Brookhaven police arrested three people in connection with a string of car break-ins after pulling over an Uber ride. One had been arrested and released from jail about a month ago, according to DeKalb County jail records.
Police first received a 911 call last Tuesday, Jan. 28, from a Brookhaven Heights resident who said he saw three people tugging on the handles of cars in his driveway, Brookhaven police said in a statement.
Officers then set up a perimeter in the area, which is located off North Druid Hills Road south of Peachtree Road. Police spotted an Uber ride-share vehicle leaving the neighborhood with three male passengers, prompting officers to pull over the car.
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Police said the three passengers matched the description given by the 911 caller, so they were arrested. They were each charged with several counts of entering auto, after investigators found a total of five victims.
Only one of the suspects, 17-year-old Julio Rodriguez-Mora, was identified, since the other two are minors, police said. Rodriguez-Mora was also charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor and loitering or prowling.
County jail records show he was arrested on Jan. 5 on a felony charge of theft by taking and driving without a license. He was released on bond two days later.
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