ATLANTA — A 12- and 17-year-old are in custody after a crime spree led to a chase and the arrest of the two boys in Buckhead.
Police say that at around 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 29, officers responded to 115 Peachtree Memorial Dr. in reference to suspects in a silver Honda breaking into vehicles.
Authorities say once the suspects saw police, the two boys fled, crashed the vehicle and ran on foot.
"They later emerged further down Peachtree Memorial Drive and attempted to take a victim’s vehicle at gun point," Atlanta Police Officer Jarius Daugherty said.
After a brief chase behind a shopping center off Peachtree Road captured on body camera video, officers took both suspects into custody.
The two are charged with entering automobile, obstruction of officer, criminal attempt, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, discharge of weapon near public street, hijacking of a motor vehicle and theft by receiving stolen property.
Daugherty said the silver Honda was recovered, having been previously reported stolen from Gwinnett County. He said the investigation is ongoing.
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