Crime & Safety

Gwinnett Police: 3 Men Sought in Dollar Store Armed Robbery

Police say the suspects tied up the clerk with zip ties.

Gwinnett Police are looking for help in identifying three armed robbers who hit a Buford-area Dollar Store last week.

During the robbery, police say the suspects tied up the clerk with zip ties when they stole jewelry and cash from the Dollar Store on South Lee Street around 4 p.m. on June 4.

Police have released surveillance images from the crime (attached to this article).

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“Officers learned that three male suspects had entered the store, put on masks, and produced a hand gun,” police spokesman Cpl. Jake Smith said in a news release. “They directed the clerk to remove jewelry from display cases and restrained her with zip ties when she was done.  The suspects also stole cash from the register.”

The clerk was able to free herself later and called police.

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The suspects are described by police as:

 

Suspect 1

Light skinned male (possibly black, white, or Hispanic), late 30’s

Heavy build

Dark hair, mustache and goatee

Light colored eyes

Black hat with Atlanta Braves “Screaming Indian” logo

 

Suspect 2

Black male, mid 20’s

Dreads pulled back into pony tail

Black “boonies” style hat

 

Suspect 3

Black male

Black hat with white writing and gold sticker on front, red writing on back

 

If you have any information, call GCPD Robbery Unit detectives at 770-513-5300. To remain anonymous, tipsters should contact Crime Stoppers at 404-577-TIPS or visit www.crimestoppersatlanta.org.  Crime Stoppers tipsters are eligible to receive up to $2000.00 for information leading to an arrest and indictment in this case.


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