Frightening and very sad.  From Fox5…

Thanks to Judy for forwarding.

Susan wrote in yesterday with this eyewitness report…

Any idea what all the police activity was right after noon on Ponce between Glendale and Sycamore? It’s a rare day when I see at least 6 cop cars (some unmarked) and cops on foot running in Decatur. When they began to head my way up the hill toward Glenn/Mountain View/ Sycamore, I decided I could walk the dog another time and we went back in the house. It was as if they’d formed a perimeter around the block on the chance someone they wanted was inside. It was lively. And weird. I had to go out for a while and when I returned everything was back to normal. I wonder if this means they got the person(s) in question or if he/she slipped away.

Deputy Chief Keith Lee fills us in as to what caused the event…

We received a report of a possible burglary on Sycamore Street by a neighbor. Officers who responded located several males who fled from the officers. Three males were detained, but one was later released. We are still investigating the other two males’ involvement in the attempted burglary of a residence.