Decatur Polce sent out this alert…

On 3/10/15 at approximately 10:13 pm, Decatur Police responded to a robbery in the 100 block of Lockwood Terrace. The victim reported she parked in her driveway and was approached by two black males in their early-mid 20’s wearing hooded sweatshirts with the hoods concealing part of their faces. One of the suspects had his right sleeve pulled down over his hand and held his arm out as if he had a weapon. The suspects told the victim to get out of her vehicle and give them everything she had. The victim complied and the suspects took her vehicle. The suspects were last seen driving north on Lockwood Terrace in the victim’s vehicle which is a gold 2006 Toyota Highlander displaying GA tag (BGV9792). The victim saw the suspects riding around in a nearby intersection on a roller scooter and bicycle as she arrived home. Officers recovered those items at the scene.

Here’s the latest update from DPD…

On 3/7/2015 at approximately 10:30 am, Decatur Police responded to a pedestrian on a skateboard hit by a train at East Trinity Place and East College Avenue. The pedestrian was deceased at the scene. Preliminary investigation revealed the railroad crossing arms were down at the time the pedestrian entered the intersection. The pedestrian has been identified as a 29-year-old male from Atlanta. His name is not being released at this time as efforts are being made to locate and notify his family.

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This happened in the past hour. From Decatur Police Sgt Jennifer Ross…

An unidentified male on a skateboard crossing the railroad tracks at East Trinity Place and East College Avenue was struck by a train and is deceased. Witnesses reported the railroad crossing arms were down at the time. The accident is currently under investigation.

The intersection is closed until further notice.

Emergency vehicles left the city’s annual Touch-a-Truck event earlier today to respond to the situation.

From Decatur Police…

On 3/6/2015 at approximately 8:55 am, Decatur Police responded to an entering auto in the area of Fayetteville Road and Underwood Street. The victim reported parking her vehicle at approximately midnight and returning at approximately 8:00 am to find it had been entered.  A backpack containing a wallet, a laptop, a tablet and three cell phones were taken.  The tracking feature for one of the stolen cell phones was activated and led officers to a residence in the 1100 block of Oakview Road.  Officers located the suspect and recovered the stolen cell phone. Investigators executed a search warrant at the location and all other stolen items except for the victim’s wallet were recovered.  The suspect confessed to investigators and stated he saw the bag inside of the vehicle and tried the door and the vehicle was unlocked so he opened the door and took the bag.  He would not reveal the location of the wallet.

Decatur PD just sent out this alert…

On 03/04/2015 at approximately 11:34 pm, Decatur Police were dispatched to the parking lot at the corner of Church Street and Commerce Drive in reference to an armed robbery. The victim reported he parked and secured his 1994 Jeep Cherokee in the lot at approximately 7 pm and when he returned at approximately 11 pm, he observed the lock and ignition were damaged.  He attempted to start the vehicle, but was unsuccessful.  He secured the vehicle and went to a restaurant on East Court Square.  The victim further reported that while he was standing outside of the restaurant, an unknown black male approached him and asked him if he was alright.  He was visibly upset and assumed that was why the individual had asked.  The victim returned to his vehicle at approximately 11:25 pm and observed a black male in the driver’s seat and two black males by the bushes next to his vehicle. He told the suspect in the vehicle to get out of the vehicle and the males began walking away from him. He then attempted to take a picture of the suspects with his cell phone. At this time, one of the suspects ran at the victim with a handgun drawn, and demanded his cell phone. The victim gave the suspects his cell phone and password.  The suspects fled on foot toward Clairemont Avenue. The victim was not injured.

The victim described the suspects as teenaged black males wearing dark clothing but one had on something red, two were taller than the third.  One of the suspects was the same male who previously approached the victim outside of the restaurant and asked him if he was alright.

From Decatur Police Sgt. Jennifer Ross…

Since January 1, 2015 there have been twelve reported bicycle thefts in the City of Decatur.  Bicycle owners were only able to provide serial numbers for two of the twelve stolen bicycles.   The majority of the thefts occurred in residential areas and all of the stolen bicycles were different brands.  Five were taken from a residential porch or under a deck, two were taken in a residential burglary and five were taken from commercial locations.  Five were unsecured but seven were secured in some manner.

Bicycle thieves count on owners not having record of their serial numbers and proceed to sell and pawn the bicycles.  We have had similar trends in recent years and been able to identify a suspect, make an arrest and recover multiple stolen bicycles because one owner provided us with their serial number.

You can document the needed information yourself by jotting down the brand, model number, serial number and color of your bicycles and taking a photo of each of them.

You can also register your bicycle with the Decatur Police Department. Bicycle registration includes providing owner contact information, having the manufacturer, model number and serial number documented and having a numbered decal applied to and a photo taken of your bicycle.  The process takes just a few minutes.  Registering your bicycle allows officers to look up recovered bicycles and contact the owner and allows for us to quickly look up the needed information about your bicycle if it were to be stolen.  The information is kept in a secured database only accessible by police department staff.

Decatur Police will be conducting bicycle registrations at two upcoming events in Decatur. There is NO CHARGE.

• #1: Touch-A-Truck – Saturday, March 7, 2015 from 10am-1pm in the Callaway Parking Lot located at 120 West Trinity Place.
• #2: Opening Day of the Wednesday Decatur Farmer’s Market on Wednesday, March 25, 2015 from 4pm – 7pm on the front lawn of the First Baptist Church Decatur located at 308 Clairemont Avenue.

If you have additional questions, please contact Sgt. Jennifer Ross at [email protected] or .

We followed up with Decatur Police Sgt. Jennifer Ross after there were reports in FFAF of car break-ins along East Howard Avenue on Saturday night. According to the report from Sgt. Ross, there were three break-ins along East Howard and also windows broken out of cars in parking lots on East College Ave as well on Saturday.

Here are the details…

On 2/28/15 between 9:30 pm-11:50 pm, three vehicles were entered while parked in the 400 block of East Howard Avenue.  The passenger side window was broken out of all three vehicles.  A laptop left covered by a winter coat was stolen from one vehicle.  A shoulder bag in plain view was stolen from another vehicle but later recovered in the roadway near East Trinity Place. No items were taken from the third vehicle.

On 2/28/15 between 8:45 pm-11:00 pm, one vehicle was entered  in the parking lot of 313 East College Avenue.  A passenger window was broken out of the vehicle but no items were taken.

On 2/28/15 between 9:30 pm-11:00 pm, one vehicle was entered in the parking lot of 726 East College Avenue.  A passenger window was broken out of the vehicle but no items were taken.

In all cases, the victims were parked at a restaurant/bar.  It appears the suspect(s) were in a vehicle.  If you observe anyone loitering in vehicles in parking lots or approaching different vehicles, please call police immediately and provide as much descriptive information as possible about the person(s) and vehicle they are occupying.  These types of crimes are committed in a matter of seconds and the suspects move on to other locations in the area.

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Decatur PD’s Jennifer Ross sends along this report after a series of break-ins around Decatur early Saturday morning.

At approximately 1:14 am, a Decatur officer was flagged down by a witness who stated he just observed a male attempt to break out the glass of a door at the Kroger at 720 Commerce Drive.

At approximately 1:35 am, Decatur officers responded to a burglary in progress at Shields Grocery and Produce at 145 Sycamore Street.  A witness reported he observed a male break the glass out of the front door and enter the business.

At approximately 1:50 am, Decatur officers responded to a burglar alarm at the Square Convenience Store  at 1 West Court Square.  An officer located a male matching the description given by the two prior witnesses in the 100 block of Sycamore Street trying to gain access to a locked alley.  Upon seeing the officer, the male ran and a foot chase ensued.  The male was caught and taken into custody in the area of East Ponce de Leon Avenue and East Court Square.

Sgt. Ross reports that the 17 year-old male suspect was “arrested and charged with two counts of burglary, one count of criminal attempt to commit burglary, obstruction of an officer and possession of tools for the commission of a crime.”

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