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Sgt. Jennifer Ross with Decatur Police sent the following report concerning two recent burglaries:

On Dec. 27 at approximately 9:35 p.m., police received a report of a burglary in the 400 block of South Columbia Drive. The homeowners heard someone breaking a front window and then noticed the power was off inside of the house. A purse was taken from a table. The power had been switched off from the exterior power box. The purse and some contents were recovered the following morning near a wooded area on Talley Street.

On Dec. 28 at approximately 3:20 pm, police received a report of a burglary in the the 300 block of South Columbia Drive. The homeowner noticed a rear door that is frequently left unlocked to be ajar and a jacket that should have been inside of the home on the ground outside. The homeowner then noticed an item had been moved in one of the bedrooms and credit cards were missing. The homeowner recalled going outside for a short period of time the previous evening at approximately 9:30 pm and was unsure when the burglary occurred.

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