Crime & Safety

Buckhead Carjacking Suspect is Juvenile Repeat Offender

The carjacking happened Tuesday morning on Northside Parkway.

ATLANTA, GA -- Police have arrested a juvenile in a Tuesday morning carjacking who they say is a repeat offender.

A woman was pumping gas into her company car at a Northside Parkway Chevron, according to the AJC, when a teenager jumped into her car and locked its doors. The woman's purse and electronics were also inside the car. The teen then drove off, knocking the woman to the ground.

Police later found the car and then two suspects, who were detained. The woman identified one of the teens as the person who stole her car. Police have not released his name because he is a juvenile, but that he is a repeat offender.

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