Crime & Safety

DeKalb PD: 1 Suspected Burglar in Custody, Another At Large

Tuesday burglary reportedly took place on Celtic Circle and the suspects were later involved in an automobile accident a couple of miles away.

DeKalb police reportedly have one home burglary suspect in custody and are seeking another Tuesday afternoon in the area around Tucker and Clarkston.

According to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the burglary took place on Celtic Circle and the victim was able to supply police with a description of the vehicle utilized by the suspects.

Police later saw a vehicle that matched the description provided, but before they could give chase, the vehicle was involved in an accident with another vehicle near the intersection of Erksine Road and Church Street.

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One suspect was then apprehended, but the other fled on foot and is still at large.

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