The Brief
- Thieves targeted vehicles at grocery stores in Atlanta’s Poncey-Highland neighborhood, breaking into at least nine cars over the weekend.
- Surveillance footage shows suspects in a black Infiniti breaking into five cars at Kroger in seven minutes, leaving victims financially strained and frustrated.
- Atlanta Police report an increase in car-related crimes in the area, urging the public to provide any information about the incidents.
COLLEGE PARK, Ga. – A group of thieves targeted vehicles outside multiple grocery stores in Atlanta’s Poncey-Highland neighborhood over the weekend, breaking into at least nine cars and leaving workers frustrated and financially strained.
What we know:
The string of break-ins occurred in the early hours of Saturday morning, primarily in the parking lot of the Kroger store off Ponce de Leon Avenue. Five employees who were working overnight reported their cars had been broken into. Just down the street, four more vehicles were hit at a nearby Publix, according to the Atlanta Police Department.…