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Police: Masked armed robbers stole $2,300 at Trader Joe’s in Peachtree Corners

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By Becca J G Godwin
Dec 20, 2016

A Trader Joe’s in The Forum shopping center in Peachtree Corners was robbed by three armed men Sunday shortly after the store closed around 9:30 p.m.

The suspects wore masks and were armed with at least one handgun and one shotgun when they entered the grocery store at 5185 Peachtree Parkway, according to Gwinnett police spokesman Cpl. Deon Washington.

The men fled the scene with more than $2,300 in cash.

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