Police Respond to Burglaries in Henderson Mill Area

DeKalb County police responded to four burglaries over two days last week in the Henderson Mill area.

• Feb. 13 between 8 a.m. and 3:40 p.m: A 41-year-old woman left her apartment in the Lake Louise apartme nt complex, 3201 Henderson Mill Rd., at 8 a.m., the police report said. When she returned at 3:40 p.m., the door was locked and there were no signs of forced entry. But when she walked inside, things were scattered on the floor of each room and more than $2,200 worth of items, including a 32-inch TV and more than $1,200 in Xbox games, were stolen.
• Feb. 13 between 8:45 a.m. and 6 p.m: A 43-year-old woman left her apartment at The Crossing at Henderson Mill, 3270 Lansbury Village Dr., at about 8:45 a.m., the police report said. When she returned at 6 p.m., some of her belongings were disturbed or missing. A police officer noticed pry marks under the lock hatches under the kitchen window, and the blinds were up. More than $5,000 worth of items were stolen, including $2,500 worth of jewelry, $1,400 worth of Nintendo Wii video games and a 32-inch TV.
• Feb. 13 between 11 a.m. and 7:41 p.m: A 25-year-old man also left his Crossing at Henderson Mill apartment at about 11 a.m., the police report said. When he returned at 7:41 p.m., he noticed several items were missing. A police officer also noted pry marks near the locks of a bedroom window and believes the burglary is related to the other aforementioned Crossing at Henderson Mill burglary. A screwdriver used to gain entry was left at the scene, the report said. Nearly $4,000 worth of items, including a 46-inch TV, a Macbook laptop and about $500 worth of jewelry.
• Feb. 14 between 8 a.m. and 10 a.m: A 25-year-old woman and her fiance left her apartment in the Park Pointe North apartment complex, 3101 Flowers Rd., at about 8 a.m., the police report said. When the fiance returned at about 10 a.m., he noticed the front door was pried and items were missing from the home. Nearly $3,000 worth of items were stolen, including a 40-inch TV, a laptop computer, an iPhone and $500 in jewelry.