Atlanta, GA
Atlanta Police: man breaks into Midtown home while woman is sleeping
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – A Midtown woman woke up to the sound of someone busting down her back door early Tuesday morning.
According to an Atlanta Police report, the woman ran out her front door and flagged down a neighbor for help near Piedmont Avenue. That person called 911.
When police arrived, they checked the woman’s home and saw a man inside the house through a window. In body camera footage you can hear the man tell police it’s his house.
Police instructed the intruder to come outside. After a few minutes he opened the front door and was placed in handcuffs. Police say the man was 38-year-old Aleavy Glover.
Glover was charged with burglary and criminal damage to property.
According to the police report, a routine check for outstanding warrants revealed that Glover was also wanted for probation violation and possession of methamphetamine.
In the same report, officers say Glover was likely homeless at the time of his arrest.
“Crime is an issue city-wide and as a city-wide member of the Atlanta City Council it certainly is a major challenge for us given the economic situation. But I think it’s also important to highlight that we have challenges surrounding affordable housing,” Atlanta City Councilwoman Keisha Waites said.
Waites acknowledges that there is a growing homeless population in Atlanta but says that’s no excuse for anyone to break the law. She says Mayor and Council have been working to create more affordable housing options, but she also thinks the city should focus on providing more mental health resources.
“There’s nothing more important no matter where you live. Whether its Buckhead or Bankhead, if you don’t feel safe nothing else matters,” Waites said. “I hate when we hear about these situations. But I am grateful that we have a situation where there was not a loss of life.”
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