No arrests

have been made yet of the man who robbed two Fayette convenience stores

at gunpoint last week of money and cigarettes.

But with similar

incidents in other jurisdictions, numerous police agencies are on the

case, said Tyrone Police Chief Roger Spencer.

Peachtree City

Police Chief James Murray said detectives are hot on the suspect's trail,

armed with a good look at him from the store video cameras. The suspect

struck in Rockdale County recently, adding to the holdup of the Peachtree

City Flash Foods on Crosstown Road last Friday and the Tyrone Amoco Sunday

morning. Both local incidents also occurred early in the morning.

"I feel

we will have him identified and/or in custody in the next two to three

days," Murray said, adding that the challenge was to locate the suspect

once he is identified.

"I can

assure you if he comes back here he will suffer serious consequences,"

the chief said.

A Peachtree

City detective was headed to Atlanta yesterday with a solid lead on a

vehicle that may have been used in the incidents.

In both the

Peachtree City and Tyrone incidents, the robber got away with cash and

cigarettes, police said.

In the Tyrone

robbery, the suspect struck minutes after the store opened its doors at

6:08 a.m., Spencer said. The store stays open all night but locks its

store up overnight, providing service to customers through a walk-up window,

Spencer said.

"We've

got real good pictures," of the suspect, Spencer said. "Super

good pictures."

Peachtree City

police are offering a $2,500 reward for information leading to the arrest

and conviction of the person responsible for the armed robbery, Murray

said.

The suspect

was described as a black male between 30 and 40 years old, approximately

6 feet tall and 150 pounds with short dark hair wearing a black jacket,

jogging pants, a pull over shirt and tennis shoes.

The suspect

drove off in a dark colored pick-up truck, Murray said.

Peachtree City

police were able to collect fingerprints from the crime scene that were

being compared to other known criminals through the state's computerized

fingerprint database. Investigators also checked to see if there is any

connection with any convicts recently released from the state prison system

who have been convicted of armed robbery, Murray added.

Murray pledged

Tuesday that the case would be "solved".

"We have

not had an unsolved armed robbery in the city," he said.

Spencer said

he was pleased with the interagency cooperation to work the case.

"Everyone

is working real well together," Spencer said.

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