Police arrested a pregnant 26-year-old mother and her 17-year-old boyfriend in a car break-in bust near Town Center Mall in Cobb County.

According to police, someone saw the Lynetta Hogan, 26, and Dontavious Harris, 17, along with three other juveniles breaking into a car at the mall and followed them.

Channel 2's Ross Cavitt is speaking with police about why local gangs are ramping up car break-ins throughout metro Atlanta for his live report on Channel 2 Action News at 5.

The pregnant woman also brought her child along for the car break-in.

Investigators believe the people involved in this break-in are associated with a gang.

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