SOUTH FULTON, Ga. — Police in South Fulton say they took four people into custody, accusing of taking air conditioning units from a home.
The call about a suspicious U-Haul van in a neighborhood came in at 4:46 a.m. Thursday, South Fulton police said.
Officers spotted two air conditioning units in the van. The driver drove off when the officers tried to stop the van.
Police performed a PIT maneuver on the van, stopping the vehicle. Four people were taken into custody.
Investigation confirmed the air conditioning units were stolen from a nearby home. Surveillance video captured the theft of the Goodman units, police said.
The crime is part of a larger trend of people stealing A/C units.
Channel 2’s Tom Jones reported in March about suspects taking air conditioning units from an Atlanta church to steal the copper.
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