Jalen Corey Hardy was arrested after breaking into a used car dealership on Beal Parkway, stealing an $18,000 white Nissan and causing multiple hit-and-run crashes, according to Okaloosa County authorities. Investigators located Hardy inside the stolen vehicle near an Eglin Parkway restaurant, where he confessed and said he needed transportation to Detroit.
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