Cobb County police officer injured, 2 suspects at large after police pursuit

COBB COUNTY, Ga. — A Cobb County police officer is recovering after three suspects led officers on a chase Friday morning.

Authorities said on Friday, around 4 a.m., officers received reports of a stolen car in the area of Bentley Road.

A group of suspects was seen breaking into cars at an apartment complex in the area on FLOCK cameras, according to the Cobb County Police Department (CCPD).

Officers confirmed that the vehicle matched the description put by Marietta Police of being involved in several car break-ins in their jurisdiction.

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After an officer spotted the suspect vehicle, he attempted to conduct a traffic stop, but the car fled.

Authorities said the vehicle stopped at the entrance of Pappadeux after the driver lost control and crashed. Three suspects then fled from the car on foot.

Police said one suspect dropped a gun while he was fleeing.

Officers chased the driver on foot until they lost visual sight near the Belmont Place apartments. K9 units were deployed and quickly located the suspect in the brush nearby.

Another officer spotted a second suspect jump from a bridge rail and ran down a hill. Authorities said an officer deployed his Taser but was unsuccessful in stopping the suspect.

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As the officer continued to pursue the suspect, he slipped and fell, cutting his hand, bruising his thigh and injuring his foot. He was taken to a local hospital to be treated.

The officer’s identity has not been released.

K9 units were deployed to track the other two suspects however they were not found.

Authorities have not released any information about the two suspects who got away or if they are a threat to the community.

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Channel 2′s Tyisha Fernandes spoke to residents in the area about the incident, and how police pursued the suspects.

Kerry Nasbier is a barber at a shop off of Windy Hill Road. His shop was closed while police chased the suspects down in the stolen car.

While the FLOCK surveillance cameras were a help to police, not everyone wants them around.

Jeremy Clark, who lives nearby, said he doesn’t like them.

“Privacy man, everyone wants privacy,” Clark said. “Intellectual privacy, you shouldn’t be able to see everything I do at all times.”

Nasbier, in contrast, said he doesn’t mind what methods the police use. He told Channel 2 Action News that as long as they’re caught, he doesn’t mind how.

“As long as they get ‘em, no matter how they gotta get ‘em, that’s fine with me,” Kerry Casbier, a neighbor, told Fernandes.

Police recovered three guns, two of them came up stolen. Officers have not released the identity of the suspect they took into custody.

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