6 masked men accused of breaking into Roswell car dealership; 1 arrested
Police believe a group of burglars are breaking into car dealerships in at least two counties, and they have surveillance video from Roswell to back it up.
Early Monday morning, surveillance video at Palmer Dodge Chrysler Jeep Ram on Ga. 9 appears to have captured men breaking into the dealership, Roswell police told Channel 2 Action News.
The video shows the masked men break in through the glass front door, run for the key lock box but struggle to open it, Channel 2 reported.
“You can see on the video they immediately ran over to the lock box where all the keys to the cars are held,” Roswell police spokeswoman Lisa Holland told the news station.
An officer arrived at the dealership minutes after the break-in began, and he said he saw six people in the parking lot, Holland said. Five got away, but the officer used a Taser to stop and arrest Quindarius Clemon, who allegedly put up a fight.
“There was a big struggle,” Holland said. “He did not want to get arrested. More officers showed up, and we were able to take one person into custody.”
Holland told Channel 2 that police believe the group is working as part of a larger crime ring targeting car dealerships in two counties: Fulton and DeKalb.
Clemon faces five charges, including two counts of theft by taking, second-degree burglary, felony obstruction of an officer and possession of tools for the commission of a crime, Fulton County Jail records show.
He remains in jail without bond.
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