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Cops: Suspect steals victim’s iPhone, lottery ticket at N. Fulton Citgo

Police are looking for a suspect involved in a Sandy Springs Citgo convenience store robbery.
By Becca J G Godwin
March 20, 2017

Sandy Springs police are looking to identify a person involved in a robbery at a Citgo convenience store on Roswell Road.

The suspect got out of a dark gray Jeep and “forcefully” took an iPhone 6 and lottery ticket from a victim, according to a Monday news release.

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Clear surveillance video shows the incident, which took place March 8 at 11 p.m.

The iPhone was valued at $442.98 and the scratch lottery ticket was (at least) $5, according to an incident report. However, it’s unclear if the ticket was a winner.

Anyone with information related to the incident is asked to contact Detective Jon Williams, at 770-551-3296, or Crime Stoppers of Greater Atlanta, by calling 404-577-8477 or texting 274637. If you do call in a tip, mention the case number, 2017-003098.

Police are looking for a suspect involved in a Sandy Springs Citgo convenience store robbery.
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