# @breezejmu on Instagram

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- **Posted:** 2026-04-15T17:31:40.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** The Breeze - JMU (@breezejmu) — https://gondola.cc/breezejmu

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BREAKING NEWS | Football player’s car stolen, ‘wrecked’ behind Warsaw Parking Deck 

JMU and Harrisonburg police are investigating an abandoned stolen vehicle near Warsaw Parking Deck on Warsaw Avenue. 

A Harrisonburg police spokesperson said the stolen vehicle, a black Acura, was observed turning onto Warsaw Avenue from South Main Street. The vehicle went onto the curb behind the parking deck and was “wrecked” just before noon today, the spokesperson said.

Senior JMU football linebacker and sociology major JT Kouame-Yao said it was his car that was stolen from The Mill Apartment complex Sunday around 8:30 a.m. After speaking with the complex, which he said has no security cameras, he reached out to Harrisonburg police.

“I feel safe here at [JMU], but we’ve got to have more security,” Kouame-Yao said. “The apartments where we live in should be able to take care of us.”

Kouame-Yao said he feels “blessed” that his car was found and he is safe.

Police detained a female passenger, while the male driver fled on foot. The driver was detained on Maryland Avenue and is in custody.

Amy Brooks, executive assistant to the dean of the college of visual and performing arts, witnessed the incident while she was at the Warsaw Parking Deck. 

“I heard a car accelerating very fast and I knew it was going to be a real challenge for them to make a sharp turn up into the Warsaw Deck,” Brooks said. “I heard the tires squealing and struggling to get the car stopped enough to make the turn.”

JMU did not immediately respond to The Breeze for comment.

This is a developing story. Check breezejmu.org periodically for updates.

✍️ news desk
📸 Annabel Dewey @annabels.camera

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