Decatur Arts Festival Auction Items Stolen From Tent on Saturday Night

Decatur Metro | May 30, 2012 | 10:34 am

According to Arts Alliance Director Angie Macon and a Decatur Police report, multiple items awaiting pickup from the Arts Festival’s Silent Auction were stolen on Saturday night from a tent located near the 100 block of Sycamore Street.  The 20×20 tent had been secured with plastic ties, so the “suspects would have had to crawl under the tent to gain entry”.  The police report listed the following items as missing Sunday morning…

  • Jewelry- miscellaneous necklaces- $200
  • Sculpture- $300
  • Framed and unframed art -painting & photography-$1200

According to Ms. Macon, a majority of auction items had already been picked up during the day on Saturday.  The ones taken were the remaining ones awaiting retrieval on Sunday.

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2 Responses to “Decatur Arts Festival Auction Items Stolen From Tent on Saturday Night”

  1. At Home in Decatur says:
    May 30, 2012 at 11:41 am

    Boy is that crummy. This is one of the few years that I haven’t done the Silent Auction. I’d be so mad. I doubt a thief can get much money for crafty items. Hope they are all found.

  2. Keith F says:
    May 30, 2012 at 11:48 am

    Oh…and I bid on one of the sculptures…it was an old man in a canoe. Even though I didn’t win it, this still sucks. I will say, however, that plastic ties don’t really equal security in the middle of a city!