Break-ins Hit 12South and Belmont-Hillsboro on Thursday

The 12South Neighborhood Association reports two incidents of break-ins and burglaries, both on Thursday. The first incident occurred at a Lealand Ave. duplex, which was broken into in the afternoon at a time when no one was home. Burglars stole a TV, a computer, a stereo, and other items. The person residing there has been there for 10 years and she reports that she never had a problem. The second incident occurred at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday on Linden Ave., as a "young black teenager, around 5' 9", dressed in dark sweatpants and sweatshirt riding a red bicycle" broke in through a window screen and rifled through closets and drawers. When confronted by a friend visiting the resident, suspect fled the house with $600. 12South also reported a break-in on Primrose on Wednesday without disclosing any further details.