Women mugged near Georgia Tech campus

By Mike Morris

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Two women were mugged early Thursday in the same area of downtown Atlanta hit by a rash of robberies of Georgia Tech students earlier in the summer.

The women, who were not affiliated with Georgia Tech, were walking back to their vehicle from a night club on Luckie Street about 3 a.m., and were near Hunnicutt Street, a few blocks south of campus, when they were accosted, Georgia Tech police said.

According to a crime alert sent out by campus police, two men approached the women, displayed a handgun and demanded their purses.

One of the suspects was taken into custody by a Georgia Tech officer on nearby Centennial Olympic Park Drive. That suspect was later identified by the victims as being in possession of the weapon used in the robbery.

The second suspect was still at large. He was described as black, 25 to 35 years old, with a “short, stocky” build and wearing a gray or silver hooded sweatshirt, blue jeans and tennis shoes.

At least two students were robbed in June in the area of Luckie and Hunnicutt streets.