Teen arrested after caught driving stolen car a week after the theft | Crime

On Friday, November 9, 2012 the Auburn Police Division arrested Deaundre L. Cobb, age 18, of Auburn on warrants charging him with Theft of Property 1st Degree, Unlawful Breaking and Entering a Vehicle, Theft of Property 2nd Degree, two counts of Fleeing or Attempting to Elude Police, and Resisting Arrest.  At approximately 2:15 p.m. this same date a patrol officer spotted a 2007 Audi A3 travelling on Wire Road that was reported stolen on November 2, 2012 from a residence located in the 100 block of South Cary Drive.  The officer conducted a traffic stop on the vehicle but shortly after contacting the driver the vehicle sped away.  The driver, in his efforts to flee the scene, crashed into a tree in the nearby Kuderna Acres neighborhood.  Cobb and a female passenger then ran into a wooded area.  At approximately 4:35 p.m. and after a thorough search of the area to include the use of a K-9, the pair was spotted in the 1400 block of Talhiem Street.  The female was immediately taken into custody while Cobb was taken into custody after a brief foot pursuit.  Cobb was transported to the Lee County Detention Center where his bond was set at $12,500.  Cobb is also the suspect in a vehicle burglary reported to police on November 1, 2012.  That crime occurred in the 400 block of North College Street.  The female passenger in Friday’s incident was not charged.

Information Source: Auburn PD