State v. Purdy

Webb, Judge.

While on routine patrol in midafternoon on a rough dirt road in a sparsely populated rural area of Gwinnett County, an officer observed an automobile with two occupants traveling very slowly. The vehicle had a Fulton County license plate. There had recently been several burglaries in that area. The officer continued to follow and observe the car, and while doing so he called on his police radio for a tag check. As he followed, he noticed the passenger turn around and look directly at him. The passenger then began to work with something in the back seat by reaching over from the…