A shoplifting investigation turned into a dangerous police chase Monday evening, Cobb Police said.
It started when Cumberland Mall security notified an officer on the property about a gray Chevy Tahoe apparently connected to a prior shoplifting case at Dick’s Sporting Goods. Cobb police said when officers tried to stop the vehicle, which had suspended registration and no insurance, the driver sped away on Cumberland Parkway, doing 70-plus in a 35-mile-per-hour zone and then driving into the oncoming lanes to evade police.
The pursuing officer then broke off the chase per department policy and returned to the mall to meet with security…