In the past week, vehicle burglaries have been popping up throughout the Lake Cities area, law enforcement officials said.
Corinth had three reported vehicle break-ins in the Amity Village neighborhood Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, police Lt. Jimmie Gregg said.
Gregg said the vehicles did not appear to be locked. He cautioned residents to remove valuables from their cars and lock up.
“You might not think you will be a victim of property theft, but all it takes is that one time,” he said. “If you can’t bring high-dollar items with you, make sure they are well hidden and then lock up your vehicle.”
Over the Labor Day weekend, two vehicles were broken into at the Lakeview Estates neighborhood, Hickory Creek police Lt. Carey Dunn said. One was rummaged through and the other was missing an iPad and a handgun, he said.
The two agencies are working with Lake Dallas police in their investigations in case any crimes might be linked in Lake Dallas.
Police recommended that people keep records of serial numbers for valuable items.
“We can use those to track down the missing items at pawn shops, and eventually that may lead to an arrest of the suspect,” Gregg said.
They also asked people to report suspicious activity promptly.
“We just need residents to be neighborly and on the lookout,” Gregg said.
Other reports
3000 block of Oakhurst Street — A 73-year-old woman told police that someone cut her water hose as she was attempting to water her lawn Friday evening. The alleged suspect is a tenant at the location, according to a police report.
1500 block Greenspoint Circle — A 21-year-old woman recently received two fraudulent checks in exchange for teaching a child music, police said.
The woman told police a family wanted her to give music lessons to their son, and they sent her two checks for payment. When she tried to cash them, she learned they were forged, according to a police report.
Roundup
From 7 a.m. Friday to 7 a.m. Saturday:
* Fifty-four people were booked into Denton County Jail.
* Denton police posted nine reports online.
From Aug. 31 through Saturday, Texas Woman’s University police responded to 77 calls for service, made seven reports, issued 13 moving violations and made four arrests.
From Aug. 31 through Thursday, University of North Texas police made two arrests for driving while intoxicated, one felony DWI arrest, one warrant and criminal trespass arrest, one arrest for driving with an invalid license and one public intoxication arrest; issued two municipal citations for disorderly conduct and two citations for possession of drug paraphernalia; and responded to one student misconduct call, four medical calls, two criminal trespass calls, three minor crashes, one theft and one debit/credit card abuse.
— Megan Gray-Hatfield
