From Decatur Police…

On 09/05/13 at approximately 6:05 pm, Decatur officers responded to a burglary in progress in the 100 block of Park Drive.  A witness reported seeing four male suspects kick in the door of a neighbor’s residence.  The suspects were in a newer model, silver Mercedes Benz displaying a drive-out tag.  An additional witness/neighbor pulled his vehicle into the victim’s driveway behind the Mercedes in an attempt to block the suspect’s vehicle.  One of the suspects exited the house carrying a television and upon seeing the witness/neighbor who had blocked the Mercedes in, dropped the television in the front yard.  All four suspects then entered the Mercedes, drove through the yard and fled toward South Candler Street.  The suspects were described as three black males and one white male, all appeared to be 18-22 years old.

***Note***

In July the police department received 416 calls for suspicious persons/vehicles/activity.  In August the police department received 213 calls for suspicious persons/vehicles/activity.  Please continue to watch out for your neighbors and your community.  If you observe unknown persons or vehicles at a neighbor’s house or loitering/circulating your neighborhood, CALL POLICE IMMEDIATELY.  An officer could be just a few streets over and we have no way of knowing who belongs at your neighbor’s house.  Having everyone remain vigilant and call when something is out of place is the difference between having a dozen eyes or thousands of eyes watching over our community.   

Location of Park Drive – Google Maps

From the August Decatur Downtown Development Authority agenda…

Pace Properties has proposed a 176 apartment development on the surface parking lot of the Fidelity Bank building.  Project includes a seven level parking structure with one level below grade in the middle of the site to serve the office building and the residential project.  Residential development will wrap the parking deck. Project meets all C-2 zoning provisions and requires no variances.

h/t: Decaturish

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