Atlanta Police Investigate Scooter Pursuit Incident in Midtown
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The Atlanta Police Department says that an incident involving the pursuit of a male on a scooter in Midtown Atlanta on Sept. 10 is under investigation. According to APD, officers observed an unidentified male riding an electric scooter in and out of traffic in the area of 10th Street NW and Techwood Drive NW. When officers approached the scooter rider, he took off on the scooter, riding between vehicles, according to APD. Officers pursued him to the area of Spring Street NW and Peachtree Place NW where he abandoned the scooter and ran into a nearby Publix.
Additional officers responded to the area and they eventually found the male in a nearby parking garage. He was placed in custody without any further incidents and transported to the city jail.