Hi Neighbors, Some people have raised concerns about the recent increase in car break-ins. My understanding is that it is not uncommon to see more of that kind of activity during the summer when the weather is nice and kids have too much time on their hands. Highland Park is a very safe neighborhood overall. We can protect ourselves from property crimes such as this by locking our vehicles and not leaving valuables in them. A representative from Zone 5 can answer your questions at our community meeting tomorrow (Thursday 8/13, 7 pm, St. Andrew's). BTW, this meeting is a potluck social, so please bring a drink for yourself and a dish to share! Stephanie Walsh HPCC President Zone 5 Weekly Crime Report Aug 5 through 11 Pittsburgh Bureau of Police Zone 5 Police Station Weekly Crime Report *Week of Aug 5 through Aug 11* Pictured above: Our friends from "Let's Go Fishing". This is a great program in which youth learn how to fish and enjoy great company from our community leaders. This event is held at Lake Carnegie in Highland Park. Children can come and register every Saturday through September 7 from 9 am to 3 pm and fish the same day. Website: LetsGoFishing.club *Homewood / East Hills* *8/6/19-Robbery in the 7100 block of Frankstown Ave at 7:15 AM- *A male stated that he was getting robbed by a light skin male wearing a black t-shirt with white lettering on the front, blue jeans, and black and white sneakers. A physical altercation broke out between the victim and the unknown male. During the altercation, the victim pulled a gun from the front of his waistband, and the gun discharged accidentally during the fight. No one was injured, and the unknown male fled on foot. (155142) *8/7/19-Burglary in the 7600 block of Hamilton Ave at 6:30 AM - *A male entered an establishment and stole a laptop, a coin collection, and two leather wallets. After Officers took the report, the unknown male returned to the scene and told the victims that he would show them where the stolen items were if they gave him money. The victims called 911, gave a description of the male, and officers found 25 year old Branden Clark of Homewood in the 7700 block of Frankstown Ave. Clark admitted to taking the items, and was arrested and charged with Burglary. (155975) *8/7/19 – Overdose in the 7200 block of Frankstown Ave at 1145 AM-* A city detective working on an unrelated case saw two men being assisted by a crowd of people and stopped to help. Seeing that they were both in respiratory distress, the detective called medics, who administered Narcan. Both men quickly regained consciousness and left the scene. (156075) *8/9/19 – Robbery at the intersection of Kedron and N Lang Ave at 9:00 PM- *The victim made arrangements over Facebook to buy a handgun from the brother of an acquaintance. When she arrived at the meet point, the actor pulled a gun on her & demanded the money. (158085) *8/10/19 – Burglary in the 7800 block of Frankstown Ave at 6:00 AM-* The victim was home with her children when she heard glass break from the kitchen window. She saw an actor climb through the window and fled upstairs with her children to call 911. Looking out her window she was able to see the actor exit the house and try to gain entry to a backyard shed. The actor was still in the victim’s backyard when officers arrived. Jasmine Mollett, 26, of Homewood was arrested. (158372) *8/10/19-Burglary in the 8100 block of Frankstown Ave- *A victim reported that sometime between August 7 and August 10, an unknown person broke his front door open, stole his water meter, started to disassemble his furnace, and stole an aluminum downspout from his house. The second and third floor apartments also had their front doors forced open. All of the apartments were vacant. (158840) *8/11/19-Theft in the 8400 block of Frankstown Ave- *A victim reported that he had a package stolen from his front porch. (159148) *Larimer / Lincoln-Lemington* *No Crimes to report this week.* *Bloomfield / Garfield / Friendship* *8/6/19-Theft from Vehicle in the 4400 block of Milgate- *A victim reported that someone broke into his work van and stole various amounts of tools, gauges, torches, tubings, and fittings. (155161) *8/7/19 – Burglary and Aggravated Assault in the 700 block of Broughton St*. A young man came home and found his girlfriend unconscious on the floor with a head injury. The house was in disarray. When the young woman was able to speak, she was in bed when she heard the window in the bathroom break. She discovered a male in dark clothing climbing through the window. She ran from him, but the actor hit her in the head with an unknown object, then fled. (156614) *8/7/19 – Burglary in the 4600 block of Liberty Ave *. An unknown actor pried the rear side door open and stole a $750 from inside the business’s cash registers. (156094) *8/7/19 –Theft from Vehicle & Criminal Mischief in the 300 block of Gross St.* Unknown actor damaged the victim’s locked vehicle and stole a spare tire and DJ equipment. (156442) *8/8/19- Theft from Vehicle in the 200 block of Roup Ave-* A victim reported that someone stole her HP laptop computer, and computer bag from her unlocked vehicle. (157617) *East Liberty / Highland Park* *8/5/19 – Theft from Vehicle in the 5800 block of Elgin St. *The victim discovered that unknown actors had entered her vehicle and rummaged through the contents. There is no damage to the vehicle and nothing is believed missing at this time. (154458) *8/5/19 – Theft from Vehicle in the 1100 block of Portland. *The victim discovered that unknown actors had entered her unlocked vehicle and rummaged through the contents. There is nothing missing at this time. (154448) *8/5/19 – Theft from Vehicle in the 5800 block of Elgin St*. Unknown actors entered the victim’s unlocked vehicle and stole a power inverter. (154411) *8/5/19 – Theft from Vehicle (attempt) in the 5600 block of Rural St. *The victim watched an actor – B/M 50-60 y.o., short hair – attempt to open the victim’s car door. The actor was unable to get in because the doors were locked. When the victim attempted to confront the actor, he fled the area. (153498) *8/7/19 – Robbery in the 5600 block of Stanton Ave.* The victim allowed two known people to stay at his house overnight. In the morning the male actor began to demand money owed in a debt. The victim insisted he didn’t have any money with him. The actor then assaulted the victim, and stole $25 cash, a Key Bank card and 8 strips of Suboxone from the victim’s pocket. (156008) *8/10/19- Theft from Vehicle in the 700 block of Mellon St- *A victim reported that someone broke into his unlocked vehicle sometime during the evening, stole his credit card, then used it at a nearby gas station. (159195) *8/11/19-Robbery in the 6000 block of Penn Ave at 11:00 AM- *A victim reported that she was approached by two unknown black females, one female accusing her of talking about her kids. The victim was then punched and pulled to the ground by her hair, at which time one of the unknown females stole her credit cards from her possession. (159212) *8/11/19-Theft From Vehicle in the 5900 block of Tamello Way- *A victim reported that someone stole a pair of black Burberry aviator sunglasses and various Visa gift cards from his unlocked vehicle sometime between 3:00 PM and 8:00 PM. (159499) *8/11/19-Theft from Vehicle in the 6400 block of Centre Ave- *A victim reported that someone stole several bottles of perfume and loose change from her unlocked vehicle sometime between 5:00 and 6:00 PM. (159415) *Morningside / Stanton Heights / Waterworks* *8/5/19-Burglary in the 1600 block of Duffield St- *A victim stated that an unknown suspect forced their way into her detached garage, smashed out the front passenger window, and stole currency, a Victoria Secret bag, and shoes. (155163) *8/6/19 – Theft from the 5100 block of Rosecrest Pl-* Unknown actors removed $100 from the victim’s wallet, which was inside her purse. The victim is elderly and bedridden. (156467) *8/6/19 – Theft from vehicle in the 1700 block of Duffield St-* Unknown actors entered the victim’s unlocked vehicle and stole a handgun (.38 caliber Taurus). (155384) *8/8/19 – Theft from Vehicle in the 4400 block of Coleridge St*. Unknown actors entered the victim’s unlocked vehicle and stole two welding compressors and hoses. (156806) *8/8/19-Theft from Vehicle in the 100 block of Fairfield Court- *A victim reported that someone stole her silver Trek Bicycle off the back of her vehicle after cutting the lock that secured it, some time over night. (157886) *8/8/19-Theft from Vehicle in the 1500 block of Stanton Heights- *A victim reported that someone rummaged through her vehicle and stole a bag with currency and change totaling $7.00, sometime over night. (157977) *8/8/19-Theft from Vehicle in the 1400 block of Morningside Ave*- A victim reported that someone stole a Garmin GPS watch, an older Garmin GPS device, an IPhone 6, and $43.00 U.S currency from a possibly unlocked vehicle some time over night. (157708) *8/9/19-Theft from Vehicle in the 1300 block of Simona Dr-*A victim reported that someone stole $3.00 in change from her possibly unlocked vehicle some time after midnight. (157798) *8/9/19-Theft from Vehicle in the 1500 block of Woodbine St-* A victim reported that someone stole various items and water from her vehicle some time between 2:00 Am and 7:00 AM. (157554) Crimes listed in the above report include: Homicide, Aggravated Assault, Robbery, Burglary, Arson, Stolen Cars, Thefts from Vehicle, and Overdoses. *We do not list information for car accidents, retail theft, harassment, minor assaults, etc. * *This Week's Notable Arrests* [image: ZONE 5 COMMANDER STEPHEN VINANSKY] <your@email.com> ZONE 5 COMMANDER STEPHEN VINANSKY <your@email.com> [image: ZONE 5 COMMUNITY OUTREACH TEAM] ZONE 5 COMMUNITY OUTREACH TEAM *Our mailing address is:* Pittsburgh Police Zone 5 Station 1401 Washington Blvd Pittsburgh, PA 15206 (412) 665-3605 Want to change how you receive these emails? 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