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Police nab Conyers bank robbery suspect after chase

By Ty Tagami
March 9, 2011

Police in Conyers chased the lone suspect of a bank robbery to an auto supply store Wednesday.

The armed robbery occurred around 3 p.m. at a Georgia's Own Credit Union on Sigman Road, Jennifer Edwards, a spokeswoman for the Conyers Police Department, told the AJC.

Police in cruisers chased the suspect to an Auto Zone store on Ga. 138.

"There were shots fired, but no injuries," Edwards said.

The identity of the suspect was not immediately available.

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Ty Tagami is a staff writer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Since joining the newspaper in 2002, he has written about everything from hurricanes to homelessness. He has deep experience covering local government and education, and can often be found under the Gold Dome when lawmakers meet or in a school somewhere in the state.

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