Crime & Safety

Police Search for Dollar General Robber

Dollar General Store on Atlanta Highway robbed Friday evening.

Police Friday night were searching for a man whom they believe robbed the Dollar General store on Atlanta Highway about 7 pm on Friday. Around 8pm, officers were stopping cars on Prince Avenue conducting a license and safety check and also looking out for the robber.

The assailant was described as an African American man about 6 feet tall, wearing a hooded black sweatshirt, a black cap and khaki pants, according to the ACC PD Facebook page.

The robber left the scene with an undetermined amount of cash. He was driving a white Chevrolet Monte Carlo with a Georgia tag, handicap plate beginning with PD28.

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