Crime & Safety

Updated: Police Called to Flat Shoals Avenue for AM Burglary

Man dropped laptop after neighbor gave chase.

Atlanta police were called to the 600 block of Flat Shoals Avenue SE in East Atlanta at 4:22 a.m. Wednesday to respond to a possible burglary in progress.

A resident reported seeing a man carrying a laptop and gave chase. The man suspected burglar dropped it as he ran.

The suspect, who is described as black, with a dark complextion, tall, thin and wearing dreadlocks in a ponytail, was last seen running toward Van Epps Avenue SE.

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