GA. Deputy Sheriff Carjacked, 4 Arrested www.privateofficer.com

GA. Deputy Sheriff Carjacked, 4 Arrested http://www.privateofficer.com

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. (Metro Atlanta) July 31 2008 — Four people were in custody Thursay in connection with the carjacking of an off-duty DeKalb County sheriff’s deputy’s car Wednesday night.
Two armed men approached the deputy, who was in civilian clothes, in a supermarket parking lot on Bouldercrest Rd. and demanded her car.
“One of the suspects pointed a gun at the officer and made her get out of the vehicle,” said DeKalb Police Officer Marcus Hodge. “She got out and these two individuals took her vehicle and drove away in it.”
They took off in her Chrysler and picked up four other people, according to police.
The deputy’s gun, uniform and badge were in the car.
About 10 miles away on North DeKalb Rd. an officer spotted the deputy’s car and tried to pull it over. The carjackers pulled into an apartment complex and all six jumped from the car and ran. Police captured four of the suspects.
The deputy was unharmed.

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