Stolen Porsche SUV crashes head-on into Sandy Springs patrol car

Incident leads to arrests of 5 men suspected in additional thefts, police say
The damage to both the patrol car and Porsche SUV after a head-on collision early Tuesday morning.

Credit: Sandy Springs Police Department

Credit: Sandy Springs Police Department

The damage to both the patrol car and Porsche SUV after a head-on collision early Tuesday morning.

Five men were arrested early Tuesday following a head-on collision between a stolen Porsche SUV and a Sandy Springs patrol car, police said.

The Sandy Springs Police Department shared video of the collision and subsequent foot of the suspects on its Facebook page. According to the post, four of the men were captured immediately and officers pursued one man on foot, arresting him after a brief chase.

No officers were injured in the collision.

Last night just before 2AM, Officers patrolling the residential areas in the vicinity Brandon Mill Rd near Dalrymple Road spotted a suspicious vehicle that had been reported stolen. As Officers attempted to stop it, the vehicle immediately took flight, crashing almost head-on with another SSPD Officer’s patrol car. This high speed impact disabled the stolen 2012 Porsche Cayenne and four of the occupants were immediately apprehended while the fifth occupant was captured a short time later after a foot pursuit. Fortunately the Officer was not injured as a result of this collision and neither were the suspects. The investigation has reveled these 5 offenders to be connected with multiple entering-auto crimes (car break-ins). Two stolen handguns, ski masks, tools for the commission of crimes, and several stolen items were located and submitted as evidence. Two of the suspects had active warrants for entering-auto crimes. The suspects have been identified as: 23 year old Atif Hereford from Atlanta, 21 year old Jariquez Hall from Atlanta, 23 year old Demarquez Hall from Atlanta, 23 year old Darnell Presley from City of Forsyth, and 17 year old Horace Parks from Atlanta. The suspects have been charged with multiple offenses to include: theft by receiving stolen property (vehicle, guns, etc). Possession of a weapon by a convicted felon, fleeing to elude, obstruction, possession of tools for the commission of a crime, among others.

Posted by Sandy Springs Police on Tuesday, February 9, 2021

The five men who were arrested were identified by Sandy Springs police as Atif Hereford, 23; Jariquez Hall, 21; Demarquez Hall, 23; Darnell Pressley, 23; and Horace Parks, 17.

All of the men are from Atlanta except Pressley, who lives in Forsyth County, jail records show. The suspects face a variety of charges, including theft by receiving stolen property, possession of a weapon by a convicted felon, fleeing to elude, obstruction and more.

According to police, the incident began when Sandy Springs officers patrolling an area near the intersection of Brandon Mill and Dalrymple roads spotted a 2012 Porsche Cayenne that had been reported stolen. The officers attempted to make a traffic stop on the Porsche, but it fled. The video shows the Porsche driving down a two-lane road that splits into a fork, following the road to the right, then veering back across the gore in a last-second attempt to go left instead. When the Porsche veered left, it hit the front of another Sandy Springs police car at an angle. The collision disabled the Porsche, allowing officers to take the SUV’s occupants into custody, police said.

Inside the Porsche, police found two stolen guns, ski masks, tools and several other stolen items, leading investigators Sandy Springs to charge the suspects in several other car break-ins, authorities said. Two of the men charged had outstanding warrants for similar crimes, police said.

All five were booked into the Fulton County Jail where they remain without bond.