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Akon’s SUV was stolen from a gas station in Atlanta, Georgia, Tuesday.
The incident took place shortly after midnight in Buckhead, Fox 5 reported, with the Atlanta Police Department saying someone stole the singer’s vehicle while he was pumping gas.
“It only takes a second for someone to jump in your vehicle and take off,” the Atlanta Police Department’s Capt. Graham said.
#BREAKING@Atlanta_Police say the artist Akon was pumping gas at a Buckhead gas station when someone jumped in and took-off.
They say the suspect got away in Akon’s Range Rover, and they’re working the case now.
We’ve got more on this, in reports, on @GoodDayAtlanta
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The crime was said to have happened at the QuikTrip on the 700 block of Sidney Marcus Boulevard.
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The theft comes just a day after an Atlanta City Council member proposed legislation requiring all Atlanta service stations be fitted with cameras on each of their fuel pumps.
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Councilwoman Natalyn Archibong told Fox5: “It is a common occurrence. It is not an anomaly. It is a significant enough crime and a consistent enough crime that it warrants this intervention.”