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Man carjacks SUV and a woman with dementia was still inside, Georgia cops say

Clayton County Police Department

An 86-year-old woman is missing after a man carjacked the vehicle she was sitting in and drove off on Thursday, Dec. 8, Georgia police said.

Shirley Jenkins McCurry, who has dementia, was sitting in a gray 2016 Nissan Rogue in the 7800 block of North Main Street in Jonesboro, Georgia, when a man was seen climbing into the SUV and driving off with McCurry still inside, Clayton County Police shared in a news release.

Police have not located McCurry and are asking the public for help, according to the release.

The carjacked vehicle has a Georgia tag reading CTW6796, according to police.

The vehicle was last seen on surveillance cameras at 4:29 p.m. in the area of Marietta and Means streets in Atlanta, according to police.

Anyone with information is asked to call 911.

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This story was originally published December 8, 2022 at 6:31 PM with the headline "Man carjacks SUV and a woman with dementia was still inside, Georgia cops say."

Alison Cutler
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Alison Cutler is a National Real Time Reporter for the Southeast at McClatchy. She graduated from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University and previously worked for The News Leader in Staunton, VA, a branch of USAToday.
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