An illegal street takeover on Bouldercrest Road in DeKalb County ended with a car striking a police cruiser and five people in custody early Sunday, authorities said. Officers say the crowd scattered when they arrived, but one vehicle was stopped a short time later at a nearby gas station and its occupants were taken into custody. According to police, the driver faces multiple traffic and criminal charges, while the remaining occupants were booked on takeover-related counts. The arrests come amid a wave of takeover-style gatherings across metro Atlanta that have prompted stepped-up patrols this spring.
Officers responded at about 1:30 a.m. to the 2600 block of Bouldercrest Road after calls about vehicles and people blocking the intersection, according to FOX 5 Atlanta. Video from the scene shows people running as officers arrived, and investigators say one car hit a patrol vehicle while trying to flee before it was stopped at a nearby gas station. The driver was identified as 18-year-old Isaac Ayes, who faces counts including fleeing and eluding, hit-and-run, an improper lane change and failure to yield to an emergency vehicle, the station reported.
All five people inside that vehicle were taken to the DeKalb County Jail, and police named the other four as 17-year-old Antonio Brazil, 18-year-old Camilla Marquez, 18-year-old Joana Martinez and 20-year-old Jhonatan Vega, as reported by WSB‑TV. The station says those identities and ages were included in a department news release, and that investigators are still trying to learn whether others fled the scene before officers arrived…