Crime & Safety
Robber Sticks Up Jogger On BeltLine: Reports
In Memorial Day heist, a robber stole a woman's phone, wallet on BeltLine, say Atlanta police.
ATLANTA, GA — The Atlanta police are searching for a man who robbed a woman as she jogged along a BeltLine trail on Memorial Day, according to media reports. The armed heist occurred at about 7 p.m. Monday, May 27, at the end of the BeltLine in northwest Atlanta near Washington Park, WSB-TV Channel 2 reported.
The robbery victim told Channel 2 that she had headphones on and her music was playing loudly when she felt a tap on her shoulder.
The unidentified woman said she turned around and saw a man brandishing a gun.
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She gave him her phone and a pouch with her money and keys in it, and then ran away, Channel 2 reported.
The police recovered her pouch and car keys nearby, but her phone remains missing, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.
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The robber is described as a dark-skinned man with dreadlocks who was about 5-foot-10 and weighs 150 to 160 pounds, the AJC reported.
Anyone with information is asked to contact CrimeStoppers at 404-577-8477 or online at www.StopCrimeATL.com. Tips can be sent anonymously, and information that leads to an arrest and indictment in this investigation can earn tipsters up to $2,000.
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