3 in custody after stealing car, fleeing from officers, police say
Auto theft suspects arrested
It was a dramatic scene during the noon hour in a highly traveled area of Gwinnett County. That’s where police tracked down two men accused of stealing a car and bailing on foot when police tried to stop them. It happened near the Sonesta Simply Suites on Shackleford Road near Pleasant Hill Road.
GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. - Police in Gwinnett County say three people are in custody after stealing a car and then running from officers on Friday afternoon.
SKYFOX 5 flew over Sonesta Simply Suites on Shackleford Road near Pleasant Hill Road in Duluth. The hotel is less than a two-mile drive from Gwinnett Place Mall.
Officers led a person in handcuffs near the hotel. Police K-9s appeared to find another person near an ambulance.
Units lined East Liddell Road.
Police search for a person near an ambulance parked outside at Gwinnett County hotel. (FOX 5 Atlanta)
The car was reported stolen tp police from an apartment complex on Summer Ridge Lane.
Police say officers spotted the Toyota Camry and tried to make a traffic stop, but the driver would not stop and attempted to out run the police. Officers pursued them. That's when the trio jumped out and made a run for it, but police caught up with them and had them in handcuffs in no time.
The names of the suspects have not been released.