Forest Hills Break-In

Neighbors,

The following report was received from Forest HIlls Security Program's
off-duty
officer, Sgt Dillon.

We had our first home burglary of 2008 in the 8500 block of
Groveland,
February 7, between 10:30 am and 1:30 pm. I went in early to work
Jana
Brewster's regular daytime shift (she was sick with flu), but not
early
enough. The very first street I went to after picking up the logbook
was Groveland on my way to Eustis. Never got to Eustis as I saw the
garage door up on the house on Groveland and stopped to take a look,
as
I saw no car in the garage or driveway. That's when I saw the
interior
door open and computer cables trailing out. The homeowner almost
always has a BMW convertible parked in the drive and I noticed it was
missing. Brief search of the house with a loud announcement that I
was
there, just in case the homeowner was there and then called for cover
and conducted a thorough search of the ransacked house. The
homeowner
was not home and I found a work phone number by researching Dallas
Water Department records. The homeowner came to the house and
discovered that not only were the usual items taken, TV, computer
equipment, cameras, etc., but also the BMW convertible. Suspects cut
the phone wires to the house before prying open the rear door and
then
ransacking the entire house. They then took the car keys hanging
inside and used the BMW to carry away the loot. Neighbors were
contacted to see if anyone saw anything suspicious. Nothing. A
delivery
van behind the house on San Leandro was also interviewed. Nothing.
Fingerprints were taken and some comparable prints were recovered.
Time will tell if they belong to suspects. This burglary bears some
resemblance to the offense on San Cristobal on Dec 21 where the
owner's
car was also taken and we will be looking for those suspects down in
Pleasant Grove. Bottom line, no suspect description to give out, but
we are looking for the 1997 BMW 318c Bluish-green in color with a
black
ragtop. Texas License Plate 618BYY. Dallas Police Report number
0038542-V

Rod

Sgt. R. C. Dillon, #4535
Northeast Investigative Unit
Robbery/Burglary/Theft
214-670-7730