed on Columbia

The front passenger window of a car was smashed the night of December 23 or the early hours of December 24. The car was parked under a street light in the 5600 block of Columbia and it appears that nothing was taken from the car. This area has unfortunately experienced several random car break-ins recently. If you see or hear anything, please call 911.

Police Called to the 5700 Block of Gaston

Several residents called 911 to report frequent gunshots around 10:30 the night of Dec. 25. The police determined that residents in the 5700 block of Gaston were illegally shooting off fireworks. Thanks to all who called in. Our police patrols are based, in part, on the number of incidents reported. If you see or hear anything at any time, please dial 911 so that the incident can be documented.

With New Year’s Eve approaching, remind your neighbors that it is illegal to shoot fireworks or guns in the city of Dallas. It is also very dangerous. The bullets that go up, must also come down. The descending stray bullets can cause property damage and bodily injury or death.

Tuesday, December 11

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Attempted Burglary on Lowell Street

There was an attempted burglary in the 700 block of Lowell on Tuesday, December 11. The resident came home about 4:30, walked to the back door to let the dog out, and discovered a burglar breaking into the back window. The burglar had broken through the 8 foot fence, removed the gate hardware to get into the yard, and was drilling to open a back window.

When confronted, the burglar came towards the resident (who was inside the house) but fled when he realized the resident was already on the phone talking to 911.

The burglar was in his early 30s-40s, Hispanic, medium build, looked to be healthy and in good shape, well-groomed, short dark hair with some gray. He was clean shaven, wearing nice clothes and work boots, about 5’4”-5’8” in heights. He was wearing a tan work jacket with a hood on it. There may have been a hood under the jacket. He was described as looking “clean and respectable.” The victim thought he “may have been a meter reader at first glance.”

It is suspected that he chose to break into a smaller window because the assumption may have been a smaller window would not be connected to an alarm system.

Please call 911 if you have any information or see anything suspicious.

November 20, 2007

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Truck and Car Vandalized in 5600 Block of Victor

A truck in the 5600 block of Victor was broken into late Tuesday night, Nov. 13 or early Wednesday morning. Tools and a laptop were stolen. On Wednesday night, Nov. 14, or early Thursday morning, a truck was burglarized in the same block. The CD player was stolen and the dash was damaged.

The 5500 and 5600 blocks of Victor have recently seen more than their share of trouble. A vacant house in the 5600 block of Victor was burglarized on Sunday night, Nov 11 or early Monday morning. The front door was kicked in and about $1,000 worth of tools was stolen. Around November 10, a house in the 5500 block of Victor had its back door handle lock jimmied open. The would-be-burglars were not able to get in because there was a deadbolt up higher.

Please be alert and if you see anything suspicious, call 911.