Crime & Safety
Cobb Police Chase in Mableton Leads to Arrest
Police arrest a man after speeding down Veterans Memorial Highway.
Cobb Police have arrested Demarius Shavar Cloud, who had allegedly led the police in a car and foot chase in Mableton, CBS Atlanta is reporting.
Cloud first led the police in a car chase that ended with him crashing into a patrol vehicle for the Cobb County Sheriff's Department, police said.
Cloud was going 56 mph in a 35 mph-zone on Veterans Memorial Highway, police said. Cloud refused to stop when the officer attempted a traffic stop, beginning the car chase.
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After striking the patrol car, he fled on foot, and was arrested minutes later.
Police found ammunition and a weapon in the car.
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No injuries were reported.
Cloud has been charged with speeding, fleeing and attempting to elude, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and a warrant for violation of probation out of Douglasville.
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