Crime & Safety
Burglars Steal Copper Pipes, Dishwasher from Vacant U City Houses
Here is a look at this week's University City Police Department crime report.
Each week, features a look at reports from the University City Police Department. Here is a look at the blotter from the week of July 22-28, 2013.
The department arrested 54 adults and 10 juveniles. There was one incidence of someone discharging a firearm and several incidences of burglaries and attempted burglaries
July 23
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A person reported that he or she saw a person kick open the rear door of the residence and steal several items in the 1100 block of Partridge Ave.
July 26
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A man observed two men enter the fenced yard of a vacant house in the 7300 block of Stanford. While responding, police discovered copper had been stolen from the basement.
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- A person broke into an apartment via a basement door to the shared storage area and took a bicycle in the 700 block of Eastgate Ave.
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A person attempted breaking into a house while the resident was away overnight by damaging the west side door to the residence in the 1500 block of Mendell Ave.
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An unknown person kicked the basement door in and stole a watch from the master bedroom in the 7600 block of Crest Av.
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A person broke into a vacant house and stole the dishwasher in the 7000 block of Melrose Ave.
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