Decatur, Ala. | Saturday, May 25, 2013
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Police: Auto burglar caught with loot
By Seth Burkett
The Decatur Daily

Timmie Lamar Anthony Jr.

Officers interrupted an auto burglar in the act today and then caught him as he fled in a vehicle loaded with loot, Decatur police said.

Timmie Lamar Anthony Jr., 26, of 318 Tammy Street S.W. was arrested and charged with breaking and entering a vehicle following the 3 a.m. incident on Lynnwood Circle Southwest, police said.

An officer responding to a call about someone breaking into a vehicle arrived to see a man pulling a black bag from the back of a sport utility vehicle, said police spokesman Lt. John Crouch.

The suspect ran out of sight when he saw the officer, but other responding officers stopped a blue Chevy Trailblazer leaving the area a short time later, Crouch said.

“The clothes he was wearing matched the description given by the initial responding officer and there was a large black bag in the passenger seat,” Crouch said.

The bag contained a laptop computer that was reported stolen by the victim.

Police found other items in the vehicle that they suspect may have been stolen during other auto burglaries, including a silver bag with a Cannon Camera with telephoto lens, a Garmin Nuvi GPS, two cell phones, an empty black backpack, another black backpack containing five cell phones and an iPod mini, a battery charger, a pair of Nike shoes new in the box, a CD player, a CB radio, a gold watch and a chainsaw.

Anyone who believes the property might belong to them should call police at 341-4660.

Between Friday morning and Sunday night, 10 vehicle break-ins were reported in the city, mostly in Southwest Decatur.

Anthony was being held in Decatur City Jail and was to be later transferred to Morgan County Jail.

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