By NATE KING
Salina Post
Early Friday morning, Salina Police Department (SPD) officers responded to a reported disturbance involving a woman wielding a hatchet.
Captain James Feldman said officers received multiple calls regarding a woman trying to break into a residence with a hatchet in the 400 block of Baker Street on Friday at approximately 6:30 a.m.
"Upon arrival, contact was made with Andrea Decker, a 52-year-old female from Salina. She stated that her cell phone had been stolen, and she had tracked it to this area and decided she was going to go into the residence where she thought it was," Feldman said.
Decker allegedly damaged the door and its metal frame with the hatchet.
According to the police report, Decker admitted that she intended to threaten the individual inside the residence if she gained entry. She was subsequently arrested and charged with attempted burglary and criminal damage to property.