Pizza Deliveryman’s Car Stolen, Later Abandoned in Unfinished Subdivision

A pizza deliveryman now has his wheels back after police recovered his vehicle just one day after it was reported stolen.

Police were called to on Jan. 27 after an employee’s vehicle was stolen. The pizza deliveryman said he parked his vehicle outside the back door of the restaurant with the door unlocked and the key in the ignition. Before going inside the store, the deliveryman noticed a male and a female walking behind the strip mall. The deliveryman went inside the store and when he tried to go back out, the door would not open. The deliveryman told police he heard his car being driven away from the store.

Publix employees working behind the strip mall saw a male driving away in the victim’s car with a female passenger. One of the employees said it appeared as if the male did not know how to drive a stick shift.

The vehicle, a 1994 red Mazda, contained the employee’s identification, $10 and his Samsung cell phone.

The following day, an officer found the vehicle abandoned in an unfinished subdivision off Stanley Road. After confirming the vehicle was the one that had been reported stolen, the officer impounded the car to be processed by crime scene investigators.

The case is listed as active.

Other recent incidents investigated by the Gwinnett County Police Department include:

Feb. 1

• Financial transaction card fraud in the 2600 block of Braselton Highway.

Feb. 2

• Theft by shoplifting in the 3000 block of Jim Moore Road.
• Mailbox damage in the 1200 block of Barrett Bluff Drive.
• Theft by taking near the intersection of Alcovy Road and Campbell Road.

Feb. 4

• Entering auto in the 800 block of Pleasure Ives Court.
• Identity fraud in the 500 block of Roland Manor Drive.

Feb. 5

• Theft by taking in the 1700 block of Kilcrease Road.

Feb. 6

• Theft, lost or mislaid property in the 500 block of Dacula Road.
• Financial transaction card fraud in the 1300 block of Wilkes Crest Court.

Feb. 7

• Burglary in the 2100 block of Rosebury Park Drive.

Feb. 8

• Burglary in the 4700 block of Bill Cheek Road.