Firearms, drugs, jewelry taken in burglary
A juvenile arrived home from school and discovered that his Meadowbrook Drive home had been burglarized.
Officers were initially skeptical of the juvenile’s account, but upon questioning decided the child was simply upset after realizing his Xbox and several video games had been stolen.
Officers were unable to determine a method of entry when checking the residence. The officers cleared the residence except for the homeowner’s bedroom which was locked. The homeowner was not home at the time of the report and the juvenile did not have a key to the room.
Later that day, the homeowner called one of the first responding officers and said she had discovered how entry was made.
When the officer returned to the home, the woman showed him a missing ceiling board in a carport storage closet. Based on footprints visible at the scene, the officer determined the burglar had stepped onto a storage bin, onto the water heater and then climbed into the attic.
The homeowner then led the officer inside the house where she pointed out that someone had attempted to force open her attic stairs. The homeowner said the stairs had broken the previous year and had been screwed closed. When the burglar was unable to force the stairs open, he or she broke through the sheetrock in the homeowner’s bedroom closet. The officer noted that the burglar appeared to be small since the hole in the sheet rock was not very large.
After comparing the footprints in the storage closet to prints made by the juvenile’s shoes, the officer again questioned the juvenile. The juvenile adamantly denied any involvement in the burglary.
The officer then went into the attic and discovered more shoe prints matching those in the storage closet and those made by the juvenile’s shoes.
Upon further questioning, the officer determined the juvenile was acquainted with suspects in several entering auto and burglary cases. The juvenile said one of his acquaintances had shoes similar to his and might be responsible for the burglary. The juvenile also said he suspected that one of his acquaintances had previously stolen a camera from the residence.
Crime scene investigators were called to the home to gather evidence.
Other items reported stolen included a Ruger Super Hawk pistol and a Smith and Wesson Sigma 9mm semi-automatic pistol. The homeowner said the pistols were fully loaded with Winchester soft point ammunition. The victim also reported that several pieces of jewelry including a sapphire and diamond ring were missing. The only other item reported missing was a bottle of Lortabs.
The incident remains under investigation.
Other recent incidents investigated by Winder Police include:
• dispute on Glenview Terrace. Two females argued with a male roommate over his marijuana use. The man said he did not know what the big deal was since the females are taking methadone to kick their drug habits.
• found handgun on Duke Street. A child found a loaded Lorcin .380 black semi automatic pistol wrapped in a t-shirt while playing in his backyard. The serial number had been filed off of the weapon.
• found property on North Broad. A man withdrew $700 from an ATM and then realized the transaction had been processed on another man’s account. The man took the $700, ATM card and receipt to the police station so that the property could be returned to the rightful owner.
• assault on West Athens Street. A drunken altercation led to one man being sent to the hospital for treatment. The victim refused to identify his attacker.
• burglary on Griffith Street. A vacant home was vandalized.
• burglary on Northridge Drive. A television and Playstation III were reported stolen.
• criminal damage to property on West Athens Street. A woman’s parked vehicle was damaged when another vehicle struck the front passenger side.
• criminal trespass on Bill Rutledge Road. Several window screens were damaged in what the complainant believed was a burglary attempt.
• criminal trespass on Capital Avenue. The back window of a 2000 Dodge Neon was shattered.
• criminal trespass on Wood Avenue. A rear door was damaged when an unknown subject kicked in the door to gain access to a vacant apartment.
• damage to property on Langford Street. An anonymous complainant advised that someone had struck a mailbox and left the scene. The complainant provided a tag number. The responding officer was unable to locate a damaged mailbox in the area described by the complainant.
• damage to property on W. Athens Street. An office manager reported that four vehicles at the location had been damaged during the past month and requested additional patrols.
• entering auto on Graham Street. A GPS unit valued at $100 was reported stolen.
• forgery on North Broad Street. A McDonald’s customer paid for his food with a counterfeit $20. The suspect said he did not know the $20 was forged.
• gas drive off on South Broad Street. A white male driving a red Jeep Cherokee stole $42.38 worth of gasoline from the Jett Market.
• harassing communications on Saint Anthony Drive. A man called police after receiving a threatening call from his girlfriend’s ex-boyfriend.
• harassment on Ryan Road. A man on probation for harassing phone calls was accused of making more harassing phone calls to the same victim.
• missing person on Iris Lane. A bipolar woman out on bond was reported missing by the bondsman.
• theft by taking on North Broad Street. A man’s bicycle was stolen after he left it outside Quality Foods while purchasing groceries.
• theft by taking on Sweet Gum Lane. Two bicycles were reported stolen.
• theft by taking on Valleyview Drive. A trailer with two Honda four wheelers was reported stolen.
• theft by taking on West May Street. A woman said she believed her son had possibly stolen her camera.
• verbal dispute on Colonial Hills Road. A mother and son were arguing over his phone usage.
Officers were unable to determine a method of entry when checking the residence. The officers cleared the residence except for the homeowner’s bedroom which was locked. The homeowner was not home at the time of the report and the juvenile did not have a key to the room.
Later that day, the homeowner called one of the first responding officers and said she had discovered how entry was made.
When the officer returned to the home, the woman showed him a missing ceiling board in a carport storage closet. Based on footprints visible at the scene, the officer determined the burglar had stepped onto a storage bin, onto the water heater and then climbed into the attic.
The homeowner then led the officer inside the house where she pointed out that someone had attempted to force open her attic stairs. The homeowner said the stairs had broken the previous year and had been screwed closed. When the burglar was unable to force the stairs open, he or she broke through the sheetrock in the homeowner’s bedroom closet. The officer noted that the burglar appeared to be small since the hole in the sheet rock was not very large.
After comparing the footprints in the storage closet to prints made by the juvenile’s shoes, the officer again questioned the juvenile. The juvenile adamantly denied any involvement in the burglary.
The officer then went into the attic and discovered more shoe prints matching those in the storage closet and those made by the juvenile’s shoes.
Upon further questioning, the officer determined the juvenile was acquainted with suspects in several entering auto and burglary cases. The juvenile said one of his acquaintances had shoes similar to his and might be responsible for the burglary. The juvenile also said he suspected that one of his acquaintances had previously stolen a camera from the residence.
Crime scene investigators were called to the home to gather evidence.
Other items reported stolen included a Ruger Super Hawk pistol and a Smith and Wesson Sigma 9mm semi-automatic pistol. The homeowner said the pistols were fully loaded with Winchester soft point ammunition. The victim also reported that several pieces of jewelry including a sapphire and diamond ring were missing. The only other item reported missing was a bottle of Lortabs.
The incident remains under investigation.
Other recent incidents investigated by Winder Police include:
• dispute on Glenview Terrace. Two females argued with a male roommate over his marijuana use. The man said he did not know what the big deal was since the females are taking methadone to kick their drug habits.
• found handgun on Duke Street. A child found a loaded Lorcin .380 black semi automatic pistol wrapped in a t-shirt while playing in his backyard. The serial number had been filed off of the weapon.
• found property on North Broad. A man withdrew $700 from an ATM and then realized the transaction had been processed on another man’s account. The man took the $700, ATM card and receipt to the police station so that the property could be returned to the rightful owner.
• assault on West Athens Street. A drunken altercation led to one man being sent to the hospital for treatment. The victim refused to identify his attacker.
• burglary on Griffith Street. A vacant home was vandalized.
• burglary on Northridge Drive. A television and Playstation III were reported stolen.
• criminal damage to property on West Athens Street. A woman’s parked vehicle was damaged when another vehicle struck the front passenger side.
• criminal trespass on Bill Rutledge Road. Several window screens were damaged in what the complainant believed was a burglary attempt.
• criminal trespass on Capital Avenue. The back window of a 2000 Dodge Neon was shattered.
• criminal trespass on Wood Avenue. A rear door was damaged when an unknown subject kicked in the door to gain access to a vacant apartment.
• damage to property on Langford Street. An anonymous complainant advised that someone had struck a mailbox and left the scene. The complainant provided a tag number. The responding officer was unable to locate a damaged mailbox in the area described by the complainant.
• damage to property on W. Athens Street. An office manager reported that four vehicles at the location had been damaged during the past month and requested additional patrols.
• entering auto on Graham Street. A GPS unit valued at $100 was reported stolen.
• forgery on North Broad Street. A McDonald’s customer paid for his food with a counterfeit $20. The suspect said he did not know the $20 was forged.
• gas drive off on South Broad Street. A white male driving a red Jeep Cherokee stole $42.38 worth of gasoline from the Jett Market.
• harassing communications on Saint Anthony Drive. A man called police after receiving a threatening call from his girlfriend’s ex-boyfriend.
• harassment on Ryan Road. A man on probation for harassing phone calls was accused of making more harassing phone calls to the same victim.
• missing person on Iris Lane. A bipolar woman out on bond was reported missing by the bondsman.
• theft by taking on North Broad Street. A man’s bicycle was stolen after he left it outside Quality Foods while purchasing groceries.
• theft by taking on Sweet Gum Lane. Two bicycles were reported stolen.
• theft by taking on Valleyview Drive. A trailer with two Honda four wheelers was reported stolen.
• theft by taking on West May Street. A woman said she believed her son had possibly stolen her camera.
• verbal dispute on Colonial Hills Road. A mother and son were arguing over his phone usage.
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