[LCN Newscast] Larceny Alert

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Larceny Alert

The Atlanta Police Department has sent out an advisory concerning
several burglaries and thefts from storage sheds in the Candler
Park and Lake Claire neighborhoods. Please make a note of the
following and pass along to your neighbors. The police recommend
the following:

- Install padlocks on storage sheds and crawl space doors.

- Store property (bikes, lawn care equipment, etc.) in secured
locations. If storage sheds are unavailable, chain and padlock
your property to an immovable structure.

- Record serial numbers from various property (bicycles, power
tools, lawn mowers, etc.) on your owner's manual or a secured
ledger inside your home in the event you have to positively
identify your property in the future.

- Scratch, engrave, or mark with a permanent marker your name
and/or date of birth, address, or other secret number in or on
various pieces of personal property (lawn mower, bicycle, outdoor
furniture, expensive flower pots, extension ladders, power tools,
etc.

- Consider the installation of outdoor motion sensor lighting to
dimly lit areas of your yard.

- Report suspicious persons in your area to the Police Department
(dial 911).

- Don't hire people who knock on your door and offer yard
services.


The following burglaries were reported:

6/12/04 - 400 block Hardendorf Avenue - (Burglary, entry through
basement door). Items taken, Red Toro Leaf Blower with
attachments, Extension Cords on Reels.

6/11/04 - 500 block Candler Park Drive - Tool shed forced entry,
attempt made to take a Ryobi Blower) because of a good neighbor
with excellent information, quick thinking, suspect was
apprehended by neighbor who detained suspect until police
arrived!!

6/3/04 - 400 block Harold Avenue Shed broken into Black & Decker
Leaf Hog stolen.

6/12/04 - 1700 block McLendon Avenue Tool shed broken into. Items
taken: 22" Black Murray Lawn Mower with gas container; Remington
Electric orange/black Chain Saw; Blue Handle wooden rake; Hedge
Clippers with tan wood/red metal.

6/12/04 - 1700 block McLendon Avenue - Storage shed door pried
open Lawn Mower taken (orange/black Scott).

6/8/04 - 1800 block McLendon Avenue - Garage broken into, Yardman
Mower, Weed Eater, and Bush Sheers taken.

6/8/04 - 400 block Page Avenue - Garage broken into but failed to
take anything.

6/8/04 - 400 block Page Avenue - Garage broken into (alarm system
notified police). Nothing missing.


[Thanks to Gregg Reinhardt, Candler Park, for this information.]


(Below are traditional definitions of Larceny, Theft, Burglary,
and Robbery. Current Georgia law may have modified these
definitions.)

Larceny/Theft:  The unlawful taking and carrying away of things
personal with intent to deprive the right owner of the same.
[The words are almost interchangeable, but at various times there
have been some legal distinctions between the terms Larceny and
Theft.]

Burglary:  Breaking and entering the dwelling house of another,
in the nighttime, with intent to commit a felony therein, whether
the felonious purpose be accomplished or not.

Robbery:  Taking the property of anyone from his person, or in
his presence, feloniously, and against his will, by violence or
by putting him in fear.


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