3 men arrested in connection with thefts in at least 5 states after chase with GA officers

HABSERSHAM COUNTY, Georgia – Habersham County officials have arrested three men accused of stealing money in multiple states.

Investigators were contacted by Dalton police about a rental car with three suspects inside who were connected to previous burglaries in the area.

Using a flock camera, a Habersham officer spotted the rental property near a Dairy Queen in Clarkesville and the suspects began a chase.

The chase ended in front of a Dunkin Donuts and all three people in the car then ran away from the officers.

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Two of the men then entered the nearby property of Wilbanks Lumber while the third went into the woods.

The two men in the store were found in a pile of wood, while the man who had run into the woods was arrested a short time later.

At the time of arrest, none of the suspects were carrying a weapon.

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“They’re using debit and credit cards, fake checks, committing a lot of fraud and stealing people’s money,” said George Cason, a Habersham County Sheriff’s investigator. “The whole thing is connected to about five different states, possibly six, even as far as Texas.”

The sheriff’s office did not release the names of the men but said they were being held at the Habersham County Detention Center in Clarkesville.

They are all accused of obstruction of justice and escape. Officials also said they stole someone’s debit card and then used it.

Additional charges may apply.

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