ATLANTA — Atlanta police, with the help of Georgia State Patrol, have arrested a 16-year-old who they say hijacked a car on Saturday at gunpoint.
GSP troopers and Atlanta police located a vehicle that had been taken at gunpoint about an hour earlier.
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The driver ran and was apprehended a short distance away.
The driver tried to speed away, but troopers performed a PIT maneuver, quickly stopping the car.
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Police charged the 16-year-old with hijacking a motor vehicle and he was taken to the Metro Youth Detention Center.
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“We are grateful for our partners with the Georgia State Patrol and we are proud of the work that went into quickly apprehending this suspect,” officials said.
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