02-04-2025
Man arrested on credit/debit card fraud warrants in Decatur following burglary
DECATUR, Ala. (WHNT) — The Decatur Police Department said one person was arrested on three warrants for credit/debit card fraud.
DPD said on Jan. 20, a Decatur resident reported that their credit/debit card had been stolen during a burglary.
A joint investigation between Financial Crimes and Property Crimes detectives determined that the card was used at a business in the 200 block of Austinville Road shortly after the burglary.
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DPD said detectives found footage of the suspect, later identified as Aloysius Sears.
On Feb. 12, three warrants for fraudulent use of a credit/debit card were obtained for Sears' arrest.
On April 1, Sears was released from the Madison County Jail and transported to the Morgan County Jail, where he was booked for his warrants.
He is currently being held on a $3,000 bond.
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