Crime & Safety
Woman Answers Knock at Door, Robbed at Gunpoint
An armed man robbed a business when a woman working alone answered a knock at the door.
Cobb police are investigating an armed robbery that occurred on Tuesday at 10:10 p.m. at a business on Veterans Memorial Highway in Mableton.
A female employee of Royal Vending Company was working alone when she heard a knock at the door.
The suspect, armed with a handgun, forced himself inside the business once the woman opened the door.
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He demanded that she give him cash, and after he received it, he fled in what the victim described as a gold, older model, "long" car, according to a release from Cobb police.
The car may possible be a Cadillac.
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The victim was unharmed in the incident.
The suspect is described as a medium-build African-American man, who is 5'7" with collar-length dreadlocks. He is described as being in his late teens to early 20s.
Anyone with information about this crime is asked to call (770) 499-3945.
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