Man enters southwest Atlanta home and steals household items, ceiling fans

The Atlanta Police Department is asking for the public’s help to identify a man who broke into a home this week.

Police say on Monday, just before 12 p.m., they responded to 685 University Avenue in Southwest Atlanta in reference to a residential burglary.

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When they arrived, police learned an unidentified man forced his way into the maintenance/storage room of the property and stole several items.

Police say he took ceiling fans, heaters, a hand truck, a multi-outlet storage port, and a bucket containing cleaning supplies.

The man was seen on surveillance footage stealing from the home, the reporting party told police.

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The suspect is described as a black man wearing a red and black Champion hoodie with blue pants and a green colored ballcap.

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