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Moultrie car break-ins may come to a stop

Posted: 10.31.2012 at 6:57 PM

Matt Prichard joined the Fox 31 News Team in May of 2012 as a general assignment reporter.

Moultrie Police Department arrested Amentez Slaughter after he was caught attempting to break into a vehicle. / Matt Prichard

ALBANY, GA -- The Moultrie Police Department arrested 26-year-old Amentez Slaughter Wednesday morning after he attempted to break into a vehicle.

The Department has been seeing an increased number of car break-ins in the past month and is hopeful that Slaughter may have been behind them.

Slaughter led police on a brief foot chase before he was taken down and arrested.

Stay connected to our website, mysouthwestga.com for more on this story as it develops.

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