Police: $190K stolen in robbery of armored car security guard

Atlanta police are seeking two men who they say stole about $190,000 from the security guard for an armored Dunbar truck Saturday morning.

The incident happened in the 1500 block of Lakewood Avenue, Channel 2 Action News reported. The men were armed and fled the scene on foot, Atlanta police spokesman Donald T. Hannah said in an email. The suspects were described as black, 5-foot-9 to 5-foot-11, slim build, and age mid- to upper 20s. The suspects were wearing orange traffic safety vests, blue jeans, and white T-shirts.

They also stole the victim’s duty weapon. There were no injuries.

Police are looking at surveillance video from the area, the Associated Press reported. Anyone with information about the robbery is asked to call police.

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