The Gwinnett County Police Department (GCPD) arrested a Suwanee man minutes after he allegedly committing a $5,000 theft involving the sale of a vehicle.
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The GCPD's Facebook page reports that on Monday, January 6, officers responded to a theft report at 1625 Pleasant Hill Road in unincorporated Duluth, as the victim informed police he was attempting to purchase a white Dodge Charger from a male suspect he met on Facebook Marketplace. The suspect reportedly took $5,000 from the victim during the transaction and fled in the vehicle.
Leveraging technology, analysts from the GCPD's Real-Time Crime Center used DOT and FLOCK cameras to track the suspect’s vehicle, and a K9 Officer spotted the suspect vehicle about 30 minutes later in the area of Old Norcross Road and Herrington Road
The suspect, 23-year old Kobe Isaih Romain-Grant of Suwanee, was apprehended during a subsequent traffic stop without incident.
Officers recovered the stolen $5,000, and Romain-Grant was transported to the Gwinnett County Jail and is charged with felony theft by taking.
The Gwinnett County Police Department encourages the public to utilize their dedicated parking spaces for those who wish to buy, sell, and trade goods. More details about the locations can be found here.
