Atlanta robbery suspect allegedly steals police cruiser, crashes into tanker truck
A man wanted in connection with the violent robbery of a woman near an Atlanta transit station was arrested Monday after allegedly stealing a marked police cruiser and crashing it into a tanker truck, authorities said.Atlanta police identified the suspect as 30-year-old Phelan Thorpe, who investigators say was wanted in connection with a Saturday afternoon robbery near the Midtown MARTA station.Thorpe was charged with robbery and simple battery in connection with the alleged attack, according to the Atlanta Police Department.Officers were dispatched shortly after 5:15 p.m.Monday to the 2000 block of Thomasville Drive SE after receiving a report that a wanted man was at the location and possibly armed, according to police.MAN FACING FEDERAL CHARGES AFTER ATLANTA TRAIN PASSENGER STABBED ABOUT 20 TIMES, FBI INVESTIGATINGVideo released by the Atlanta Police Department shows a suspect following a woman from the Midtown MARTA station before allegedly attacking and robbing her near 10th and West Peachtree streets on Oct.
3, 2026.(Atlanta Police Department)Officers located Thorpe and began investigating, but police said he managed to get into a marked Atlanta Police Department patrol vehicle parked outside and drive away.Thorpe allegedly drove the cruiser into neighboring Clayton County before crashing into a tanker truck on Interstate 675.SUSPECTED DUI DRIVER LEADS COPS ON WILD CHASE BEFORE DRAMATIC TAKEDOWN ON POPULAR CALIFORNIA BEACHHe was taken into custody after the crash without further incident.
Thorpe suffered minor, non-life-threatening injuries and was taken to a hospital, police said.No officers or other civilians were reported injured.The woman who was attacked and robbed near the Midtown MARTA station gathers herself in the aftermath of the Oct.
3, 2026, mugging in Atlanta.(Atlanta Police Department)Police had been looking for Thorpe in connection with an attack Saturday near 10th Street and West Peachtree Street in Midtown Atlanta.Officers responded at app...