Two Juveniles Arrested; Suspected of Car Break-ins

SMYRNA, GA — Police have arrested two juveniles and a woman in connection with a series of recent auto break-ins.

Smyrna police were patrolling neighborhoods along Oakdale Road on Sunday when officers spotted seven African American males and one African American female breaking into cars on Farmwood Way.

Smyrna police spokesman Louis Defense said the suspects noticed they had been spotted by police, they fled in two separate vehicles, a black Infiniti and a silver Lexus.

After chasing both vehicles, police broke off chasing the Infiniti but continued pursuing the Lexus, which police say damaged a mailbox and a yard on Farmwood.

Defense said the Lexus eventually crashed on South Cobb Drive near US 41. Cobb and Marietta police assisted in arresting the suspects.

Police are still working on identifying the suspects in the Infiniti.

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