Peachtree City

police have stepped up their patrols at local convenience stores in the

wake of a late-night robbery at the Pit Stop store in Peachtree City just

before midnight May 8.

The suspect,

who was unarmed, forcibly took an unreported amount of cash from the cashier

on duty, according to a police report on the incident. An acquaintance

of the cashier witnessed the incident, the report indicated.

The suspect

was described as a white male, approximately 6'2", 175 pounds with

a mustache and short hair, wearing a black Braves shirt and black jeans.

Days after

the incident, police investigated a suspicious vehicle matching the description

of the vehicle used in the robbery. That vehicle was abandoned in a parking

lot next to a convenience store in the Braelinn Village area.

The KidsRKids

day care center parking lot was put under surveillance and two persons

who stopped at the vehicle were later questioned by officers, a report

said.

During those

interviews, it was determined that the vehicle had broken down and the

persons wanted to put a sign in the vehicle asking that it not be towed

away when the business opened the next day, the reporting officer indicated.

The Pit Stop

robbery took place after 11:45 p.m. as the store was closing.

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