Crime & Safety
Man Carjacked In His Driveway
Inside the police reports: The victim told DeKalb County police he was rummaging through the car trunk when the suspect approached.
A man was carjacked in his driveway on Sunday, Jan. 6 in unincorporated Stone Mountain, according to a DeKalb County police incident report.
The incident happened in the 1200 block of Whitney Place around 11:35 p.m. The victim told police that he came outside and started rummaging through the trunk of his car, which was parked in his driveway.
A suspect came up to him and placed an unknown hard object in the victim's side, he told police. The victim said he suspected it was a gun.
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The suspect demanded the victim's car keys and wallet, the report states.
The victim handed over both. The suspect drove the car, a 1999 four-door blue BMW, towards Redan Road, according to the report.
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The victim said he could not see the suspect because he was facing forward and the suspect was in back of him. The description he provided to police was a black male, 6 feet, medium build, wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, black jeans and unknown weapon.
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