SOUTH FULTON, Ga. — A teenager is in custody after police say he is responsible for not only a string of car break-ins, but stealing a car with two kids inside last month.
South Fulton police said the three-month-old and nine-year-old were in an unattended vehicle left running at a BP gas station at 3515 Cascade Road on September 25 when someone jumped inside and drove away with it.
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The car and the children were found a short distance away a short time later.
Police now say they have arrested the person they believe to be responsible.
On October 6, officers responded to an entering auto call at a Publix on Cascade Road where two minors, ages 16 and 17, attempted to steal a car in the parking lot.
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Investigators later determined the 17-year-old was wanted for the kidding at BP and other car thefts in the area. He was arrested and taken to the Fulton County Jail.
The 16-year-old was also arrested and taken to the Metro Youth Detention Center.
The identities of both suspects have not been released because they are minors.
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