Aldredge v. Symbas

Johnson, Presiding Judge.

While working at an off-duty security job, Atlanta police sergeant Jerald Aldredge heard a police radio transmission that individuals had just abandoned a stolen car at a nearby intersection. He was asked to abandon his off-duty job and help retrieve the stolen automobile. While en route, Aldredge saw a car run a red light and began following the car. The car drove into the front yard of Philip and Helen Shayne’s home, and the driver jumped out and began to run.

The driver ran through the Shaynes’ yard and onto the neighboring property owned by Nicholas Symbas, where…