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Friday, May 3, 2013
Detectives believe the man may be responsible for several business robberies in DeKalb.
The DeKalb County Police Department, based in Tucker, is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a man suspected of robbing two businesses this week. According a a press release, the suspect entered the Family Dollar store located at 3590 Panola Road on May 1 at approximately 11:30 a.m. The man was armed with a weapon and demanded money from the cash register. He then fled the location with an undisclosed amount of cash. The same person is believed to have entered a second business, Dollar General, 2566 Wesley Chapel Road, about 15 minutes later and robbed the location of cash. No injuries were reported during either incident. Detectives believe the man may be responsible for additional business robberies in DeKalb and neighboring …
The incident occurred Monday morning.
A man robbed a Family Dollar store in Tucker at gunpoint Monday morning, DeKalb County police said. A witness told police she was waiting in line at the Brockett Square location to buy something when she saw the suspect pull out a black gun, point it at the cashier and demand the store's cash at about 11:15 a.m., the police report said. The cashier backed up and said she couldn't open the register, so the witness told the suspect to calm down and she would open it for him. She opened the register, placed the till on the counter and the suspect emptied it, taking $100. He fled the store toward Brockett Road. The suspect was described as a black male about 5 feet 10 inches, 150-165 pounds with a slim build. He wore a red Atlanta Falcons hat…
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12:53 pm on Saturday, February 23, 2013
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