Decatur police are looking for a man caught on camera snatching a computer from an elementary school this week.
The burglary happened about 2:45 a.m. Tuesday at Clairemont Elementary School on Erie Avenue, the police department said in a statement posted to social media.
Officers were called to the school after an alarm went off, police spokeswoman Lt. Jennifer Ross said. They found two broken windows at the back of the school and a large rock inside the building. No one was found inside the school, Ross said.
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School administrators were called to the school and told police that a desktop computer was missing from an office and a laptop was missing from the front desk area, Ross said.
A man was shown on surveillance video at the time of the burglary running across the front desk area and grabbing the laptop.
Police did not provide a description of the man. Anyone with information about his identity or the case is asked to contact Investigator Tiffany Edwards at tiffany.edwards@decaturga.com or 678-553-6664. You can also contact Crime Stoppers Greater Atlanta at 404 577-8477 and remain anonymous.
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