As reported to the Atlanta Fox affiliate by the Atlanta police, they are currently searching for a suspect accused of stealing Akon's SUV from a Buckhead gas station, while he was pumping gas.
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The crime reportedly took place shortly after midnight on Tuesday, at the QuikTrip on the 700 block of Sydney Marcus Boulevard. "It only takes a second for someone to jump in your vehicle and take off," the Atlanta Police Department's Capt. Graham said.
Coincidentally, per information gathered from FOX 5 Atlanta, the theft occurred just a day after an Atlanta City Council member proposed legislation requiring all Atlanta service stations to mount cameras on each of their fuel pumps. As service station car theft seems to be an ongoing issue in the area.
The legislation would requires the immediate availability of a backup camera system, and require all service stations throughout the city to install continuous security cameras at each of their fuel pumps, so what reportedly happened to Akon doesn't continue to occur.
Despite there being cameras already set up at most of these establishments, Councilwoman Natalyn Archibong expressed that it's still not stopping criminals. "It is a common occurrence. It is not an anomaly. It is a significant enough crime and a consistent enough crime that it warrants this intervention," Archibong explained.
However for now, police recommend drivers not leave their cars running while outside their vehicles. Which yeah… definitely don’t do that.
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