Decatur Police Arrest Burglary Suspect

Decatur police arrested a 16-year-old man this past Friday on burglary charges.

According to Decaturish, police responded to calls about a man knocking on doors around Sycamore Ridge Drive who was asking for directions.

“Officers arrived in the area and spotted a male fitting the description given and the male immediately fled on foot,” said a department spokesperson. “Officers canvassed the neighborhood and located the suspect exiting the backdoor of a house he had just burglarized in the 700 block of Sycamore Drive. A second burglary has since been reported in the Sycamore Station town house complex. Officers recovered property dropped by the suspect.”