16-year-old hijacks car, leads police on chase before arrest, police say

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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 tried to speed away, but troopers performed a PIT maneuver, quickly stopping the car.

The driver ran and was apprehended a short distance away.

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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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