Lawrenceville police are requesting help finding two men and a woman who coordinated an armed robbery at a restaurant, stealing personal items, cash and a car at gunpoint.
The incident took place at Marisqueria Costa Pacifico, a restaurant on Hurricane Shoals Road, just before midnight on Jan. 24, a Crime Stoppers of Greater Atlanta Facebook post said. According to the Lawrenceville Police Department, two men and one woman entered the restaurant through an unlocked kitchen door at the back of the building.
At the time, the only people in the restaurant were 10 employees who were cleaning the space. The suspects herded all 10 employees into the kitchen at gunpoint and forced them to lie on the floor, Lawrenceville police said. The suspects stole phones, wallets, jewelry and cash from the employees, then demanded the manager hand over cash from the dining area, the report said.
One of the men demanded keys from an employee and stole a car from the parking lot, the report said. The car was recovered a few hours later by Atlanta police on Sidney Marcus Boulevard at Piedmont Road.
Lawrenceville police released photos of the suspects taken from the restaurant’s security cameras. The agency is offering a reward through Crime Stoppers for any information about the suspects. Information on this case or these suspects can be submitted anonymously to the Crime Stoppers Atlanta tip line at 404-577-8477 or online at www.StopCrimeATL.com.
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