Norcross business break-in leads to multi-county police pursuit

The Brief

  • Gwinnett County police arrested a man and a juvenile after a burglary at a cell phone store and a cross-county pursuit.
  • At least one suspect threatened witnesses who overheard sawing sounds coming from the business then drove off.
  • A police helicopter tracked the car from the sky as it drove onto the highway, leading officers directly to the suspects after they ran from the vehicle.

NORCROSS, Ga. A man is behind bars and a juvenile faces charges, accused of breaking into a cellphone store and leading police on a cross-county police pursuit. Gwinnett County police used their aviation unit to track the suspects from the sky until ground officers closed in.

What we know:

Witnesses heard sawing sounds coming from a cell phone store on the 4300 block of Jimmy Carter Boulevard in Norcross. The witnesses walked outside and saw two people burglarizing the store.

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