DECATUR, Ga. — People residing in a Decatur condominium complicated need you to see video exhibiting a thief casing a number of houses earlier than breaking on this week whereas folks had been home.
“It’s just the weirdest feeling looking at the person walking right past me when I was asleep. It’s just horrifying to watch,” mentioned Chayse Gunderson.
Gunderson mentioned she woke as much as discover her drawers and doorways open in her home, and her canine’s crate was open. Her money and canine had been stolen.
“I just started yelling, and I haven’t been able to sleep that great since,” mentioned Gunderson.
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She mentioned the video exhibits the break-ins begin on the residences on North Crossing Way in Decatur Wednesday night round 8 p.m., and the thief stored going till early Thursday morning.
That’s when Dekalb County Police Department confirms its officers started investigating. DKPD has not confirmed what number of residences had been hit.
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Gunderson has not been capable of deliver herself to shut her puppy’s crate. It’s a 2-month-old springer spaniel. It was a Christmas shock reward to her.
“I just feel helpless because there’s not anything I can do, and I just feel sick,” mentioned Gunderson.
From Henry County to Buckhead, Southwest Atlanta and Gwinnett County, Channel 2 Action News has instructed you about thieves going so far as to shoot at folks to steal dogs or get away automotive home windows to take a puppy inside.
The American Kennel Club has been warning about the issue rising since 2021.
“Everyone is saying they’re glad that I didn’t wake up, but I can’t really get behind that at the moment,” mentioned Gunderson.
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She’s sharing the surveillance video to warn neighbors and handing out flyers to search out her canine.
“If anybody contacted me and told me they purchased her from somewhere, or it was the person who took her who changed their mind and wants to bring her back, I mean we would give anything,” mentioned Gunderson. “No questions asked.”
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