Crime & Safety
Robbery Reported On Decatur Square
That would be the seventh robbery since Feb. 7. Decatur police have not provided any information yet, but www.crimereports.com says the robbery occurred Sunday night in the 100 block of East Court Square.
(Editor's Note: Patch obtained a copy of the police report on Wednesday afternoon and posted a story about it. Four juveniles were arrested after stealing an iPhone from a woman dining at a restaurant.)
Decatur's seventh robbery in about two months apparently occurred Sunday night on the Decatur Court Square.
According to the website www.crimereports.com, the robbery was reported at 10:15 p.m. Sunday, April 7, in the 100 block of East Court Square. Decatur police provided the data to the website.
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Details, such as whether a weapon was used, were unavailable. Patch asked Decatur police Monday morning for a report of the incident but it had not been provided late Tuesday.
The address on the Decatur Court Square includes a number of retail businesses and restaurant/bars, but employees of some businesses said Tuesday they didn't know anything about a Sunday night robbery.
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Decatur police have reported six armed robberies since Feb. 7, with the most recent occurring Sunday, March 31 at Wahoo! Grill. Three men entered the restaurant after closing time, striking a male employee in the head with a pistol and knocking him unconscious.
Four victims were female pedestrians and one victim was a woman making a deposit at a drive-through ATM.
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