Car Theft Suspect Eludes Cobb Police

Cobb County police were unable to catch a man they pulled over Friday afternoon for allegedly being behind the wheel of a stolen car.

Officers observed a stolen vehicle in the area of Gus Robinson Road in Powder Springs and executed a traffic stop at 1:09 p.m. Friday, police spokeswoman Alicia Chilton told Patch. The male driver and sole occupant of the vehicle fled the scene on foot, Chilton said.

FOX 5 Atlanta reported during the search that the dragnet had expanded to the areas of McMurry Drive and Stinson Lane, which are residential streets south of Gus Robinson Road.

Officers searched the area for nearly two hours but were unable to locate the suspect, Chilton said.