Crime & Public Safety
Crime & Public Safety

2 juveniles, 1 adult charged in recent car break-ins

Montravius Wilson (Credit: Fulton County Sheriff's Office)
Montravius Wilson (Credit: Fulton County Sheriff's Office)
By Ellen Eldridge
Feb 7, 2017

Atlanta police arrested three people aged 18 and under in connection with recent break-ins of cars.

Montravius Wilson, 18, and two 14-year-old males were seen breaking out the window of a vehicle on Fountainhead Lane and removing items, Sgt. Warren Pickard said.

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The trio ran, Pickard said, but officers chased them down and recovered the stolen items.

Wilson and the teens are charged with entering auto and obstruction. Wilson is also charged with giving a false name to law enforcement.

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